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Compare Visual Studio Code and WebStorm 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (39.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
Visual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,457)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual Studio CodeWebStorm
Star Rating
(503)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansVisual Studio Code vs WebStorm
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 WebStorm.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio Code over WebStorm.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Visual Studio Code
No pricing availableWebStorm
Non-Commercial Use
Free
WebStorm is free for non-commercial purposes, such as learning, open-source project development, content creation, or hobby development.
- Free for non-commercial use
Free Trial
Visual Studio Code
No trial information availableWebStorm
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
1,991
9.2
458
Ease of Use
9.2
2,004
8.6
460
Ease of Setup
9.3
402
8.7
84
Ease of Admin
9.0
218
8.6
66
Quality of Support
8.7
1,638
8.5
341
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
188
8.7
61
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
1,925
8.6
455
Features by Category
Coding
9.5
1511
Not enough data
8.9
1504
Not enough data
9.2
1496
Not enough data
9.1
1446
Not enough data
Editing
8.6
1203
Not enough data
9.2
1424
Not enough data
9.0
1425
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
1457
Not enough data
9.2
1404
Not enough data
9.3
1491
Not enough data
8.9
1175
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
8.9
87
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Visual Studio Code and WebStorm share no categories
Unique Categories
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
WebStorm is categorized as Other Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Visual Studio Code
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WebStorm
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
33.9%
Information Technology and Services
25.4%
Program Development
3.0%
Financial Services
2.7%
Internet
2.3%
Other
32.7%
Computer Software
32.4%
Information Technology and Services
19.9%
Internet
7.6%
Financial Services
3.1%
Program Development
2.5%
Other
34.6%
Discussions
Is Visual Studio code an IDE?
10 Comments
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
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
YS
Easy To use.
Beginner Friendly.
Many Extension to ease our Work.
The user-interface is Easy and has Many customization.Read more
WebStorm has no more discussions with answers
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