Best OpenIDE Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from PHP IDEs ranked against OpenIDE on the same published basis.
- 1OpenIDE vs PaizaCloud Cloud IDE
- 2OpenIDE vs ICEcoder
- 3OpenIDE vs Visual Studio Code
- 4OpenIDE vs Zed
- 5OpenIDE vs Apache NetBeans
- 6OpenIDE vs Bluefish
- 7OpenIDE vs CodeLite
- 8OpenIDE vs Eclipse PHP Development Tools
- 9OpenIDE vs Geany
- 10OpenIDE vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 11OpenIDE vs Kate
- 13OpenIDE vs PHP Studio
- 14OpenIDE vs Scriptcase
- 15OpenIDE vs NuSphere PhpED
- 16OpenIDE vs SlickEdit
- 17OpenIDE vs Rapid PHP Editor
- 18OpenIDE vs PHP Expert Editor
- 19OpenIDE vs Nova
- 20OpenIDE vs PhpStorm
- 21OpenIDE vs UltraCompare
OpenIDE alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PaizaCloud Cloud IDE | 6.8 | Free plan | $9.80/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | ICEcoder | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Visual Studio Code | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Zed | 6.6 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Apache NetBeans | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Bluefish | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | CodeLite | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Eclipse PHP Development Tools | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Geany | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | IntelliJ IDEA | 6.5 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Kate | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | PHP Studio | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Scriptcase | 5.2 | No | $33.27/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | NuSphere PhpED | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | SlickEdit | 5.1 | No | $125/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Rapid PHP Editor | 5.0 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | PHP Expert Editor | 4.9 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | Nova | 4.8 | No | $4.08/mo | Mac |
| 20 | PhpStorm | 4.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | UltraCompare | 4.8 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about OpenIDE alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenIDE?
PaizaCloud Cloud IDE, number 1 in PHP IDEs with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: ICEcoder, Visual Studio Code, Zed and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenIDE?
PaizaCloud Cloud IDE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.