# IntelliJ IDEA vs Visual Studio Code Comparison

| | IntelliJ IDEA | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 2,375 | 2,707 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (40.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $19.90 Per Month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### IntelliJ IDEA

Pros:
- Ease of Use (69 reviews)
- Features (65 reviews)

Cons:
- High Memory Usage (44 reviews)
- High System Requirements (26 reviews)

### Visual Studio Code

Pros:
- Ease of Use (111 reviews)
- Extensions (88 reviews)

Cons:
- Extension Issues (62 reviews)
- Slow Performance (37 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | IntelliJ IDEA | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (1972 reviews) | 9.3 (2190 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (1990 reviews) | 9.2 (2209 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (393 reviews) | 9.3 (608 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (188 reviews) | 9.0 (227 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (1543 reviews) | 8.7 (1807 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (180 reviews) | 9.2 (198 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.1 (1930 reviews) | 9.5 (2116 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

### Visual Studio Code

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Text Editor

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio Code** | 9.1/10 | 1842 |

#### Coding

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Syntax highlighting** | Not enough data | 9.5 (1622 reviews) | 
| **Autocompletion** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1628 reviews) | 
| **Find and replace** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1589 reviews) | 
| **Code folding** | Not enough data | 9.1 (1521 reviews) | 

#### Editing

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Collaborative editing** | Not enough data | 8.6 (1247 reviews) | 
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1569 reviews) | 
| **Selection Methods** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1466 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1595 reviews) | 
| **Cross-platform support** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1481 reviews) | 
| **Plugins and integrations** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1653 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.9 (1229 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

| Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 9.0 (148 reviews) | 

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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 Visual Studio Code (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | IntelliJ IDEA | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 30.9% | 44.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 29.0% | 29.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 40.1% | 25.6% | 

### 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%

#### Visual Studio Code

- **Computer Software:** 34.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 25.1%
- **Program Development:** 3.1%
- **Financial Services:** 2.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.3%
- **Internet:** 2.2%
- **Higher Education:** 1.9%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.8%
- **Education Management:** 1.7%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 23.1%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA

- [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3991 reviews)
- [Eclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3215 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 (351 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 (103 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)

### Alternatives to Visual Studio Code

- [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2473 reviews)
- [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 reviews)
- [UltraEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1123 reviews)
- [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (261 reviews)
- [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews)
- [CodePen](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (96 reviews)
- [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews)
- [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews)
- [Bluefish](https://www.g2.com/products/bluefish/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (51 reviews)
- [Textmate](https://www.g2.com/products/textmate/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 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..."

### Visual Studio Code

- Title: [Is Visual Studio code an IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-visual-studio-code-an-ide) — 13 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, it's an IDE"
- Title: [What is Visual Studio Code used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-visual-studio-code-used-for) — 8 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Visual Studio Code, often referred to as VS Code, is a popular source-code editor developed by Microsoft. It's used for a variety of programming languages..."
- Title: [Why is Visual Studio code so popular?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-is-visual-studio-code-so-popular) — 7 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Well, mostly because of its simplicity and friendly user interface and smooth performance. Any beginner who might have downloaded vsCode can easily navigate..."
- Title: [How do developers leverage the features of Visual Studio Code to enhance their programming efficiency?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-developers-leverage-the-features-of-visual-studio-code-to-enhance-their-programming-efficiency) — 6 comments, 6 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "We can use extension for more enhancement, we can use dedicated function for particular code."
- Title: [What is the use of Visual Studio code?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-visual-studio-code) — 4 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Visual studio code is an IDE , you can call it as editor which you can use use to write code . You can write code in html , css , javascript , angular etc ...."

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