Best PhpStorm Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from integrated development environments ranked against PhpStorm on the same published basis.
- 1PhpStorm vs Omnis Studio
- 2PhpStorm vs Qt Creator
- 3PhpStorm vs CLion
- 4PhpStorm vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 5PhpStorm vs PyCharm
- 6PhpStorm vs Rider
- 7PhpStorm vs RubyMine
- 8PhpStorm vs RustRover
- 9PhpStorm vs WebStorm
- 10PhpStorm vs GeneXus
- 11PhpStorm vs Visual Studio
- 12PhpStorm vs Eric
- 13PhpStorm vs Xojo
- 14PhpStorm vs GoLand
- 15PhpStorm vs KDevelop
- 16PhpStorm vs CodeLite
- 17PhpStorm vs Apache NetBeans
- 18PhpStorm vs BlueJ
- 19PhpStorm vs Eclipse IDE
- 20PhpStorm vs Posit Package Manager
PhpStorm alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omnis Studio | 8.1 | Free plan | $62.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Qt Creator | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | CLion | 7.5 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | IntelliJ IDEA | 7.5 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | PyCharm | 7.5 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Rider | 7.5 | Free plan | $14.08/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | RubyMine | 7.5 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | RustRover | 7.5 | Free plan | $6.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | WebStorm | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | GeneXus | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Visual Studio | 7.4 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 12 | Eric | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Xojo | 7.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | GoLand | 7.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | KDevelop | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | CodeLite | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Apache NetBeans | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | BlueJ | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Eclipse IDE | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Posit Package Manager | 7.0 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
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Questions about PhpStorm alternatives
What is the best alternative to PhpStorm?
Omnis Studio, number 1 in integrated development environments with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Qt Creator, CLion, IntelliJ IDEA and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PhpStorm?
Omnis Studio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 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.