# PhpStorm vs Visual Studio Code Comparison


| | PhpStorm | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 494 | 2,732 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (63.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $10.90 Per Month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### PhpStorm

Pros:
- Auto-Suggestions (1 reviews)
- Collaboration (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (2 reviews)
- High Resource Usage (1 reviews)

### Visual Studio Code

Pros:
- Ease of Use (112 reviews)
- Extensions (88 reviews)

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

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | PhpStorm | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (448 reviews) | 9.3 (2218 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (448 reviews) | 9.2 (2240 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (95 reviews) | 9.3 (640 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (86 reviews) | 9.0 (232 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (319 reviews) | 8.7 (1832 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (75 reviews) | 9.2 (203 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.2 (443 reviews) | 9.6 (2143 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### PhpStorm

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: For Individuals

Price: $10.90 Per Month

Key Features:
- PhpStorm’s advanced tools and integrations
- FREE Laravel Idea plugin
- Unlimited AI code completion with cloud credits

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/phpstorm/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 |
|---|---|---|
| **PhpStorm** | N/A | N/A |
| **Visual Studio Code** | 9.1/10 | 1871 |

#### Coding

| Feature | PhpStorm | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Syntax highlighting** | Not enough data | 9.5 (1649 reviews) | 
| **Autocompletion** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1653 reviews) | 
| **Find and replace** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1613 reviews) | 
| **Code folding** | Not enough data | 9.1 (1536 reviews) | 

#### Editing

| Feature | PhpStorm | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Collaborative editing** | Not enough data | 8.6 (1261 reviews) | 
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1590 reviews) | 
| **Selection Methods** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1477 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | PhpStorm | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1609 reviews) | 
| **Cross-platform support** | Not enough data | 9.2 (1491 reviews) | 
| **Plugins and integrations** | Not enough data | 9.3 (1675 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.9 (1242 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

| Feature | PhpStorm | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 9.1 (161 reviews) | 

### PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **PhpStorm** | 8.7/10 | 148 |
| **Visual Studio Code** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | PhpStorm | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **File Management** | 9.0 (135 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | 8.3 (110 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | 8.7 (132 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | 8.9 (138 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Help Guides** | 8.4 (127 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Patching & Updates** | 8.7 (131 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to PhpStorm (1):** [PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-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 | PhpStorm | Visual Studio Code | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 63.3% | 44.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 26.6% | 29.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 10.1% | 25.5% | 

### By Industry

#### PhpStorm

- **Computer Software:** 29.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 19.9%
- **Internet:** 11.4%
- **Program Development:** 5.8%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.4%
- **Hospitality:** 2.3%
- **E-Learning:** 1.9%
- **Higher Education:** 1.9%
- **Retail:** 1.7%
- **Financial Services:** 1.2%
- **Other:** 18.9%

#### 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%
- **Internet:** 2.1%
- **Higher Education:** 1.9%
- **Education Management:** 1.8%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.8%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 23.2%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to PhpStorm

- [Eclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (3222 reviews)
- [NetBeans](https://www.g2.com/products/netbeans/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (673 reviews)
- [Aptana Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/aptana-studio/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (40 reviews)
- [Zend Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/zend-studio/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (24 reviews)
- [Codelobster](https://www.g2.com/products/codelobster/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (16 reviews)
- [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (369 reviews)
- [Selenium IDE](https://www.g2.com/products/selenium-ide/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (132 reviews)
- [Angular](https://www.g2.com/products/angular/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (168 reviews)
- [Z-Ray](https://www.g2.com/products/z-ray/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (10 reviews)
- [Codeanywhere](https://www.g2.com/products/codeanywhere/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (72 reviews)

### Alternatives to Visual Studio Code

- [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2471 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 (1124 reviews)
- [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (262 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 (97 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

### PhpStorm

- Title: [What is PhpStorm used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-phpstorm-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "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 CSS"
- Title: [How can I share SSH credentials between multiple installations?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-share-ssh-credentials-between-multiple-installations) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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."
- Title: [How do I make the most of PHPStorm?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12675-how-do-i-make-the-most-of-phpstorm) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."

### Visual Studio Code

- Title: [Is Visual Studio code an IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-visual-studio-code-an-ide) — 14 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, it's an IDE"
- 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) — 9 comments, 5 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "We can use extension for more enhancement, we can use dedicated function for particular code."
- Title: [What is Visual Studio Code used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-visual-studio-code-used-for) — 8 comments, 5 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: [What is the use of Visual Studio code?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-visual-studio-code) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
  > **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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