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# IntelliJ IDEA vs Visual Studio Code Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**IntelliJ IDEA** [

4.6/5(2,393)

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**Visual Studio Code** [

4.7/5(2,739)

](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**IntelliJ IDEA**
Free Trial

**$19.90** Per Month · For Individual Use

**Visual Studio Code**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**IntelliJ IDEA**
4 months

Based on 29 responses

**Visual Studio Code**
2 monthsFaster

Based on 64 responses

Return on Investment

**IntelliJ IDEA**
15 months

Based on 24 responses

**Visual Studio Code**
13 months2 months sooner

Based on 48 responses

Perceived Cost

**IntelliJ IDEA**
$$$$$

**Visual Studio Code**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**IntelliJ IDEA**
20%1% more

**Visual Studio Code**
19%

Pros & Cons

**IntelliJ IDEA**
[
Ease of Use (61)
](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1886231&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (58)
](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1886608&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High Memory Usage (43)
](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1886991&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High System Requirements (25)
](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1886716&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Visual Studio Code**
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Ease of Use (112)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1430770&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Extensions (88)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1430742&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Extension Issues (62)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1429876&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (37)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1428647&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**IntelliJ IDEA**
[

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Android Studio

](https://www.g2.com/products/android-studio/reviews)[

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Apache Kafka

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-kafka/reviews)[

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Apache Maven

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-maven/reviews)[

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Bitbucket

](https://www.g2.com/products/bitbucket/reviews)[
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**Visual Studio Code**
[

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1Password

](https://www.g2.com/products/1password/reviews)[

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Amazon Q Developer

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-q-developer/reviews)[

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Android Studio

](https://www.g2.com/products/android-studio/reviews)[

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Angular

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Screenshots

**IntelliJ IDEA**
 ![IntelliJ IDEA screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/72399/interface.png)

**Visual Studio Code**
 ![Visual Studio Code screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/44889/expirable-direct-uploads_2F646c36c5-06e5-4c48-9429-e56d7a29c718_2FVisual_Studio_Code_Screen_Shot_1.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**IntelliJ IDEA**

9.3

9.31,988

**Visual Studio Code**

9.3

9.32,223

Ease of Use

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.8

8.82,007

**Visual Studio Code**

9.2

9.22,245

Ease of Setup

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.9

8.9410

**Visual Studio Code**

9.3

9.3644

Ease of Admin

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.5

8.5190

**Visual Studio Code**

9.0

9.0232

Quality of Support

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.6

8.61,559

**Visual Studio Code**

8.7

8.71,837

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.8

8.8182

**Visual Studio Code**

9.2

9.2203

Product Direction (% positive)

**IntelliJ IDEA**

9.0

9.01,945

**Visual Studio Code**

9.6

9.62,147

Features

Text Editor[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.1

1,879

Coding

Syntax highlighting

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

1653

Autocompletion

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

1658

Find and replace

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1617

Code folding

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

1539

Editing

Collaborative editing

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

1262

Language Support

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1596

Selection Methods

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

1479

Functionality

Extensibility

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1615

Cross-platform support

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

1494

Plugins and integrations

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1681

Security

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

1245

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Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

165

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![IntelliJ IDEA](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/345cf3094b01131abf0d6608092205fa/intellij-idea.svg "IntelliJ IDEA")](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews)

IntelliJ IDEA

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

30.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

40.3%

[![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)

Visual Studio Code

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

44.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

25.5%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

30.7%

44.8%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

29.0%

29.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

40.3%

25.5%

Reviewers' Industry

[![IntelliJ IDEA](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/345cf3094b01131abf0d6608092205fa/intellij-idea.svg "IntelliJ IDEA")](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews)
IntelliJ IDEA

Computer Software

37.7%

Information Technology and Services

18.4%

Internet

5.4%

Financial Services

4.3%

Higher Education

2.8%

Other

31.5%

[![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)
Visual Studio Code

Computer Software

34.6%

Information Technology and Services

24.9%

Program Development

3.3%

Financial Services

2.6%

Computer & Network Security

2.3%

Other

32.2%

Alternatives

**IntelliJ IDEA Alternatives**

 ![Visual Studio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/646c72569089375221819d6efbe819a0/visual-studio.svg "Visual Studio")

[
Visual Studio
](/products/visual-studio/reviews)

 ![Eclipse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/99f6b354a419d817b55329e62b0ea83f/eclipse.svg "Eclipse")

[
Eclipse
](/products/eclipse/reviews)

 ![Xcode](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565953/xcode.svg "Xcode")

[
Xcode
](/products/xcode/reviews)

 ![NetBeans](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565581/netbeans.svg "NetBeans")

[
NetBeans
](/products/netbeans/reviews)

**Visual Studio Code Alternatives**

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 ![Sublime Text](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566128/sublime-text.png "Sublime Text")

[
Sublime Text
](/products/sublime-text/reviews)

 ![UltraEdit](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0a47f56c0ae08c2bbc1cd48dbe10ab43/ultraedit.png "UltraEdit")

[
UltraEdit
](/products/ultraedit/reviews)

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Brackets
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## IntelliJ IDEA vs Visual Studio Code

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visual Studio Code easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Visual Studio Code overall.

- IntelliJ IDEA and Visual Studio Code both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio Code over IntelliJ IDEA.