Best IDE Software in 2026
Updated
53 IDE software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
53ranked
6free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked
6 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | ProcessingWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 27 | StackBlitzWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 28 | STM32CubeIDEWindows · Mac · Linux · Extension | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 29 | Visual StudioWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 30 | Google Cloud Shell EditorWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 31 | XojoWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 6 of 6 | — | 5.8 |
| 32 | GoLandWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 33 | Posit Package ManagerWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 34 | ThonnyWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 35 | GeanyWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 5.4 | |
| 36 | Espressif-IDEWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 37 | GNAT StudioWindows · Linux | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 38 | LazarusWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 39 | Oracle JDeveloperWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 40 | Sensory TrulySecureWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 41 | Wing Python IDEWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 42 | LTspiceWindows · Linux | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 43 | Green Hills MULTI IDEWindows · Linux | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 44 | Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 45 | Eclipse CheWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 46 | Oracle Visual BuilderWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 47 | Acquia DAM (Widen)API | One bar | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 48 | PhpStormWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 49 | SwiftForthWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 50 | C++BuilderWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported languages | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Processing | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | StackBlitz | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 28 | STM32CubeIDE | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 29 | Visual Studio | 6.4 | Free plan | — | Yes | 45 /user/mo | — | — |
| 30 | Google Cloud Shell Editor | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 31 | Xojo | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Xojo programming language | — |
| 32 | GoLand | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 33 | Posit Package Manager | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 34 | Thonny | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 35 | Geany | 5.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 36 | Espressif-IDE | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | C, C++ | desktop |
| 37 | GNAT Studio | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Ada, SPARK, C, C++; extensible to other languages via customization | desktop |
| 38 | Lazarus | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 39 | Oracle JDeveloper | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 40 | Sensory TrulySecure | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 41 | Wing Python IDE | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 42 | LTspice | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 43 | Green Hills MULTI IDE | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Eclipse Che | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Oracle Visual Builder | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 47 | Acquia DAM (Widen) | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | PHP, JavaScript (Node.js), Ruby | cloud |
| 48 | PhpStorm | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 49 | SwiftForth | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | Forth | desktop |
| 50 | C++Builder | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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