CLion vs Rider
CLion
jetbrains.com
Rider
jetbrains.comSide by side
| Figure | CLion | Rider |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10.90/mo | $14.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environments | 9.3 (#1) | 8.0 (#29) |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environment Ide Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.0 (#19) |
| Spec score · Debugging Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.1 (#15) |
| Spec score · IDE Software | 9.4 (#2) | 8.0 (#23) |
| Spec score · Developer Tools | 9.4 (#3) | 8.0 (#23) |
| Code analysis | The editor performs on-the-fly error and warning inspections and offers one-click quick fixes. | Rider provides code inspections and suggestions to identify code quality issues and potential compilation or runtime problems. |
| 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 says its Trust Center 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. | Direct support requests are available to commercial Rider license holders; users can also use the community forum and issue tracker. |
| Version control | Bundled integrations support Git, Mercurial and Perforce, with GitHub and GitLab pull-request or merge-request workflows. | Rider includes out-of-the-box support for Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Perforce, and TFS. |
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
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.
Rider
Rider is a cross-platform IDE for.NET and game development, available on Windows, macOS and Linux. It supports.NET, ASP.NET Core, MAUI, Unity, Unreal Engine and Godot development. Code inspections and suggestions can flag quality issues and possible compilation or runtime problems. For web development, Rider supports JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS and Sass, with integrations including Node.js, React, Angular, Vue.js, Bower, NPM and Yarn. It includes version control support for Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Perforce and TFS, plus tools to run and debug NUnit, xUnit.net and MSTest tests. Its debugger covers.NET Framework, Mono and.NET Core applications. Database tools connect to databases, edit schemas and table data, run queries and analyze schemas with UML diagrams. Docker and Docker Compose tools are supported for.NET Core projects, but not.NET Framework projects. Rider has a free non-commercial plan and a free 30-day commercial trial; the commercial plan costs $169 a year. Direct support requests are available to commercial license holders; community forums and an issue tracker are also available.