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At a Glance
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Star Rating
(489)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$249.00 1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,457)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PhpStorm 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.

  • PhpStorm and Visual Studio Code both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, PhpStorm and Visual Studio Code provide similar levels of assistance.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio Code over PhpStorm.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PhpStorm
Businesses and Organizations
$249.00
1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio Code
No pricing available
Free Trial
PhpStorm
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
446
9.3
1,991
Ease of Use
8.6
446
9.2
2,004
Ease of Setup
8.4
93
9.3
402
Ease of Admin
8.4
86
9.0
218
Quality of Support
8.7
317
8.7
1,638
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
75
9.2
188
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
441
9.6
1,925
Features by Category
Not enough data
9.1
1,611
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1511
Not enough data
8.9
1504
Not enough data
9.2
1496
Not enough data
9.1
1446
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1203
Not enough data
9.2
1424
Not enough data
9.0
1425
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1457
Not enough data
9.2
1404
Not enough data
9.3
1491
Not enough data
8.9
1175
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8.9
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8.7
146
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
138
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.7
131
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
8.4
127
Not enough data
8.7
130
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
PhpStorm and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
62.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.2%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.7%
Reviewers' Industry
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Computer Software
29.8%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Internet
11.5%
Program Development
5.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Other
27.9%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Computer Software
33.9%
Information Technology and Services
25.4%
Program Development
3.0%
Financial Services
2.7%
Internet
2.3%
Other
32.7%
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Discussions
PhpStorm
PhpStorm Discussions
How do I make the most of PHPStorm?
1 Comment
Christopher B.
CB
This question is 3 months old at time of writing, but I got pinged via email so I'm going to do my best. PHPStorm is big. There is a lot you can do with...Read more
How can I share SSH credentials between multiple installations?
1 Comment
Alessandro B.
AB
You shouldn't. SSH credentials are very sensitive and you definitely shouldn't trust your IDE to store them in any way. Use SSH keys instead.Read more
What is PhpStorm used for?
1 Comment
eric m.
EM
PhpStorm is an IDE that is primarily used to write code using the PHP programming language. It can also be used to write HTML, Javascript and CSSRead more
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code Discussions
Is Visual Studio code an IDE?
10 Comments
Yogesh S.
YS
Visual Studio Code is a code editor, not a full-fledged integrated development environment (IDE). Free to Use Beginner Friendly.Read more
What is Visual Studio Code used for?
8 Comments
Vivek S.
VS
Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a free, open-source code editor developed by Microsoft. You can do any type of programming and scripting tasks easily on VS...Read more
Why is Visual Studio code so popular?
6 Comments
Yogesh S.
YS
Easy To use. Beginner Friendly. Many Extension to ease our Work. The user-interface is Easy and has Many customization.Read more