# IntelliJ IDEA, Tabnine vs Visual Studio Comparison

| | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 2,371 | 48 | 3,986 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (40.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (68.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (35.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $19.90 Per Month | $59.00 1 User Per Month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### IntelliJ IDEA

Pros:
- Ease of Use (61 reviews)
- Features (58 reviews)

Cons:
- High Memory Usage (43 reviews)
- High System Requirements (25 reviews)

### Tabnine

Pros:
- Ease of Use (18 reviews)
- Coding Assistance (16 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Coding (7 reviews)
- Poor Suggestions (5 reviews)

### Visual Studio

Pros:
- Ease of Use (194 reviews)
- Features (173 reviews)

Cons:
- Slow Performance (141 reviews)
- High Resource Consumption (84 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (1969 reviews) | 7.1 (30 reviews) | 9.1 (3206 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (1987 reviews) | 8.1 (32 reviews) | 8.7 (3227 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (390 reviews) | 6.9 (9 reviews) | 8.6 (886 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (560 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (1540 reviews) | 7.6 (25 reviews) | 8.4 (2790 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (180 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (524 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.1 (1927 reviews) | 7.8 (27 reviews) | 8.9 (3106 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### IntelliJ IDEA

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: For Individual Use

Price: $19.90 Per Month

Description: Purchased personally.

Key Features:
- IntelliJ IDEA’s advanced tools and integrations
- AI Free plan for enhanced productivity

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Tabnine

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Enterprise

Price: $59.00 1 User Per Month

Description: AI software development platform tailored to the needs of mature enterprise engineering teams. 

Key Features:
- Adopt AI and transform your SDLC with contextually aware agents without trading off privacy, protection, or performance. 
-  AI agents for every step of the SDLC, AI chat in IDE, and code completions 
- Private deployment (SaaS, VPC, On-prem, air-gapped) 

[Learn more about Tabnine](https://www.g2.com/products/tabnine/reviews)

#### Free Trial

No

### Visual Studio

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tabnine** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio** | 8.8/10 | 946 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (845 reviews) | 
| **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (817 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (731 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (807 reviews) | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (794 reviews) | 
| **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (784 reviews) | 
| **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (792 reviews) | 

### C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tabnine** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio** | 8.8/10 | 575 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (514 reviews) | 
| **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (508 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (470 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (496 reviews) | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (495 reviews) | 
| **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (497 reviews) | 
| **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (492 reviews) | 

### Application Development Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tabnine** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio** | 8.9/10 | 462 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (425 reviews) | 
| **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (404 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (380 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (405 reviews) | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (388 reviews) | 
| **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (390 reviews) | 
| **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (396 reviews) | 

### AI Code Generation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tabnine** | 7.1/10 | 8 |
| **Visual Studio** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Accuracy** | Not enough data | 6.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Input processing** | Not enough data | 6.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Interface** | Not enough data | 7.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Code quality** | Not enough data | 7.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Community** | Not enough data | 6.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Update schedule** | Not enough data | 7.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Documentation** | Not enough data | 7.5 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - AI Code Generation

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI Coding Assistants

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tabnine** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality - AI Coding Assistants

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Contextual Relevance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Code Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Error Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Usability - AI Coding Assistants

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Collaboration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Speed** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Mobile Development Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tabnine** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio** | 8.6/10 | 53 |

#### Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (40 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (40 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (41 reviews) | 

### AI AppSec Assistants

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tabnine** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio** | N/A | N/A |

#### Performance - AI AppSec Assistants

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Remediation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-time Vulnerability Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Accuracy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration - AI AppSec Assistants

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Stack Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Codebase Contextual Awareness** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to IntelliJ IDEA (1):** [Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-integrated-development-environments-ide)

**Unique to Tabnine (3):** [AI AppSec Assistants](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-appsec-assistants), [AI Coding Assistants Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-coding-assistants), [AI Code Generation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-code-generation)

**Unique to Visual Studio (5):** [C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/c-c-integrated-development-environments-ide), [.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/net-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Mobile Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development-platforms), [Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Application Development Platforms ](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | IntelliJ IDEA | Tabnine | Visual Studio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 30.9% | 68.9% | 35.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 29.0% | 20.0% | 32.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 40.1% | 11.1% | 32.0% | 

### By Industry

#### IntelliJ IDEA

- **Computer Software:** 37.6%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 18.3%
- **Internet:** 5.4%
- **Financial Services:** 4.2%
- **Higher Education:** 2.8%
- **Program Development:** 2.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.0%
- **Education Management:** 1.8%
- **Banking:** 1.6%
- **Retail:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 22.1%

#### Tabnine

- **Computer Software:** 50.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.9%
- **Program Development:** 4.5%
- **Internet:** 4.5%
- **Financial Services:** 4.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.3%
- **Medical Practice:** 2.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3%
- **Environmental Services:** 2.3%
- **Education Management:** 2.3%
- **Other:** 9.1%

#### Visual Studio

- **Computer Software:** 31.1%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 22.5%
- **Higher Education:** 2.9%
- **Financial Services:** 2.6%
- **Internet:** 2.2%
- **Program Development:** 1.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.9%
- **Education Management:** 1.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 1.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 30.0%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA

