Best OpenIDE Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from PHP IDEs ranked against OpenIDE on the same published basis.
- 1OpenIDE vs PaizaCloud Cloud IDE
- 2OpenIDE vs Zed
- 3OpenIDE vs ICEcoder
- 4OpenIDE vs Visual Studio Code
- 5OpenIDE vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 7OpenIDE vs Eclipse PHP Development Tools
- 8OpenIDE vs Scriptcase
- 9OpenIDE vs Kate
- 10OpenIDE vs Apache NetBeans
- 11OpenIDE vs CodeLite
- 12OpenIDE vs NuSphere PhpED
- 13OpenIDE vs SlickEdit
- 14OpenIDE vs Bluefish
- 15OpenIDE vs Rapid PHP Editor
- 16OpenIDE vs Geany
- 17OpenIDE vs PHP Studio
- 18OpenIDE vs Nova
- 19OpenIDE vs UltraCompare
- 20OpenIDE vs PhpStorm
- 21OpenIDE vs phpDesigner
OpenIDE alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PaizaCloud Cloud IDE | 7.8 | Free plan | $9.80/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Zed | 7.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | ICEcoder | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Visual Studio Code | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | IntelliJ IDEA | 7.4 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Eclipse PHP Development Tools | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Scriptcase | 7.2 | No | $33.27/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Kate | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Apache NetBeans | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | CodeLite | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | NuSphere PhpED | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | SlickEdit | 7.0 | No | $125/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Bluefish | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Rapid PHP Editor | 6.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | Geany | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | PHP Studio | 6.2 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Nova | 5.9 | No | $4.08/mo | Mac |
| 19 | UltraCompare | 5.8 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | PhpStorm | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | phpDesigner | 5.5 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about OpenIDE alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenIDE?
PaizaCloud Cloud IDE, number 1 in PHP IDEs with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Zed, ICEcoder, Visual Studio Code and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenIDE?
PaizaCloud Cloud IDE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.