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At a Glance
PyCharm
PyCharm
Star Rating
(746)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.0% 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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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.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PyCharm
Businesses and Organizations
$249.00
1 User Per Year
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Visual Studio Code
No pricing available
Free Trial
PyCharm
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio Code
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
635
9.3
1,885
Ease of Use
8.9
637
9.2
1,895
Ease of Setup
8.7
78
9.2
289
Ease of Admin
8.6
64
8.9
214
Quality of Support
8.7
528
8.7
1,545
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
52
9.1
184
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
606
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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8.7
2,409
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
368
Not enough data
8.9
365
Not enough data
7.8
291
Not enough data
8.7
350
Not enough data
8.8
346
Not enough data
8.6
342
Not enough data
8.8
347
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PyCharm
PyCharm
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
PyCharm and Visual Studio Code share no categories
Unique Categories
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PyCharm
PyCharm
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
41.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
29.7%
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
PyCharm
PyCharm
Computer Software
31.5%
Information Technology and Services
21.8%
Internet
4.6%
Higher Education
3.7%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
35.1%
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
PyCharm
PyCharm
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

wide availability of plugins and macros, support for multiple frameworks

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Internet

Difficult to search through files for combinations of things, improved design for OR behavior.

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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PyCharm
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Visual Studio Code
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Discussions
PyCharm
PyCharm Discussions
Is IntelliJ as good as PyCharm for Python? Does it have the same features?
2 comments
Pillutla M.
PM
Pycharm was an easy experience for me than IntelliJ Read more
Is PyCharm paid?
2 comments
Timothea B.
TB
Yes, but it's free for open source useRead more
What is PyCharm used for?
2 comments
BS
PyCharm can be used for code analysis, debugging, and testing.Read 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