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# PyCharm vs Visual Studio Code 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 Code** [

4.7/5(2,739)

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

Pricing

**PyCharm**
Free Trial

**$10.90** Per Month · For Individuals

**Visual Studio Code**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**PyCharm**
4 months

Based on 13 responses

**Visual Studio Code**
2 monthsFaster

Based on 64 responses

Return on Investment

**PyCharm**
15 months

Based on 14 responses

**Visual Studio Code**
13 months2 months sooner

Based on 48 responses

Perceived Cost

**PyCharm**
$$$$$

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

Average Discount

**PyCharm**
27%8% more

**Visual Studio Code**
19%

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 Code**
[
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

**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 Code**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_0ef656e3330e2a5b8e59939185859257/1password.png "Product Avatar Image")

1Password

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

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_500f006999599d70e6215663a9c124c4/amazon-q-developer.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon Q Developer

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-q-developer/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_98d4e0320aa8550aeeda473f45903fd3/angular.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Angular

](https://www.g2.com/products/angular/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/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 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/44890/expirable-direct-uploads_2F646c36c5-06e5-4c48-9429-e56d7a29c718_2FVisual_Studio_Code_Screen_Shot.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**PyCharm**

9.2

9.2670

**Visual Studio Code**

9.3

9.32,223

Ease of Use

**PyCharm**

8.9

8.9673

**Visual Studio Code**

9.2

9.22,245

Ease of Setup

**PyCharm**

9.0

9.0115

**Visual Studio Code**

9.3

9.3645

Ease of Admin

**PyCharm**

8.6

8.664

**Visual Studio Code**

9.0

9.0232

Quality of Support

**PyCharm**

8.7

8.7558

**Visual Studio Code**

8.7

8.71,837

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**PyCharm**

9.0

9.052

**Visual Studio Code**

9.2

9.2203

Product Direction (% positive)

**PyCharm**

9.3

9.3639

**Visual Studio Code**

9.6

9.62,147

Features

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

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

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

Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

165

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 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.)

40.7%

44.8%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

30.3%

29.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

29.0%

25.5%

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 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

**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 Code Alternatives**

 ![Notepad++](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566090/notepad.png "Notepad++")

[
Notepad++
](/products/notepad/reviews)

 ![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)

 ![Brackets](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_89f9b71139b003b6eafc8bfd35e08665/brackets.jpg "Brackets")

[
Brackets
](/products/brackets/reviews)

## PyCharm 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.

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