Atom vs. PyCharm

Atom

90 Reviews and Ratings

PyCharm

215 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Atom	Score9.6 out of 10	N/A	Atom is a free and open source text editor offering a range of packages and themes.	N/A
PyCharm	Score9.3 out of 10	N/A	PyCharm is an extensive Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Python developers. Its arsenal includes intelligent code completion, error detection, and rapid problem-solving features, all of which aim to bolster efficiency. The product supports programmers in composing orderly and maintainable code by offering PEP8 checks, testing assistance, intelligent refactorings, and inspections. Moreover, it caters to web development frameworks like Django and Flask by providing framework…	$9.90 per month per user

Pricing

Atom

PyCharm

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For Individuals: $99
per year per user
All Products Pack for Organizations: $249
per year per user
All Products Pack for Individuals: $289
per year per user
For Organizations: $779
per year per user

Pricing Offerings
Atom	PyCharm
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Atom	PyCharm
Considered Both Products	Open Source Verified User Chose Atom Atom supports multiple programming languages with debugging options. Other IDEs also have these features but speed matters. I sometimes feel negative about plugins in Atom but all else is good. PyCharm is very heavy as compared to others. VSCode and Sublime are good. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Atom Compared to its major competitors, Atom is an IDE that does not run code but on the other hand it is also the one which allows multiple programming languages to exist at the same time, which make certain types of coding such as object-oriented programming much easier than any … Incentivized Helpful? Xiaotong Song Business Analyst in Corporate at 3M (Cosmetics, 10,001+ employees) Chose Atom Atom is the tool that does not run any code but at the same time, it is also the tool that allows you to write different codes. Even though you cannot use Atom on the cloud, but since it is using pure python, it is still preferred. Incentivized Helpful? Chaithra Kamath Local Software Developer in Information Technology at KudlaRoot (Consumer Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Atom We needed an opensource program to tailor it to our needs. It was also stable enough to handle small to medium projects. It had one of the best built-in GIT integration. It has a clean UI. The simplicity of Atom is why we use it to train new members. Incentivized Helpful?	JetBrains Jonathan Warren Back End Developer in Information Technology at Strata (Computer Software, 1-10 employees) Chose PyCharm PyCharm provided a more focused environment where it was much clearer how the different components of software development workflow came together. I have much more limited experience with Visual Studio Code and Atom, but found those environments to be more confusing, as they … Incentivized Helpful? Leah Jakaitis Senior Data Analyst in Marketing at Tulco Labs (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose PyCharm PyCharm is the only Python IDE I've used - all my prior experience was with text editors like Sublime, Notepad++, Atom, etc. The only other IDE I've used is RStudio, which has been fairly limited to small, individual projects. PyCharm's capabilities, stability, … Incentivized Helpful? Vikash Kumar SDE in Engineering at Rockwell Automation (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees) Chose PyCharm It's famous for Python language and free without any issue also. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm PyCharm for now is the best IDE for Python developers but VS code is quickly catching up. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm Visual code Incentivized Helpful? Balázs Kiss Software Developer in Engineering at Webvalto Ltd. (Banking, 51-200 employees) Chose PyCharm Simply one of the best IDE's of our time. It has a lot of features, a big user base, and a professional developer team behind it. It simply surpasses most of its competitors, as there are not too many Python-specialized IDEs anyway. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm I've used IntelliJ with Python extensions in past for working in Python but it's not best suited for that it doesn't give all the flexibility for Python projects like auto-indentation for Python code. Its paid version is a bit cheaper than IntelliJ. PyCharm offers integration … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	Atom	PyCharm
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (31 ratings)	8.7 (41 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (2 ratings)	8.7 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	8.6 (13 ratings)	8.3 (13 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)