PyCharm vs Rider
PyCharm
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Rider
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| Figure | PyCharm | Rider |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.33/mo | $14.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environments | 8.9 (#5) | 8.0 (#29) |
| Spec score · Web Development IDEs | 9.0 (#4) | 8.1 (#20) |
| Spec score · IDE Software | 8.9 (#6) | 8.0 (#23) |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environment Ide Software | 8.9 (#4) | 8.0 (#19) |
| Spec score · Debugging Software | 9.0 (#4) | 8.1 (#15) |
| Spec score · Developer Tools | 8.9 (#7) | 8.0 (#23) |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Security | Remote development connections use end-to-end TLS 1.3 encryption with SSH security and host-fingerprint verification. | Rider treats each newly opened solution as untrusted by default and prompts users to trust it or leave it unopened. |
| Support | PyCharm lists a community forum, bug and issue tracker, plugin repository, and PyCharm blog as support resources. | Direct support requests are available to commercial Rider license holders; users can also use the community forum and issue tracker. |
| Version control | Out-of-the-box version-control support includes Git, GitHub, GitLab, Subversion, Mercurial, and Perforce. | Rider includes out-of-the-box support for Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Perforce, and TFS. |
| Web development | Professional features support Django, Flask, FastAPI, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, HTML, CSS, and an HTTP client. | Rider includes JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and Sass support and integrates with Node.js, React, Angular, Vue.js, Bower, NPM, and Yarn. |
Plans
PyCharm
- PyCharm coreFree
- PyCharm FreeFree
- PyCharm Pro personal annual first year$100 a year
- PyCharm Pro$200 a year
- PyCharm Pro commercial annual$200 a year
In their own words
PyCharm
PyCharm is an IDE for web, data, and AI/ML professionals, with tools for Python development. It provides code completion, PEP 8 checks, inspections, and refactoring, alongside debugging and testing. The IDE includes an integrated terminal, package managers, Docker integration, and support for Pipenv, conda, virtualenv, and Poetry. Version control includes Git, GitHub, GitLab, Subversion, Mercurial, and Perforce; database tools cover MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Redis, and other providers. Local AI code completion can run local LLMs without sending code over the internet. Remote development supports several listed services, and remote connections use end-to-end TLS 1.3 with SSH security and host-fingerprint verification. PyCharm runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its free plan costs nothing and includes one month of Pro. The listed Pro plan costs $200 a year, billed per user per year. PyCharm Ultimate can be evaluated free for 30 days before purchase and license activation are required.
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.