PyCharm vs. Microsoft Visual Studio

PyCharm

215 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft Visual Studio

805 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
Visual Studio	Score9.1 out of 10	N/A	Visual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools that understand code context and that can complete up to a whole line at once to drive accurate and confident coding.	$45 per month

Pricing

PyCharm

Visual Studio

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

Professional: $45.00
per month
Enterprise: $250.00
per month

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

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	PyCharm	Visual Studio
Considered Both Products	JetBrains Verified User Chose PyCharm It is more complete and can handle more projects at the same time. On the other hand, Visual Studio Code has better integration with LMS to help you code. PyCharm allows you to integrate with many external tools and external servers that Visual Studio Code has difficulties with. 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? Abhijith P Automation Engineer in Information Technology at Quadance Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees) Chose PyCharm For dedicated python projects, I don't need any other IDE than Pycharm becaus of its perfect UI, suggestions and plugins for PYthon. For other code or small scripts I would go with vs code. Incentivized Helpful? Nir Levy VP R&D DevOps and Products in Engineering at Zoomd Technologies (Information Technology Services, 51-200 employees) Chose PyCharm I feel PyCharm is better fit for Python web development as it's a full platform that is designed by developers for developers. While vscode is free and does basically the same things, I always feel that it's less robust. Also, while I enjoy Vim as a simple text editor, I prefer … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm I preferred PyCharm because of its debugging capabilities, plus it has a built-in git versioning tool that helps teams to collaborate. I like the UI of this IDE, and it makes development very simple and enjoyable. PyCharm has helped in reducing development time because of its … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm PyCharm is probably the best IDE for Python, whether it is Web or Machine Learning as in the cases I witnessed so far. It has much variety in terms of functionality, such as auto code completion, data type illustration, git visualization, package management (pip), code history … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm Less expensive, better customer support. 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? Diego Pacheco Diego Pacheco in Information Technology at Aloo Telecom (Telecommunications, 51-200 employees) Chose PyCharm PyCharm has all the features that ACIM software has, such as version control, real-time coding correction, misuse, and documentation. Now what has determined is the integration of this IDE with features that we would normally have to perform in external applications like BD … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm All other IDEs do not have as many tools and practicalities as PyCharm has. To run code or manage your virtual environments sometimes you need to have multiple terminals or other applications open, when with PyCharm all this integration is present in itself. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm PyCharm was selected due to it's first class treatment of Python. Visual Studio is more general "Do everything" IDE which contains a lot of features our team didn't need. PyCharm strikes the balance of power and complexity. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm What differentiates PyCharm from other products is that it is built for a particular language (Python) and works great while doing it, without losing efficiency with the rest of languages. It's simple, easy to use, fast and efficient, what else could you need? Incentivized Helpful? Andrej Mäsiar Software Engineer in Information Technology at Precision Toxicology, Inc. (Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees) Chose PyCharm Best user experience. While the JavaVM is a heavy hit on resources, it is worth it because of the sheer amount of functionality. Community/Free/Educational version easily available. Excellent Git support. Incentivized Helpful? Donovon Carter DevOps Engineer in Research & Development at Dexcom (Biotechnology, 1001-5000 employees) Chose PyCharm Because PyCharm was designed specifically for Python Development, I felt it had the most to offer over the others that I tried. A more experienced Dev might have no problem using NotePad++ or TextWrangler to develop a Python program, but for my needs as somewhat of a beginner, … Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft RISHAB MADAAN Web Developer at Celayix (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Visual Studio Some of the editors are suitable for a particular programming language . For example PyCharm is suited for Python . Visual Studio has support for many languages and Visual Studio is comparatively light weight from most of the IDE . The ability to get extensions and use them is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Visual Studio Eclipse, PyCharm, NetBeans I have used during my internship for smaller applications but to have a full end-to-end application with ease to connect to database and deployment I believe Visual Studio is way better than other available IDE in this space. Although your options get … Incentivized Helpful? Glenn Jones Sr. Systems and Security Architect in Information Technology at Mathematica Policy Research (Research, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Visual