Best Integrated Development Environments in 2026
Updated
62 integrated development environments ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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1free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Integrated Development Environments 25 channels on this page · 87 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSupported operating systemsIntegrated debuggerIntegrated testing toolsBuild toolsProject managementDev container support Spec sheet Score
26 Thonny Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggernot statedIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot statedProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
27 TRAE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggernot statedIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot statedProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
28 IBM Rational Software Architect Designer Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggernot statedIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot statedProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.6
29 WINDEV Mobile Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggernot statedIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot statedProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.5
30 LiveCode Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
31 LabVIEW Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementYesDev container supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
32 Oracle Visual Builder Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
33 PureBasic Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.3
34 4D Free planNoPaid from30/user/moSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
35 Allegro CL Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementYesDev container supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
36 Spyder Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsnot statedProject managementYesDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
37 Wing Python IDE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementYesDev container supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.2
38 Architect Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementYesDev container supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.1
39 EiffelStudio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
40 Lazarus Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
41 LispWorks Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
42 Oracle JDeveloper Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
43 Ecere SDK Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsYesProject managementYesDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
44 MyEclipse Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
45 Pharo Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsnot statedProject managementNoDev container supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
46 PhpStorm Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.0
47 Cevelop Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggernot statedIntegrated testing toolsYesBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
48 DrRacket Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot statedProject managementNoDev container supportnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
49 FlashDevelop Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggernot statedIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsnot statedProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.9
50 Ultimate++ Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported operating systemsnot statedIntegrated debuggerYesIntegrated testing toolsnot statedBuild toolsYesProject managementnot statedDev container supportnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported operating systems | Integrated debugger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Thonny | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | TRAE | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 28 | IBM Rational Software Architect Designer | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | WINDEV Mobile | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | LiveCode | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
| 31 | LabVIEW | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 32 | Oracle Visual Builder | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 33 | PureBasic | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 34 | 4D | 6.2 | No | — | No | 30 /user/mo | — | Yes |
| 35 | Allegro CL | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 36 | Spyder | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 37 | Wing Python IDE | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 38 | Architect | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 39 | EiffelStudio | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 40 | Lazarus | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 41 | LispWorks | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 42 | Oracle JDeveloper | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 43 | Ecere SDK | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 44 | MyEclipse | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
| 45 | Pharo | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 46 | PhpStorm | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
| 47 | Cevelop | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 48 | DrRacket | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 49 | FlashDevelop | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 50 | Ultimate++ | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
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