Toolradar Data
IDE & Code Editors Tools Statistics 2026
Live data on IDE & Code Editors software, computed from the Toolradar catalog. Ratings and review counts are aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot.
130
IDE & Code Editors tools published and tracked on Toolradar as of October 19, 2026.
Last updated October 19, 2026. Computed live from the Toolradar database, not reviewed by hand.
Key findings
- Toolradar tracks 130 IDE & Code Editors tools as of October 19, 2026, 1% of its 11,300-tool directory.
- IDE & Code Editors tools average 4.47 out of 5 across 64 rated tools and 27,775 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot.
- 90% of IDE & Code Editors tools offer a free tier, 117 of 130.
- 102 IDE & Code Editors tools were added to Toolradar during 2026, 78% of the category.
- Notepad++ (4,525 reviews), IntelliJ IDEA (3,653 reviews), Visual Studio Code (2,732 reviews) share the highest rating among IDE & Code Editors tools with at least 500 reviews: 4.6 out of 5.
Source: Toolradar catalog, computed live on October 19, 2026.
Headline numbers
IDE & Code Editors tools published on Toolradar
Source: Toolradar catalog, published status
Share of the whole Toolradar directory
Source: 130 of 11,300 published tools
User reviews across IDE & Code Editors tools
Source: aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot, across 64 rated tools
Average IDE & Code Editors tool rating, weighted by review volume
Source: aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot; unweighted mean 4.34 / 5 across 64 rated tools
IDE & Code Editors tools added to the directory in 2026
Source: Toolradar createdAt, 78% of the category (directory add date, not vendor launch)
Pricing mix
How IDE & Code Editors tools split between a free path (free, freemium, open-source) and strictly paid.
Tools that offer a free tier
Source: Toolradar pricing labels, 117 of 130 IDE & Code Editors tools
Tools that are strictly paid
Source: Toolradar pricing labels, 13 of 130 IDE & Code Editors tools
- Free 64 49%
- Freemium 53 41%
- Paid 13 10%
Where the reviews come from
Review volume for IDE & Code Editors tools by third-party platform.
G2 reviews
Across 56 IDE & Code Editors tools carrying a G2 profile
Capterra reviews
Across 21 IDE & Code Editors tools carrying a Capterra profile
Trustpilot reviews
Across 8 IDE & Code Editors tools carrying a Trustpilot profile
SourceForge reviews
Across 19 IDE & Code Editors tools carrying a SourceForge profile
Highest-rated IDE & Code Editors tools
Top-rated IDE & Code Editors tools with at least 500 third-party reviews.
Notepad++
4,525 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
IntelliJ IDEA
3,653 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Visual Studio Code
2,732 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
PyCharm
1,158 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
WebStorm
554 reviews aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Most reviewed IDE & Code Editors tools
The IDE & Code Editors tools carrying the most third-party reviews.
Notepad++
4.60 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
IntelliJ IDEA
4.60 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Eclipse
4.30 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Sublime Text
4.50 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
Visual Studio Code
4.60 / 5 average, aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot
IDE & Code Editors growth in 2026
IDE & Code Editors leaderboards from Toolradar data
Toolradar data: of the 130 IDE & Code Editors tools we track, 90% have a free plan, and the median entry paid plan is $12/mo for plans with no stated unit (35 tools), $4/user/mo for per-user plans (9 tools). As of Oct 2026.
Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit
Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.
Counted among 35 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.
| # | Tool | Entry plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drizzle Studio | $1.67/mo, billed yearly |
| 2 | Blitz | $5/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | BlueJ | $5/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | MeshPilot | $5/mo, billed monthly |
| 5 | Duckly | $6/mo, billed monthly |
| 6 | Jetbrains | $7.42/mo, billed yearly |
| 7 | CodePen | $8/mo, billed monthly |
| 7 | JSFiddle | $8/mo, billed monthly |
| 9 | GitPod | $9/mo, billed monthly |
| 10 | DataGrip | $9.08/mo, billed yearly |
Lowest entry price, per-user plans
Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.
Counted among 9 tools priced per user, verified price.
| # | Tool | Entry plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Client | $3/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | Agent Context | $4/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | Complexity Indicator | $4/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | JusTTY | $4/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | Standboy | $4/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 2 | Superset 2.0 | $4/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 7 | Hygen | $5/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 8 | Evidence | $15/user/mo, billed monthly |
| 9 | Gemini Code Assist | $19/user/mo |
Most-listed alternatives
Tools that the most other Toolradar profiles list as an alternative.
| # | Tool | Listed as an alternative to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cursor | 136 tools |
| 2 | Visual Studio Code | 46 tools |
| 3 | IntelliJ IDEA | 35 tools |
| 4 | Replit | 34 tools |
| 5 | Vite | 32 tools |
| 6 | WebStorm | 25 tools |
| 7 | GitPod | 22 tools |
| 8 | Kite | 20 tools |
| 8 | StackBlitz | 20 tools |
| 8 | Zerynth | 20 tools |
Most compared, last 30 days
Distinct visitor sessions on head-to-head comparison pages that include the tool, over the last 30 days.
Counted among 45 tools with 20+ compare-page visits.
| # | Tool | Compare-page visits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cursor | 456 visits |
| 2 | Visual Studio Code | 446 visits |
| 3 | IntelliJ IDEA | 130 visits |
| 4 | Sublime Text | 126 visits |
| 5 | DBeaver | 115 visits |
| 6 | Neovim | 109 visits |
| 7 | Vite | 103 visits |
| 8 | Replit | 101 visits |
| 9 | WebStorm | 86 visits |
| 10 | CodeSandbox | 84 visits |
A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 44 of 130 IDE & Code Editors tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “IDE & Code Editors leaderboards”, Oct 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Methodology and sources
Every figure is computed live from the Toolradar catalog, published IDE & Code Editors tools only. Ratings and review counts are aggregated across third-party review platforms such as G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, SourceForge, TrustRadius and PeerSpot and are not the site's own reviews. Added in 2026 means added to the Toolradar directory this year, not the vendor's launch date. Leaderboards apply a 500-review floor. See how we rate.