CLion vs GoLand
CLion
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GoLand
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| Figure | CLion | GoLand |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10.90/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environments | 9.3 (#1) | 8.3 (#16) |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environment Ide Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.3 (#14) |
| Spec score · Debugging Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Spec score · IDE Software | 9.4 (#2) | 8.3 (#14) |
| Spec score · Developer Tools | 9.4 (#3) | 8.2 (#18) |
| Coding assistance | Its editor provides context-aware completion, code analysis, navigation, and automated refactorings. | The IDE offers context-aware code completion, inspections with quick-fixes, refactorings, and code generation. |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Security and compliance | JetBrains' trust center describes SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, infrastructure security, product security and data-protection controls. | JetBrains directs customers to its Trust Center for security practices and says it provides information about SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance. |
| Support | The non-commercial plan provides public forums and a bug tracker; the commercial plan also offers private tickets. | JetBrains provides technical support for product-related issues through its support site. |
| Version control | Bundled integrations support Git, Mercurial and Perforce, with GitHub and GitLab pull-request or merge-request workflows. | Built-in Git integration supports browsing change history, managing branches, and resolving merge conflicts. |
Plans
CLion
- CLion Non-CommercialFree
- CLion Commercial$10.90 a month
- CLion Commercial — Individual$10.90 a month
- All Products Pack$29.90 a month
GoLand
- GoLand OrganizationsPrice not published
- GoLand IndividualsPrice not published
- GoLand — individual$289 a year
In their own words
CLion
CLion is a cross-platform IDE for C and C++ development, available for Linux, macOS and Windows. Its editor provides context-aware completion, code analysis, navigation and automated refactoring. Projects can use CMake, Makefile, Bazel, Meson or compilation databases. Debugging includes GDB and LLDB, variable inspection, memory and disassembly views, and core dump debugging. Remote workflows include a thin IDE client, full remote mode, Docker containers, WSL toolchains and remote debugging. For embedded development, CLion supports GCC ARM, IAR and custom toolchains, on-chip debugging, PlatformIO, STM32CubeMX, Zephyr and FreeRTOS. Testing support covers Google Test, Boost.Test, Doctest and Catch with a built-in runner. The IDE also integrates version control systems and supports CMake, Python, JavaScript, XML, HTML and Markdown, with other languages available through plugins. The non-commercial plan costs nothing and is for non-commercial use. Commercial development requires a subscription; CLion Commercial — Individual costs $10.90 a month and includes a free 30-day trial.