Best PhpStorm Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from integrated development environments ranked against PhpStorm on the same published basis.
- 1PhpStorm vs Omnis Studio
- 2PhpStorm vs Qt Creator
- 3PhpStorm vs KDevelop
- 4PhpStorm vs Apache NetBeans
- 5PhpStorm vs BlueJ
- 6PhpStorm vs CLion
- 7PhpStorm vs Code::Blocks
- 8PhpStorm vs CodeLite
- 9PhpStorm vs Eclipse IDE
- 10PhpStorm vs Eric
- 11PhpStorm vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 12PhpStorm vs PyCharm
- 13PhpStorm vs Rider
- 14PhpStorm vs RubyMine
- 15PhpStorm vs RustRover
- 16PhpStorm vs WebStorm
- 17PhpStorm vs GeneXus
- 18PhpStorm vs TRAE
- 19PhpStorm vs Visual Studio
- 20PhpStorm vs Xojo
PhpStorm alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omnis Studio | 6.8 | Free plan | $62.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Qt Creator | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | KDevelop | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Apache NetBeans | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | BlueJ | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | CLion | 6.5 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Code::Blocks | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | CodeLite | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Eclipse IDE | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Eric | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | IntelliJ IDEA | 6.5 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | PyCharm | 6.5 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Rider | 6.5 | Free plan | $14.08/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | RubyMine | 6.5 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | RustRover | 6.5 | Free plan | $6.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | WebStorm | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | GeneXus | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | TRAE | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | Visual Studio | 6.4 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 20 | Xojo | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about PhpStorm alternatives
What is the best alternative to PhpStorm?
Omnis Studio, number 1 in integrated development environments with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Qt Creator, KDevelop, Apache NetBeans and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PhpStorm?
Omnis Studio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 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.