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# PyCharm vs Visual Studio Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**PyCharm** [

4.6/5(788)

](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews#reviews)

**Visual Studio** [

4.5/5(4,007)

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

Pricing

**PyCharm**
Free Trial

**$10.90** Per Month · For Individuals

**Visual Studio**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**PyCharm**
4 months

Based on 13 responses

**Visual Studio**
3 monthsFaster

Based on 44 responses

Return on Investment

**PyCharm**
15 months

Based on 14 responses

**Visual Studio**
12 months3 months sooner

Based on 40 responses

Perceived Cost

**PyCharm**
$$$$$

**Visual Studio**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**PyCharm**
27%13% more

**Visual Studio**
14%

Pros & Cons

**PyCharm**
[
Ease of Use (17)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1928896&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (14)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1928777&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Features (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2263112&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1929418&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Visual Studio**
[
Ease of Use (194)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1778394&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (173)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1778921&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (141)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1777886&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High Resource Consumption (84)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1777843&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**PyCharm**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_5a9728399b23750b6e30b703dc7d9ef2/anaconda-core.png "Product Avatar Image")

Anaconda Core

](https://www.g2.com/products/anaconda-core/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/vendor/image/1274098/large_detail_590581dec89dc7669d99aefb493fcf79.jpeg "Product Avatar Image")

Claude Code

](https://www.g2.com/products/claude-code/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e4ae003c4d9b2b7615189af32032183d/git.png "Product Avatar Image")

Git

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

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_8ec3c17e3fb1df25b6a8bd7cc69cf2d1/github.png "Product Avatar Image")

GitHub

](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/integrations)

**Visual Studio**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_5a7938ffd6497884772dc39786f9e1e2/adobe-analytics.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe Analytics

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-analytics/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_92678e42a1cad1b80e7d257e3636e25e/android-studio.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Android Studio

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

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_dbc216204b9197e5c0a1b6ac81e9b7e1/azure-devops-server.png "Product Avatar Image")

Azure DevOps Server

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-devops-server/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-functions.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Azure Functions

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-functions/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/integrations)

Screenshots

**PyCharm**
 ![PyCharm 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/44896/expirable-direct-uploads_2Fa68c4b38-dbd8-4336-9c73-0207c7a4c75d_2FPyCharm.jpg)

**Visual Studio**
 ![Visual Studio 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/20652/uploads_2Fd08cf40a-35bd-4c8e-87de-d117cd10b517_2FIC798333.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**PyCharm**

9.2

9.2670

**Visual Studio**

9.1

9.13,224

Ease of Use

**PyCharm**

8.9

8.9673

**Visual Studio**

8.7

8.73,247

Ease of Setup

**PyCharm**

9.0

9.0115

**Visual Studio**

8.7

8.7910

Ease of Admin

**PyCharm**

8.6

8.664

**Visual Studio**

8.5

8.5567

Quality of Support

**PyCharm**

8.7

8.7558

**Visual Studio**

8.4

8.42,808

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**PyCharm**

9.0

9.052

**Visual Studio**

8.8

8.8531

Product Direction (% positive)

**PyCharm**

9.3

9.3639

**Visual Studio**

8.9

8.93,122

Features

Application Development Platforms[Hide 57 FeaturesShow 57 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

470

Additional Functionality

Continuous Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

For No-Code Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Low-Code Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

UI Prototyping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Source Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Software Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web App Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Custom Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Repository Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Game Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integrated Development Environment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compatibility Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pre-built Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Ease of Use

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

430

File Management

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

407

Multi-Language Support

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

383

Customization

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

409

Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

391

Help Guides

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

393

Patching & Updates

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

398

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deployment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

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8.7

433

Not enough data

AI Copilot

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Game Development

Game Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deployment Management

Deployment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Development

Code Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Editing

Code Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Development

Website Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web/Mobile App Development

Web/Mobile App Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Debugging

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Modeling

Data Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality 

Ease of Use

9.1(won by default)

400

Not enough data

File Management

8.9(won by default)

389

Not enough data

Multi-Language Support

7.9(won by default)

309

Not enough data

Customization

8.7(won by default)

375

Not enough data

Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality

8.9(won by default)

372

Not enough data

Help Guides

8.7(won by default)

361

Not enough data

Patching & Updates

8.8(won by default)

371

Not enough data

.NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)[Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

954

Functionality

Ease of Use

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

851

File Management

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

822

Multi-Language Support

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

737

Customization

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

813

Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

800

Help Guides

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

787

Patching & Updates

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

794

Deployment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Code Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Game Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web/Mobile App Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Website Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

576

Functionality

Ease of Use

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

515

File Management

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

508

Multi-Language Support

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

470

Customization

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

496

Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

495

Help Guides

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

497

Patching & Updates

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

492

Mobile Development Platforms[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.6

53

Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

40

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

40

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

41

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![PyCharm](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2eaf0d6363d962a63d86883a92e7d20d/pycharm.svg "PyCharm")](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews)

PyCharm

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

40.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

30.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

29.0%

[![Visual Studio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/646c72569089375221819d6efbe819a0/visual-studio.svg "Visual Studio")](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews)

Visual Studio

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

36.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

32.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

32.0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

40.7%

36.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

30.3%

32.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

29.0%

32.0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![PyCharm](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2eaf0d6363d962a63d86883a92e7d20d/pycharm.svg "PyCharm")](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews)
PyCharm

Computer Software

32.4%

Information Technology and Services

21.5%

Internet

4.4%

Higher Education

3.7%

Telecommunications

3.2%

Other

34.9%

[![Visual Studio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/646c72569089375221819d6efbe819a0/visual-studio.svg "Visual Studio")](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews)
Visual Studio

Computer Software

31.1%

Information Technology and Services

22.6%

Higher Education

2.9%

Financial Services

2.6%

Internet

2.2%

Other

38.7%

Alternatives

**PyCharm Alternatives**

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

[
Eclipse
](/products/eclipse/reviews)

 ![AWS Cloud9](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476507/aws-cloud9.svg "AWS Cloud9")

[
AWS Cloud9
](/products/aws-cloud9/reviews)

 ![The Jupyter Notebook](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0c886d6cb258ebba7d1b6670d08d4335/the-jupyter-notebook.png "The Jupyter Notebook")

[
The Jupyter Notebook
](/products/the-jupyter-notebook/reviews)

 ![Kite](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487567311/kite.png "Kite")

[
Kite
](/products/kite/reviews)

**Visual Studio Alternatives**

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

[
Xcode
](/products/xcode/reviews)

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

[
Eclipse
](/products/eclipse/reviews)

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

[
NetBeans
](/products/netbeans/reviews)

 ![Android Studio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566603/android-studio.jpg "Android Studio")

[
Android Studio
](/products/android-studio/reviews)

## PyCharm vs Visual Studio

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

- Reviewers felt that PyCharm meets the needs of their business better than Visual Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PyCharm is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PyCharm over Visual Studio.