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PyCharm vs RStudio

PyCharm

jetbrains.com

RStudio

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FigurePyCharmRStudio
Price from$8.33/mo$100.33/mo
Free planYes—
Free trialYes—
Open sourceYes—
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
APIYes—
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published52
Spec score · Integrated Development Environments8.9 (#5)6.6 (#55)
Spec score · IDE Software8.9 (#6)6.6 (#45)
Spec score · Integrated Development Environment Ide Software8.9 (#4)6.6 (#29)
Founded20002009
HeadquartersAmsterdam, NetherlandsBoston, Massachusetts, United States

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

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RStudio

  • Open Source EditionPriced on request
  • RStudio Desktop Pro$1,204 a year

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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.

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RStudio

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