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At a Glance
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Star Rating
(2,181)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$16.90 Per Month
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WebStorm
WebStorm
Star Rating
(500)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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IntelliJ IDEA vs WebStorm

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found IntelliJ IDEA easier to use. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with WebStorm. Reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up, and both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.

  • Reviewers felt that IntelliJ IDEA meets the needs of their business better than WebStorm.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that IntelliJ IDEA is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IntelliJ IDEA over WebStorm.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IntelliJ IDEA
For Individual Developers
$16.90
Per Month
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WebStorm
Non-Commercial Use
Free
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Free Trial
IntelliJ IDEA
Free Trial is available
WebStorm
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
1,825
9.2
456
Ease of Use
8.7
1,836
8.6
458
Ease of Setup
8.7
237
8.7
82
Ease of Admin
8.5
182
8.6
66
Quality of Support
8.6
1,408
8.5
339
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
174
8.7
61
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,792
8.6
453
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
WebStorm
WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA and WebStorm share no categories
Unique Categories
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA is categorized as Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
40.4%
WebStorm
WebStorm
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
40.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.5%
Reviewers' Industry
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Computer Software
37.6%
Information Technology and Services
18.4%
Internet
5.8%
Financial Services
4.1%
Higher Education
2.9%
Other
31.2%
WebStorm
WebStorm
Computer Software
32.3%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Internet
7.6%
Financial Services
3.1%
Program Development
2.5%
Other
34.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Evgeny K.
EK
Evgeny K.
Verified User in Computer Software

1. Cross-reference navigation. IDEA was the first Java IDE feature "Find uses" / "Find usages" functionality and this feature is still the biggest productivity factor. 2. Refactoring. IDEA and Eclipse introduced refactoring feature approximately at the...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

It’s costly than eclipse and some time it’s hang while development . Its required to improve git support .

WebStorm
WebStorm
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

The refactoring tools are great. Syntax highlighting, spell checking, knowledge of included JavaScript frameworks, and the presence of a keyboard shortcut for almost any capability that the IDE has are all great for improving productivity and quality.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Education Management

Slight lag issue would love for this to be solved soon

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Discussions
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA Discussions
Can i use thing for dart only
2 comments
CS
Of course you can use it for dart. dart web and command line application can be developed with IntelliJ IDEA. It also comes with dart analysis server.Read more
what is the best way to make it veyr fast ?
2 comments
Xaid k.
XK
if you want to make it fast, first is update your system's configuration. Atleast use it on a 4gb system. Also check if your system is healthy. And also you...Read more
Is there I way to implement Web development?
2 comments
DL
I've been using it for 4 years. In my opinion, is the best IDE for a lot o reasons. It has full compatibility with spring and if you only use tomcat, you can...Read more
WebStorm
WebStorm Discussions
Is WebStorm free?
3 comments
Manel R.
MR
No, Webstorm is a paid software.Read more
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WebStorm has no more discussions with answers