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At a Glance
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Star Rating
(487)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$249.00 1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Star Rating
(2,343)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PhpStorm 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.

  • PhpStorm and Visual Studio Code both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, PhpStorm and Visual Studio Code provide similar levels of assistance.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio Code over PhpStorm.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PhpStorm
Businesses and Organizations
$249.00
1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio Code
No pricing available
Free Trial
PhpStorm
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
444
9.3
1,885
Ease of Use
8.5
444
9.2
1,895
Ease of Setup
8.3
91
9.2
289
Ease of Admin
8.4
86
8.9
214
Quality of Support
8.7
316
8.7
1,545
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
75
9.1
184
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
439
9.5
1,820
Features by Category
Not enough data
9.1
14,446
Coding
Not enough data
9.5
1410
Not enough data
8.9
1402
Not enough data
9.2
1394
Not enough data
9.1
1346
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
1107
Not enough data
9.2
1323
Not enough data
9.0
1328
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
1359
Not enough data
9.2
1307
Not enough data
9.3
1392
Not enough data
8.9
1078
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8.6
893
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
136
Not enough data
9.0
133
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.6
129
Not enough data
8.9
135
Not enough data
8.4
125
Not enough data
8.6
128
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
PhpStorm and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
63.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.0%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.5%
Reviewers' Industry
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Computer Software
29.9%
Information Technology and Services
19.9%
Internet
11.5%
Program Development
5.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Other
27.6%
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Computer Software
34.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.2%
Program Development
3.1%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.4%
Other
32.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

I love the shortcut and intuitive nature of Phpstorm. The application has many plugins I can use as needed, for different projects. I love that the shortcuts to open a file, and the simplicity of such shortcuts (where I can add a trailing slash when...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Juan M. C.
JC
Juan M. C.
Verified User in Internet

It' written on java :( therefore you need way too much more memory to run it without any issues.

Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Most Helpful Favorable Review
AK
Avinash K.
Verified User in Computer Software

1. The simple and intuitive user interface 2. Available on all the platforms i.e. Linux, Windows, MacOS 3. Plethora of extensions are available in the marketplace and you can download it in one-click 4. It has an integrated terminal so that you can run your...

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

Visual studio code does not have any compiler or custom language formatting (e.g. syntax highlighting). So you can just edit code (case sensitive) if you would need to compile it later.

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Discussions
PhpStorm
PhpStorm Discussions
How do I make the most of PHPStorm?
1 comment
Christopher B.
CB
This question is 3 months old at time of writing, but I got pinged via email so I'm going to do my best. PHPStorm is big. There is a lot you can do with...Read more
How can I share SSH credentials between multiple installations?
1 comment
Alessandro B.
AB
You shouldn't. SSH credentials are very sensitive and you definitely shouldn't trust your IDE to store them in any way. Use SSH keys instead.Read more
What is PhpStorm used for?
1 comment
eric m.
EM
PhpStorm is an IDE that is primarily used to write code using the PHP programming language. It can also be used to write HTML, Javascript and CSSRead more
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code Discussions
Is Visual Studio code an IDE?
10 comments
Yogesh S.
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?
7 comments
Vivek S.
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
Yogesh S.
YS
Easy To use. Beginner Friendly. Many Extension to ease our Work. The user-interface is Easy and has Many customization.Read more