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# Sublime Text vs Vim Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Sublime Text**
No pricing available

**Vim**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Sublime Text**
1 month

Based on 52 responses

**Vim**
1 month

Based on 14 responses

Return on Investment

**Sublime Text**
9 months1 month sooner

Based on 37 responses

**Vim**
10 months

Based on 9 responses

Perceived Cost

**Sublime Text**
$$$$$

**Vim**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Sublime Text**
9%

**Vim**
Not enough reviews yet

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Sublime Text**
[
Ease of Use (32)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1058590&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Speed (22)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1058448&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lack of Features (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1058006&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lack of IDE Features (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2386363&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Vim**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Sublime Text**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_9d00048205a466c174da3c77093a1336/apache-maven.png "Product Avatar Image")

Apache Maven

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

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_816854961e0fdefd2810e97e959c72f1/filezilla.png "Product Avatar Image")

FileZilla

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

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_23ae4e6319195d33f754f23cd0c492ee/netlify.png "Product Avatar Image")

Netlify

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

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_ed9164d113f9b7fe3b94a7838cae334a/sharpnel-trading-terminal.png "Product Avatar Image")

Terminal

](https://www.g2.com/products/sharpnel-trading-terminal/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/integrations)

**Vim**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Sublime Text**
 ![Sublime Text 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/34910/SublimeText_screenshot1.png)

**Vim**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Sublime Text**

**9.1** /10

Based on 1,563 responses

**Vim**

**9.2** /10

Based on 242 responses

Ease of Use

**Sublime Text**

**9.1** /10

Based on 1,568 responses

**Vim**

**6.4** /10

Based on 241 responses

Ease of Setup

**Sublime Text**

**8.9** /10

Based on 228 responses

**Vim**

**8.3** /10

Based on 47 responses

Ease of Admin

**Sublime Text**

**8.8** /10

Based on 162 responses

**Vim**

**8.2** /10

Based on 40 responses

Quality of Support

**Sublime Text**

**8.2** /10

Based on 1,129 responses

**Vim**

**8.1** /10

Based on 157 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Sublime Text**

**8.9** /10

Based on 129 responses

**Vim**

**8.0** /10

Based on 27 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Sublime Text**

**8.6** /10

Based on 1,532 responses

**Vim**

**7.8** /10

Based on 238 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Text Editor

**8.6** /10

Based on 869 responses

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
43.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
22.3%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
43.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
22.3%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
41.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
30.8%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
41.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
30.8%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Sublime Text](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566128/sublime-text.png "Sublime Text")](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews)
Sublime Text

Computer Software
29.3%

Information Technology and Services
21.2%

Internet
7.8%

Marketing and Advertising
4.1%

Higher Education
2.9%

Other
34.7%

[![Vim](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566091/vim.png "Vim")](https://www.g2.com/products/vim/reviews)
Vim

Computer Software
28.7%

Information Technology and Services
15.8%

Internet
7.5%

Higher Education
4.5%

Research
4.5%

Other
38.9%

Alternatives

**Sublime Text Alternatives**

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

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

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

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

**Vim Alternatives**

 ![NexHealth](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/fb6e1a8b5a253a09938857c8785b1cf2/nexhealth.svg "NexHealth")

[
NexHealth
](/products/nexhealth/reviews)

 ![Redox](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7dc7227401cf8ccc0ba1ad9d5f4fab3b/redox.svg "Redox")

[
Redox
](/products/redox/reviews)

 ![Iguana](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5d0aa68fc1eb509b779c1312ac5f61a8/iguana.svg "Iguana")

[
Iguana Integration Engine
](/products/iguana/reviews)

 ![Definitive Healthcare](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1b46924410b303d74b22d5397a537377/definitive-healthcare.svg "Definitive Healthcare")

[
Definitive Healthcare
](/products/definitive-healthcare/reviews)

## Sublime Text vs Vim

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

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