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Compare IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.90 Per Month
$249.00 1 User Per Year
IntelliJ IDEA
Star Rating
(2,252)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.90 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansPyCharm
Star Rating
(765)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$249.00 1 User Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansIntelliJ IDEA vs PyCharm
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PyCharm easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with PyCharm overall.
- Reviewers felt that IntelliJ IDEA meets the needs of their business better than PyCharm.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PyCharm is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PyCharm over IntelliJ IDEA.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IntelliJ IDEA
For Individual Developers
$19.90
Per Month
Yearly subscription: $199 /year
- All Products Pack available from $ 299 /year (or $29.90 /month)
PyCharm
Businesses and Organizations
$249.00
1 User Per Year
$199 /2nd year and $ 149 /3rd year onwards
- Or pay monthly $ 24.90
- 50% discount for startups
- All Products Pack yearly subscription available from $ 779 per user, first year
Free Trial
IntelliJ IDEA
Free Trial is available
PyCharm
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
1,884
9.2
652
Ease of Use
8.7
1,898
8.9
654
Ease of Setup
8.8
299
8.9
95
Ease of Admin
8.5
185
8.6
64
Quality of Support
8.6
1,462
8.7
543
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
177
9.0
52
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,850
9.3
622
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
384
Not enough data
8.9
381
Not enough data
7.9
306
Not enough data
8.7
366
Not enough data
8.8
363
Not enough data
8.6
358
Not enough data
8.8
363
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm share no categories
Unique Categories
IntelliJ IDEA is categorized as Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
PyCharm is categorized as Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IntelliJ IDEA
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PyCharm
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
37.5%
Information Technology and Services
18.3%
Internet
5.6%
Financial Services
4.2%
Higher Education
2.9%
Other
31.4%
Computer Software
31.7%
Information Technology and Services
21.8%
Internet
4.5%
Higher Education
3.8%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
35.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is IntelliJ IDEA used for?
3 Comments
RP
Intellij is an IDE or we can say a platform where we can write , build, test and even deploy code in any language. It’s also help to find the bugs in...Read more
what is the best way to make it veyr fast ?
2 Comments
XK
if you want to make it fast, first is update your system's configuration. Atleast use it on a 4gb system. Also check if your system is healthy. And also you...Read more
Can i use thing for dart only
2 Comments
CS
Of course you can use it for dart. dart web and command line application can be developed with IntelliJ IDEA. It also comes with dart analysis server.Read more
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