IntelliJ IDEA vs. JetBrains Rider

IntelliJ IDEA

JetBrains Rider

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
IntelliJ IDEA	Score9.4 out of 10	N/A	IntelliJ IDEA is an IDE that aims to give Java and Kotlin developers everything they need out of the box, including a smart code editor, built-in developer tools, framework support, database support, web development support, and much more.	$19.90 per month
Rider	Score9.6 out of 10	N/A	JetBrains supports .NET development with Rider, a .NET IDE based on the IntelliJ platform and ReSharper.	$14.90 per month per user

Pricing

IntelliJ IDEA

Rider

For Individual Use (Monthly billing): $19.90
per month
For Organizations (Monthly billing): $71.90
per month
For Individual Use (Yearly billing): $199
per year
For Organizations (Yearly billing): $719
per year

For Individuals: $149
per year per user
dotUltimate for Individual: $169
per year per user
All Products Pack for Individuals: $289
per year per user
For Organizations: $419
per year per user
dotUltimate for Organizations: $469
per year per user
All Products Pack for Organizations: $779
per year per user

Pricing Offerings
IntelliJ IDEA	Rider
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

All Products Pack (For Individual Use) – $299 /1st year, $ 239 /2nd year and $ 179 /3d year onwards All Products Pack (For Organizations) – $979 / year

dotUltimate: All .NET tools, ReSharper C++ and JetBrains Rider, together in one pack

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	IntelliJ IDEA	Rider
Considered Both Products	JetBrains Verified User Chose IntelliJ IDEA IntelliJ IDEA is the most specific and oriented towards my line of work, however, after using it for years - it's also my preferred IDE that I use for personal projects as well. Jetbrains other IDE offerings are almost as good and I do use them from time to time but IntelliJ … Incentivized Helpful? Balázs Kiss Software Developer in Engineering at Webvalto Ltd. (Banking, 51-200 employees) Chose IntelliJ IDEA IntelliJ surpassed every single competitor. The only viable alternative I still use is VisualStudio Code build in a browser for demo purposes... other than that, IDEA does everything better, faster, and in a more comfy way. This is the best IDE out there. This is just as good … Incentivized Helpful?	JetBrains Verified User Chose Rider It’s a great free tool but not as enhanced as IntelliJ platform that JetBrains Rider has. Debugging and access to database is not as comfortable to use. Sure, you can save money on IDE, but may need to spend it on sleeping and stress relief pills. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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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
	IntelliJ IDEA	Rider
Likelihood to Recommend	9.7 (59 ratings)	10.0 (7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	5.0 (1 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Usability	9.1 (8 ratings)	8.5 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	8.9 (15 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

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