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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    WebStorm

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AWebStorm is an integrated development environment (IDE) by JetBrains. Designed for JavaScript and TypeScript development, WebStorm also aims to make it easy to tackle the most challenging tasks. Whether resolving Git merge conflicts or renaming a symbol across multiple files, it takes just a few clicks.

    $0

    per year

    Perforce Zend

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AZend, acquired by Rogue Wave Software in 2017 and then by Perforce in 2019, is a PHP Application Server that aims to improve web app deployment, debugging, and monitoring. Zend offers secured PHP Runtimes and Support for Mission-Critical Applications.

    $250

    per license

    PyCharm

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/APyCharm is an extensive Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Python developers. Its arsenal includes intelligent code completion, error detection, and rapid problem-solving features, all of which aim to bolster efficiency. The product supports programmers in composing orderly and maintainable code by offering PEP8 checks, testing assistance, intelligent refactorings, and inspections. Moreover, it caters to web development frameworks like Django and Flask by providing framework…

    $9.90

    per month per user

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    Editions & Modules
    Individual Non-Commercial
    $0
    per year
    Individual
    $6.90
    per month
    Bussiness
    $15.90
    per month per user
    Individual
    $69
    per year
    Business
    $159
    per year per user
    Zend Server with Z-Ray Developer Edition - Standard
    $250
    per license
    Developer Edition Bundle: Zend Server with Z-Ray
    $299
    per license
    Zend Server with Z-Ray Developer Edition - Enterprise
    1,000
    per license
    For Individuals
    $99
    per year per user
    All Products Pack for Organizations
    $249
    per year per user
    All Products Pack for Individuals
    $289
    per year per user
    For Organizations
    $779
    per year per user
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    Considered Multiple Products
    JetBrains
    Chose WebStorm
    While vscode is a great product by itself, I prefer WebStorm as I found it more intuitive to use out of the box. I also feel error detection and linting is producing better results on WebStorm. Keeping an IDE with out-of-the-box keybinding and common plugins allows me …
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    Chose WebStorm
    Microsoft VS code has some similar features as WebStorm, but too basic and lack of a lot of "in-depth" features, it is not kind of "All-In-One" IDE officially speaking, so eventually we find out WebStorm meets our needs much better
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    Chose WebStorm
    Atom is free to use, unlike WebStorm. However, as it is free it is also open-source. The drawback is that improving and maintaining the product can take time and updates are not as frequent as in WebStorm. Atom's UI is very appealing and customizable. Atom also has GitHub …
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    Chose WebStorm
    I have loved using WebStorm because it has so many features that are helpful not only to those just starting out, but also to veteran programmers. WebStorm also has free educational licensing, which has been integral in creating a professional environment in my classroom. It …
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    Chose WebStorm
    More configurable.
    Comes with code liners ( no plugin is needed)
    Karma test runner is supported by default
    Incentivized
    Chose WebStorm
    Others are free IntelliJ WebStorm is not.
    Incentivized
    Chose WebStorm
    WebStorm is a better all around IDE when you are building out a solution. Visual Studio Code, Sublime, these are great for single files or for quick demos. But once we sit down to create a project, we fire up WebStorm.
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    Perforce Software
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    JetBrains
    Chose PyCharm
    I've used Sublime, VSCode, Wing IDE, Visual Studio, IntelliJ, WebStorm. For Java development, Intellij is best - being built by the same company as PyCharm it provides a helpful familiarity. The same can be said for WebStorm, although more lightweight IDEs are usually …
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    Chose PyCharm
    Simply one of the best IDE's of our time. It has a lot of features, a big user base, and a professional developer team behind it. It simply surpasses most of its competitors, as there are not too many Python-specialized IDEs anyway.
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    Chose PyCharm
    I needed a Python dedicated solution Pycharm is the best suited, giving no hassle in setting up and providing an off the shelf solution for python development. Using Eclipse is cumbersome, some additional plugins must be installed and configured
    Incentivized
    Chose PyCharm
    There are many other good editors are there in market but PyCharm has great support for Python and Python frameworks because its designed for Python.
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    Small Businesses
    Visual Studio
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Laravel PHP Framework
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Visual Studio
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PyCharm
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Laravel PHP Framework
    Score9.9 out of 10
    IntelliJ IDEA
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IntelliJ IDEA
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    WebStorm
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    WebStormPerforce ZendPyCharm
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (31 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (42 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
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    9.6
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (8 ratings)
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    8.3
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    Implementation Rating
    10.0
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    JetBrains
    Groups that use a [variety] of development environments (.net, python, web), Jebrain's products and Webstorm, in particular, are a great choice for productivity. If your developers are accustom to another IDE it might be better for all to sync on the same one. I wouldn't take the cost aspect as a consideration. A productive developer is far more important.
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    Perforce Software
    We haven't found any scenarios where it's not appropriate, but it's well-suited for anyone wanting a stable PHP environment where Zend does the heavy lifting and you don't have to babysit the environment constantly.
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    JetBrains
    PyCharm is well suited to developing and deploying Python applications in the cloud using Kubernetes or serverless pipelines. The integration with GitLab is great; merges and rebates are easily done and help the developer move quickly. The search engine that allows you to search inside your code is also great. It is less appropriate for other languages.