- [Eclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3211 reviews)
- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1037 reviews)
- [NetBeans](https://www.g2.com/products/netbeans/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (673 reviews)
- [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (347 reviews)
- [BlueJ](https://www.g2.com/products/bluej/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (203 reviews)
- [Oracle JDeveloper](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-jdeveloper/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (189 reviews)
- [MyEclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/myeclipse/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (104 reviews)
- [Selenium IDE](https://www.g2.com/products/selenium-ide/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (131 reviews)
- [Amazon Corretto](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-corretto/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (130 reviews)
- [Eclipse Che](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse-che/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (82 reviews)

### Alternatives to Tabnine

- [GitHub Copilot](https://www.g2.com/products/github-copilot/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (308 reviews)
- [ChatGPT](https://www.g2.com/products/chatgpt/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2592 reviews)
- [Gemini](https://www.g2.com/products/google-gemini/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (477 reviews)
- [Replit](https://www.g2.com/products/replit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (354 reviews)
- [TESS AI](https://www.g2.com/products/tess-ai/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (493 reviews)
- [GitLab](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (893 reviews)
- [Claude](https://www.g2.com/products/claude-2025-12-11/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (326 reviews)
- [Windsurf](https://www.g2.com/products/exafunction-windsurf/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (34 reviews)
- [Blackbox](https://www.g2.com/products/blackbox-blackbox/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (14 reviews)
- [Harness Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/harness-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (281 reviews)

### Alternatives to Visual Studio

- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1037 reviews)
- [Eclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3211 reviews)
- [NetBeans](https://www.g2.com/products/netbeans/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (673 reviews)
- [Android Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/android-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (645 reviews)
- [Qt](https://www.g2.com/products/qt/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews)
- [Firebase](https://www.g2.com/products/firebase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (306 reviews)
- [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (347 reviews)
- [OutSystems](https://www.g2.com/products/outsystems/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1796 reviews)
- [C++Builder](https://www.g2.com/products/c-builder/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (18 reviews)
- [Claris FileMaker](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (578 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### IntelliJ IDEA

- Title: [What is IntelliJ IDEA used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-intellij-idea-used-for) — 4 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [How does IntelliJ IDEA stand out as a development environment for modern programming needs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-intellij-idea-stand-out-as-a-development-environment-for-modern-programming-needs) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "IntelliJ IDEA stands out as a development environment for modern programming needs thanks to its powerful, intelligent code assistance, comprehensive..."
- Title: [Can i use thing for dart only](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-thing-for-dart-only) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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."
- Title: [Is there I way to implement Web development?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-i-way-to-implement-web-development) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "I've been using it for 4 years. In my opinion, is the best IDE for a lot o reasons. It has full compatibility with spring and if you only use tomcat, you can..."
- Title: [what is the best way to make it veyr fast ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/14609-what-is-the-best-way-to-make-it-veyr-fast) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."

### Tabnine

- Title: [Can I use Tabnine for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-tabnine-for-free) — 2 comments *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can! See the different plans here: https://www.tabnine.com/pricing"
- Title: [Which is better kite or Tabnine?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-is-better-kite-or-tabnine) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "You can see a comparison here:
https://www.tabnine.com/blog/kite-vs-tabnine/"
- Title: [What languages does Tabnine support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-languages-does-tabnine-support) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "The main languages supported by Tabnine are: 'JavaScript',
 'TypeScript', 'C/C++', 'Python', 'Java', 'Go', 'PHP', 'C#', 'Ruby', 'Kotlin' and 'Rust'"
- Title: [What is Tabnine used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-tabnine-used-for) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "What is the use of Tabnine?
Code faster with whole-line & full-function code completions

Tabnine uses generative AI technology to predict and suggests..."
- Title: [Is there any plan to store our sensitive date to our own account](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-any-plan-to-store-our-sensitive-date-to-our-own-account) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Can you please elaborate?"

### Visual Studio

- Title: [What is Visual Studio used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-visual-studio-used-for) — 10 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "PC program development mainly, but with add ins it can be used for some embedded projects too."
- Title: [What are the most impactful features of Visual Studio for developers in building modern applications?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-most-impactful-features-of-visual-studio-for-developers-in-building-modern-applications) — 6 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Most impactful would be
 
IntelliSense which offers auto code completion, easy navigation and parameters info. 

Git Integration where developers can..."
- Title: [What is the use of Visual Studio?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-visual-studio) — 6 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Visual Studio is user friendly IDE tool used for developing code with lots of plugins available."
- Title: [can i use visual studio with mysql database? is it the best compatibility](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-visual-studio-with-mysql-database-is-it-the-best-compatibility) — 5 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "you can !
it's compatibility"
- Title: [How is Visual Studio being used to enhance operational efficiency and user experience in its specific field?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-visual-studio-being-used-to-enhance-operational-efficiency-and-user-experience-in-its-specific-field) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Visual Studio offers a complete development environment that simplifies the coding, debugging, and deployment processes, improving operational efficiency and..."

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