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Best Processing Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from IDE software ranked against Processing on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Replit Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $18/mo6.8
    Processing vs Replit
  2. 2
    Qt Creator Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free6.7
    Processing vs Qt Creator
  3. 3
    Arm Keil MDK Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb $99/mo6.6
    Processing vs Arm Keil MDK
  4. 4
    C2000Ware Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Processing vs C2000Ware
  5. 5
    Apache NetBeans Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs Apache NetBeans
  6. 6
    BlueJ Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs BlueJ
  7. 7
    CLion Free plan LinuxMacWin $10.90/mo6.5
    Processing vs CLion
  8. 8
    CodeLite Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs CodeLite
  9. 9
    CS+ Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs CS+
  10. 10
    e² studio Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs e² studio
  11. 11
    Eclipse IDE Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs Eclipse IDE
  12. 12
    Eric Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs Eric
  13. 13
    IntelliJ IDEA Free plan LinuxMacWin $8.33/mo6.5
    Processing vs IntelliJ IDEA
  14. 14
    KDevelop Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs KDevelop
  15. 15
    MPLAB X IDE Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs MPLAB X IDE
  16. 16
    Positron Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Processing vs Positron
  17. 17
    PyCharm Free plan LinuxMacWin $16.67/mo6.5
    Processing vs PyCharm
  18. 18
    Rider Free plan LinuxMacWin $14.08/mo6.5
    Processing vs Rider
  19. 19
    RubyMine Free plan LinuxMacWin $10.90/mo6.5
    Processing vs RubyMine
  20. 20
    RustRover Free plan LinuxMacWin $6.90/mo6.5
    Processing vs RustRover

Processing alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Replit6.8Free plan$18/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Qt Creator6.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Arm Keil MDK6.6Free plan$99/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4C2000Ware6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Apache NetBeans6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6BlueJ6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7CLion6.5Free plan$10.90/moLinux, Mac, Windows
8CodeLite6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9CS+6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10e² studio6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Eclipse IDE6.5Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
12Eric6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13IntelliJ IDEA6.5Free plan$8.33/moLinux, Mac, Windows
14KDevelop6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15MPLAB X IDE6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16Positron6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17PyCharm6.5Free plan$16.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
18Rider6.5Free plan$14.08/moLinux, Mac, Windows
19RubyMine6.5Free plan$10.90/moLinux, Mac, Windows
20RustRover6.5Free plan$6.90/moLinux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Processing alternatives

What is the best alternative to Processing?

Replit, number 1 in IDE software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Qt Creator, Arm Keil MDK, C2000Ware and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Processing?

Replit is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.