PyCharm vs RubyMine
PyCharm
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RubyMine
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| Figure | PyCharm | RubyMine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.33/mo | $10.90/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 | 3 |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environments | 8.9 (#5) | 7.9 (#34) |
| Spec score · Web Development IDEs | 9.0 (#4) | 8.0 (#24) |
| Spec score · IDE Software | 8.9 (#6) | 7.9 (#26) |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environment Ide Software | 8.9 (#4) | 7.9 (#21) |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Remote development | Remote development uses a lightweight JetBrains Client connected by SSH to a Linux host; recommended hosts have at least two CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, and 5 GB disk. | Remote interpreters and development environments can use Docker, Docker Compose, WSL, Vagrant, or SSH. |
| Security | Remote development connections use end-to-end TLS 1.3 encryption with SSH security and host-fingerprint verification. | JetBrains says its security controls are documented in its Information & Physical Security Standards and describes SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance resources. |
| Testing | Built-in test support covers unittest, doctest, NoseTest, and pytest, with run and debug configurations and a test-results tool window. | RubyMine supports popular Ruby and Rails testing frameworks and includes a GUI test runner. |
| Version control | Out-of-the-box version-control support includes Git, GitHub, GitLab, Subversion, Mercurial, and Perforce. | RubyMine supports Git, GitHub, GitLab, Mercurial, Subversion, and Perforce inside the IDE. |
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
RubyMine
- RubyMine Non-CommercialFree
- RubyMine Commercial — individual$10.90 a month
- RubyMine Commercial — organizationPriced on request
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.
RubyMine
RubyMine is an IDE for building Ruby and Rails projects, including projects that do not use Rails. It combines code assistance, search, debugging, testing, version control, and development tools. AI-powered, type-aware completion, code inspections, and live templates support writing and reviewing code. Context-aware search helps locate code, while graphical debugging covers Ruby, JavaScript, and CoffeeScript. RubyMine supports popular Ruby and Rails testing frameworks and includes a GUI test runner. Ruby tools include version managers, IRB and Pry, Bundler, Rake, and RuboCop. The IDE also supports Git, GitHub, GitLab, Mercurial, Subversion, and Perforce, and remote environments using Docker, Docker Compose, WSL, Vagrant, or SSH. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. The non-commercial license is free, with public-forum and bug-tracker support; it is limited to non-commercial use. Individual commercial development costs $10.90 a month, billed monthly, with a 30-day free trial.