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What is WebStorm?

WebStorm is an integrated development environment for JavaScript and related technologies. Like other JetBrains IDEs, it aims to make the development experience more enjoyable, automating routine work and helping users handle complex tasks.

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Simple and Smart IDE

9 out of 10
December 04, 2019
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IntelliJ WebStorm is used as an integrated workbench to work on javascript projects both on client-side and server-side applications. It …
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$6.90

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Bussiness

$15.90

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per month per user

Individual

$69

Cloud
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/buy

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is WebStorm?

WebStorm is an integrated development environment for JavaScript and related technologies. Like other JetBrains IDEs, it aims to make the development experience more enjoyable, automating routine work and helping users handle complex tasks.

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WebStorm Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

IntelliJ IDEA, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, and Sublime Text are common alternatives for WebStorm.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of WebStorm are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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WebStorm has proven to be a highly valuable tool for developers across various scenarios. Its ability to enhance productivity and seamless integration with different development environments make it a top choice among programmers. Many users have praised the comprehensive set of pre-configured features and abilities, significantly reducing the need for additional plugins or configurations. The wide adoption of WebStorm in computer science classes speaks to its accessibility and usefulness for projects of varying complexity, making it a preferred IDE even after graduation.

One of the standout use cases of WebStorm is its effectiveness in developing single-page applications, Angular projects, and NodeJS projects. Its support for all major frameworks, source control systems, package managers, testing tools, and a wide range of plugins makes it an incredibly versatile tool for development purposes. It serves not just as an editor but also as a debugger, version control tool, and more, acting as the primary IDE for entire organizations working on different projects.

Additionally, WebStorm is highly valued by front-end developers who require enterprise features like quick code generation, debugging capabilities, and easy integration with version control systems such as Git. The IDE's customization options that cater to individual developer preferences further contribute to its appeal. Teams have found great value in using WebStorm to increase speed, efficiency, and reduce bugs in JavaScript-based applications. Collaborative work is made easier with WebStorm's centralized tool that provides consistent features and facilitates problem-solving and code viewing.

Furthermore, WebStorm's flexibility extends beyond web development as it can be used alongside other IDEs like Eclipse and PyCharm/Spyder for Java, Python, and front-end development. It has become a go-to choice for healthcare-related applications due to its reliability and efficiency in providing a conducive development environment. Overall, WebStorm has entrenched itself as the standard IDE for web application development with support for various languages, frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, as well as other essential web technologies.

Based on the user reviews, the most common recommendations for WebStorm are to try it out, especially if you have an edu email address and can access the free version. They also suggest purchasing a full IntelliJ license for access to other JetBrains products. Additionally, users recommend being patient while WebStorm indexes your files.

For Visual Studio Code, the most common recommendations are to give it a try, especially if you are a student or willing to pay for it. Users also recommend using Visual Studio Code if you need a good IDE with testing, version control system, etc. Furthermore, users think that Visual Studio Code can change your coding experience for the better.

In summary, users recommend trying out both WebStorm and Visual Studio Code to see if they meet your specific needs and preferences in terms of features, ease of use, and compatibility with your programming stack.

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Sagiv Frankel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have a personal affinity to Jetbrain products. I've tried other IDE's but always find myself being far more productive when using Jetbrain products in general and Webstorm in particular. It helps developers [be more productive without changing] experiences and the general setup between development environments (web, .net, Java, python etc...). It also comes out of the box with a clear set [of] good configurations and abilities without having to add [...] many plugins or info. Webstorm has been around for years and perfected [its] integration with the JavaScript ecosystem (web + node).
  • Keeping up with new tools / language changes / web frameworks
  • Fast and efficient
  • Awesome git support and diffing
  • Debugging is awesome
  • Great JavaScript support (Web + NodeJS)
  • Sync configurations via your account
  • Git graph and rebase are hard to manage (look at GitKraken for a good improvement on that)
  • Favorites and bookmarks could be more useful (You can't create directories for bookmarks and favorites are on files)
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.
  • Up and running with great defaults and code suggestions.
  • Super productive with it.
  • Super fast debugging/searching/refactoring.
  • Work faster - great performance and load time
  • Negative - has cost
  • Less prone to make merging errors
VS Code is free and more popular. Popularity helps in that you can do pair programming more easily because you all use the same [tool]. It's also easier when trying to guide someone (especially a junior developer).
However, Webstorm comes with more out-of-the-box and is generally faster and more effective.
Webstorm has been around for many more years as well.
April 15, 2021

WebStorm, what else?

