Best IDE Software in 2026
Updated
53 IDE software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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10free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list IDE Software 25 channels on this page · 71 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSupported languagesDeploymentMobile developmentBuilt-in debuggerTesting toolsBuild tools Spec sheet Score
26 Geany Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
27 MPLAB X IDE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
28 Posit Package Manager Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 3/8spec lines stated 6.9
29 Positron Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
30 StackBlitz Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
31 AWS Cloud9 Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
32 Code::Blocks Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 3/8spec lines stated 6.8
33 LTspice Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
34 Processing Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
35 STM32CubeIDE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
36 Google Cloud Shell Editor Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
37 Thonny Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
38 Oracle Visual Builder Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 3/8spec lines stated 6.2
39 Acquia DAM (Widen) Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesPHP, JavaScript (Node.js), RubyDeploymentcloudMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsYesBuild toolsnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.1
40 Espressif-IDE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesC, C++DeploymentdesktopMobile developmentNoBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.1
41 Oracle JDeveloper Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 3/8spec lines stated 6.1
42 Sensory TrulySecure Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggernot statedTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.1
43 GNAT Studio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesAda, SPARK, C, C++; extensible to other languages via customizationDeploymentdesktopMobile developmentNoBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsYesBuild toolsYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
44 Lazarus Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 3/8spec lines stated 6.0
45 SwiftForth Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesForthDeploymentdesktopMobile developmentNoBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
46 Wing Python IDE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 3/8spec lines stated 6.0
47 PhpStorm Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
48 C++Builder Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesnot statedDeploymentnot statedMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 3/8spec lines stated 5.7
49 LabWindows/CVI Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesANSI CDeploymentdesktopMobile developmentNoBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsYesBuild toolsYes 7/8spec lines stated 5.7
50 Simply Fortran Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported languagesAssembly, BASIC, C/C++, Fortran, Makefile, Python, DOS/Windows Batch, Lua, HTML, UNIX-like shells, TclDeploymentdesktopMobile developmentnot statedBuilt-in debuggerYesTesting toolsnot statedBuild toolsYes 5/8spec lines stated 5.7
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported languages | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Geany | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | MPLAB X IDE | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 28 | Posit Package Manager | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 29 | Positron | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 30 | StackBlitz | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 31 | AWS Cloud9 | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 32 | Code::Blocks | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 33 | LTspice | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | No | — | — | — |
| 34 | Processing | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 35 | STM32CubeIDE | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 36 | Google Cloud Shell Editor | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 37 | Thonny | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 38 | Oracle Visual Builder | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 39 | Acquia DAM (Widen) | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | PHP, JavaScript (Node.js), Ruby | cloud |
| 40 | Espressif-IDE | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | C, C++ | desktop |
| 41 | Oracle JDeveloper | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 42 | Sensory TrulySecure | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 43 | GNAT Studio | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Ada, SPARK, C, C++; extensible to other languages via customization | desktop |
| 44 | Lazarus | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 45 | SwiftForth | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | Forth | desktop |
| 46 | Wing Python IDE | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 47 | PhpStorm | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 48 | C++Builder | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 49 | LabWindows/CVI | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | ANSI C | desktop |
| 50 | Simply Fortran | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | Assembly, BASIC, C/C++, Fortran, Makefile, Python, DOS/Windows Batch, Lua, HTML, UNIX-like shells, Tcl | desktop |
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