Studio PyCharm is a one programming language tool. If you program in multiple languages Visual Studio if much better. Until a few weeks ago, if you were developing in Java, Eclipse was the IDE to use, but now that Visual Studio supports Java, I would look to see if Visual Studio might … Incentivized Helpful? Pritesh Patel Product Manager in Engineering at ProfitSword, LLC (Hospitality, 51-200 employees) Chose Visual Studio I have used Eclipse and PyCharm for smaller projects. However, VS IDE is more for a bigger company/organization. It is an enterprise software that is perfect for a company who can pay the money to use and maintain it. Eclipse and PyCharm are more for non-business use as they … Incentivized Helpful? Randall Kelley Senior Software Development Test Engineer in Research & Development at SecureAuth Corporation (Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Visual Studio Eclipse: I did not have a good experience with Eclipse when I started to code in Python. I chose Eclipse because that's what the person doing my Python training was using and I used it to follow along better. I found it difficult to figure out how to get my environment setup … Incentivized Helpful? Balázs Kiss Software Developer in Engineering at Webvalto Ltd. (Banking, 51-200 employees) Chose Visual Studio It's a well [maintained], mature IDE, which has the benefit of being a [software] which only the most skilled developers works on, instead of being open source. It has a lot of very useful features, which most free IDE-s don't. Also, it has many options from commercial … Incentivized Helpful? Diego de Oliveira Lopes Pacheco System Analyst in Information Technology at Aloo Telecom (Telecommunications, 201-500 employees) Chose Visual Studio At the moment the Visual Studio IDE was chosen for integration through native plugins for Salesforce and Flutter in a single environment. Incentivized Helpful? Diego Fonseca Marín Innovation manager in Research & Development at IMPESA (Financial Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Visual Studio Also VSCode; these are all IDE that support the creation of web APIs and web applications; and it can support C# (for example VSCode) but Visual Studio IDE has a better set of integrated tools in the same environment. A developer adopts it very naturally, so a person can be … Incentivized Helpful? Andrei Crișan Software Engineer in Engineering at ITnewz.ro (Computer & Network Security, 1-10 employees) Chose Visual Studio Sincerely, my company just used it, so I don't have many usage data about competitors, however I heard that their autocompete is very good and I can testify for it. Incentivized Helpful?
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TrustRadius Insights
	PyCharm	Visual Studio
Highlights	Research Team Insight Published July 16, 2020 PyCharm and Visual Studio IDE are both development tools designed to make it easier for users to write code. PyCharm is specialized in Python programming, while Visual Studio IDE is a development tool specialized for .net development. Both tools are popular with mid-sized businesses and large enterprises depending on their use case. Features PyCharm and Visual Studio IDE both offer basic features such as code completion and linkers, but they also have a few standout features that set them apart from each other. PyCharm provides built in support for virtual environments, as well as specialized Python features out of the box. Users will be able to write Python code in PyCharm out of the box with many additional features, whereas other IDEs may require users to find and install extensions first to create a good development environment. Visual Studio IDE supports coding in many languages, and allows users to add additional features using extensions. A Python developer can download whatever extensions they want to create an ideal programming environment. As a result, Visual Studio IDE is lightweight out of the box, and users are able to add only the extensions they need. For developers looking for a lean, quick loading IDE that is still customizable, VIsual Studio IDE may be a good choice. Limitations PyCharm and Visual Studio IDE both aid developers with coding, but they also have some limitations that are important to consider. PyCharm provides many features for Python coding out of the box, but it is also a heavy IDE with longer load times compared to other options. Additionally, PyCharm offers limited support for non-Python languages. Businesses looking for a quick, lightweight IDE with more customization options may prefer Visual Studio IDE. Visual Studio IDE offers a high level of customizability, but it doesn’t offer as much support for Python development out of the box. Businesses looking for high levels of support for virtual environments, or who don’t want to have to set up extensions may prefer the ease of use of PyCharm. Even with extensions, Visual Studio IDE also doesn’t support Python development to the same extent as a dedicated tool, so businesses that develop primarily, or exclusively in Python will appreciate the features of PyCharm. Pricing PyCharm professional is priced at $199.00 per year, though its price reduces with each renewal. Visual Studio’s basic subscription starts at $45.00 per month and includes essential development features. Businesses looking for priority support or professional training can purchase the Professional subscription for $1,199.00 per year, with discounts for renewal.

User Ratings
	PyCharm	Visual Studio
Likelihood to Recommend	8.7 (41 ratings)	9.0 (105 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Usability	8.7 (3 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	8.3 (13 ratings)	8.8 (15 ratings)