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In the IT and R&D department of our company, for IDE selection, we use Eclipse for Java/J2EE application development, PyCharm/Spyder for Python application development, and we equip our front-end developers with the WebStorm for our modern SPA development. We use node.js to implement server side service, as it is java script based, we also use WebStorm as the standard JS IDE. Karma + Mocha are our standard testing framework for our SPA, which is seamlessly integrated into the WebStorm already
  • As the product of the JetBean, the UI is very familiar as the famous IntelliJ
  • I don't see any other JS IDE can be compared with WebStrom, from the feature richness + plug-in + community support
  • The JS static code scanning out of the box is very handy
  • Auto fix is also very productive feature to mention
  • It by default has well integration with Angular, TypeScript, Vue, React
  • Didn't find any apparent issue overall, except sometimes the WebStorm is running too many default validation check in the backend and response is slow, typically when we keep WebStorm running for some time, and if we restart the WebStorm it will take long time to be "warm up", perhaps, some JetBean team can consider some performance improvement
For any Javascript/Typescript based development, WebStorm is the best choice
  • Tt makes the JS based development and testing very smooth, the developers are very productive
  • WebStorm perfectly supports the VCS system like GIT and SVN, makes the team based development very efficient
  • WebStorm out-of-box code quality control feature, making sure a lot low level mistakes had been corrected during the coding time
  • It speeds up the development and testing, supporting our "speed-to-market" initiative
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
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are using WebStorm for the last 4 years for frontend development. We all are using it and it saves more time to do coding.
  • Auto suggestion
  • Package installation is good
  • UI is easy to manage
  • Version control
  • syntax and all default formatting
  • You need more memory to use
  • No other cons I found on this. All good
When we are using frontend development then it was used very well. It has suggested better suits for code and time also saved on this due to error indication and all.

Really useful in any scenarios.
  • Angular JS Development
  • ReactJS Development
  • Debugger is good
  • Default testing capability
  • VCS
  • Save time of developer
  • Also QA getting less bugs because of default bahaviour
Sublime is light weight but it is not powerful as like WebStorm.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
WebStorm is used by myself and a few other software teammates at our organization. We use this IDE on our front-end React-JS code. WebStorm allows my teammates and myself to use the same tools and IDE so that we can easily help each other when problem solving or viewing code.
  • Vast library of tools.
  • Large source of plugins.
  • Customizable interface and beautiful UI.
  • WebStorm is on the pricier side for IDE's.
  • WebStorm takes a little bit of time to boot up.
  • Takes up a good chunk of computer processor.
WebStorm is well suited for coders at any level. It has the same UI and feel as other JetBrains products, which is much appreciated. Working on front-end code with WebStorm makes my job a lot easier. The many plugins make my coding experience customizable and enjoyable. One scenario where WebStorm is less appropriate is the the number of web frameworks it can deal with. More current frameworks are barely supported.
  • Debugging tools.
  • Multiple language support.
  • Version control.
  • Auto-Completion tool speeds up development time.
  • Multiple Terminals allow the user to stay on one screen further speeding up development time.
  • Supports many JS libraries so that our software team only needs one IDE for any front-end project.
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 integration allowing for version control.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use WebStorm to develop AngularJS and Angular applications. It is not a department-wide standard, but I made the case to purchase my own license based on my experience with other JetBrains products, and it's a key part of my development process.
  • Built in support for multiple technologies.
  • Excellent debugger.
  • Lots of plugins.
  • Speed and responsiveness.
  • Every now and then the indexer takes over and slows things down.
When using TypeScript, or any of the major JavaScript frameworks, especially with large code bases. The code navigation works really well.
  • Ease of use for new developers
  • Refactoring capabilities
  • Syntax checking
  • Easy code navigation and shortcuts
  • In-place syntax errors and corrections have helped me avoid many subtle bugs.
  • Easy code style fixes help reduce failed builds from linter.
I like WebStorm better because I don't have to spend time hunting down "useful plugins" to add to VS Code. But I'm biased because I have a lot more experience with WebStorm.
2
Front-end software development.
N/A
  • AngularJS Development
  • Angular Development
  • JavaScript Development
  • The extension-typed scratch files come in handy often, they are better than notepad.
  • If we switch to a different JavaScript framework
It's an irreplaceable part of my toolkit and isn't that expensive per year.
No
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Prior Experience with the Product
Prior experience with similar JetBrains products (PHPStorm, PyCharm). I figured I would like WebStorm just as much (and I did!).
I could have given a bigger effort on evaluating free options (such as Visual Studio Code), but I don't have all the time in the world for these decisions.
  • Implemented in-house
No
Change management was minimal
It is a simple installer on a desktop. The JetBrains Toolbox is very handy too.
  • None
Highly recommend the JetBrains Toolbox, it remembers your recent projects and launches from the task bar.
They update about monthly with patches and add new features quarterly. They are regularly working to improve performance.
No. It wasn't offered, and I haven't needed it.
No
I haven't reported any bugs, but they have answered questions very quickly. Their billing support team was also very helpful when I needed to merge licenses across different accounts.
It's easy to teach new users the extreme basics to get them working, then let them figure out little tips, tricks, shortcuts, refactorings, and other features on their own.
  • Code completion
  • Context-sensitive refactorings
  • Integrations with frameworks and launchers
  • Syntax highlighting
  • File navigation / searching
  • With large projects, it takes a minute to figure out how exclude folders from indexing
No
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