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    Pros
    JetBrains
    • Includes a built in spell checker to eliminate time wasted searching for small mistakes.
    • Provides a drop down menu of options complete with keyboard shortcuts that allow for streamlined programming.
    • Identifies when variables are named differently, allowing for cohesive work without the scrolling.
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    Perforce Software
    • Stability
    • Efficiency
    • Advanced monitoring capabilities.
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    JetBrains
    • Git integration is really essential as it allows anyone to visually see the local and remote changes, compare revisions without the need for complex commands.
    • Complex debugging tools are basked into the IDE. Controls like break on exception are sometimes very helpful to identify errors quickly.
    • Multiple runtimes - Python, Flask, Django, Docker are native the to IDE. This makes development and debugging and even more seamless.
    • Integrates with Jupyter and Markdown files as well. Side by side rendering and editing makes it simple to develop such files.
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    Cons
    JetBrains
    • The popup file search sometimes frustrates me. It caps the number of results, and sometimes it isn't clear that it simply stopped looking. I also used to have trouble finding string occurrences that I knew were in my project, but I think they've made improvements in this area recently.
    • Being a AAA IDE, WebStorm can be a memory hog. If I don't kill it every few days, it can get really slow. I would love to see performance improvements.
    • Speaking of performance, WebStorm can take a long time to launch. I'd like to see improvements in launch times.
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    Perforce Software
    • 1 - I can't really think of anything. We've not run into anything it doesn't do or anything it does badly.
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    JetBrains
    • The biggest complaint I have about PyCharm is that it can use a lot of RAM which slows down the computer / IDE. I use the paid version, and have otherwise found nothing to complain about the interface, utility, and capabilities.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    JetBrains
    It's an irreplaceable part of my toolkit and isn't that expensive per year.
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    Perforce Software
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    JetBrains
    It's perfect for our needs, cuts development time, is really helpful for newbies to understand projects structure
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    Usability
    JetBrains
    Great in debugging, testing, developing and maintaining softwares in a number of languages. Great support for many languages and their syntaxes. Great support of many third party extensions and plugins like GIT and html plugins. The RAM usage of WebStorm however could be really improved, it literally takes almost all of the RAM of my machine with 16GB RAM
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    Perforce Software
    Zend is the easiest PHP web server I've used, especially, again, for daily monitoring.
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    JetBrains
    It's pretty easy to use, but if it's your first time using it, you need time to adapt. Nevertheless, it has a lot of options, and everything is pretty easy to find. The console has a lot of advantages and lets you accelerate your development from the first day.
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    Support Rating
    JetBrains
    I gave this rating because I have never needed their customer support, which is the highest level of support I suppose. When a product works just fine out of the box and everything you may need is well documented, it's a paradise for the customer. But I've seen some questions asked on their portal, and I've seen thorough answers given to the questions and the willingness to support the customer with follow-ups and everything else.
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    Perforce Software
    No answers on this topic
    JetBrains
    I rate 10/10 because I have never needed a direct customer support from the JetBrains so far. Whenever and for whatever kind of problems I came across, I have been able to resolve it within the internet community, simply by Googling because turns out most of the time, it was me who lacked the proper information to use the IDE or simply make the proper configuration. I have never came across a bug in PyCharm either so it deserves 10/10 for overall support
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    Implementation Rating
    JetBrains
    Highly recommend the JetBrains Toolbox, it remembers your recent projects and launches from the task bar.
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    Alternatives Considered
    JetBrains
    I think WebStorm is way ahead of open-source editors. Please don't get me wrong, I love open-source. But the other free editors have a lot of configuration which blocks my whole coding experience. Take "Atom" for example. I used it for about 3 months, but in that time I had to update the plugins hundreds of time, and for every little thing (e.g. linter) I had to download a community plugin, and with each plugin atom would get a little slow. Take "Eclipse" for another example, which is very suited for Java, but not so suited for JavaScript. Sublime was good, but WebStorm comes with many exciting features that I did not find in sublime/notepad.
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    Perforce Software
    The Zend Studio PHP IDE is great and has great integration with the Zend Server Platform.
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    JetBrains
    When it comes to development and debugging PyCharm is better than Spyder as it provides good debugging support and top-quality code completion suggestions. Compared to Jupiter notebook it's easy to install required packages in PyCharm, also PyChram is a good option when we want to write production-grade code because it provides required suggestions.
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    Return on Investment
    JetBrains
    • Saves lot of time when we are finding the text or files.
    • Easy to work with for support projects.
    • Nice code completion feature.
    • It's all in one solution for both front end, back end and database solution to work with.
    • Initial learning curve is required to use the workbench.
    • Documentation can be improved better probably adding videos, would be helpful for visual person.
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    Perforce Software
    • ROI - saved a ton of time not having to configure vanilla PHP.
    • Zend framework is easily available and makes many programming tasks much easier.
    • Day to day time savings since Zend essentially monitors itself.
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    JetBrains
    • PyCharm has a very positive ROI for our BU. It has increased developer productivity exponentially.
    • Software quality has significantly improved. We are able to refactor/test/debug the code quicker/faster/better.
    • Our business unit is able to deliver faster. Customers are happier than ever.
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