PhpStorm vs Wing Python IDE
PhpStorm
jetbrains.comWing Python IDE
wingware.comSide by side
| Figure | PhpStorm | Wing Python IDE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $2.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 14 |
| Spec score · IDE Software | 7.5 (#34) | 8.5 (#11) |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environments | 7.5 (#43) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environment Ide Software | 7.6 (#24) | 8.5 (#9) |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Integrations | Version control integrations include Git, GitHub, GitLab, Subversion, Mercurial, and Perforce. | The product page lists Python environment tools including virtualenv, Poetry, uv, pipenv, conda, and Docker, and version control with Git, Mercurial, and Perforce. |
| License limits | The product page says a perpetual fallback license is available after at least 365 consecutive days of uninterrupted subscription, allowing use of the version available at the start of the 12-month subscription indefinitely. | The pricing page says licenses are per developer, permit multiple installations on supported operating systems, and perpetual licenses include bug fixes and minor improvements for the purchased major release. |
| Product | PhpStorm is a JetBrains IDE for PHP development. | Wing is a Python IDE with a traditional editing and debugging toolset, and Wing Pro adds AI agent development tools. |
| Remote development | PhpStorm supports remote PHP interpreters through SSH, Docker, Docker Compose, Vagrant, or WSL and remote development through JetBrains Gateway. | Wing Pro can develop against remote Linux or macOS hosts, Raspberry Pi, AWS, Vagrant, WSL, Docker and LXC/LXD environments. |
| Testing | PhpStorm has built-in support for PHPUnit and Pest, can generate unit tests, and provides code coverage views. | Wing supports unittest, pytest, doctest, nose, and Django, and can rerun tests affected by edits using coverage information. |
Plans
PhpStorm
- PhpStorm — IndividualPrice not published
- PhpStorm — OrganizationsPrice not published
Wing Python IDE
- Free TrialFree
- Wing Pro free trialFree
- Wing Classic annual license$27 a year
- Wing Classic perpetual license$38, paid once
- Wing Classic Annual License$69 a year
- Wing Pro annual license$71 a year
- Wing Classic Perpetual License$95, paid once
- Wing Pro perpetual license$98, paid once
- Wing Pro Annual License$179 a year
- Wing Pro Perpetual License$245, paid once
In their own words
Wing Python IDE
Wing Python IDE is a Python development environment for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its editing and navigation tools include auto-completion, code analysis, refactoring, inline error detection, multiple keybinding styles, and project-wide navigation. Debugging features include conditional breakpoints, multi-process debugging, an interactive Debug Console, and array and dataframe viewers. Wing supports unittest, pytest, doctest, nose, and Django, and can rerun tests affected by edits using coverage information. It also supports remote work on hosts, virtual machines, containers, Raspberry Pi, AWS, and LXC/LXD clusters. Wing Pro adds AI agent development tools, integrating Claude Code through a Tasks tool and MCP servers for analysis, testing, debugging, and review. AI-assisted development may send code and prompts to the selected provider; AI configuration can be left disabled to avoid this. The free trial offers the full Pro experience for 30 days. Listed paid licenses include Wing Classic Annual at $69 a year and Wing Pro Annual at $179 a year; Pro requires a Claude Code subscription.