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Tools · ides editors debuggers · Alternatives

JetBrains alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 ides editors debuggers are named by companies instead of JetBrains: Visual Studio by 1,836 companies, Eclipse IDE by 1,214, Visual Studio Code by 1,213.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

JetBrains, companies in postings
89
Most used alternative
Visual Studio · 1,836
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Visual Studio
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

ides editors debuggers companies choose instead of JetBrains

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs JetBrainspostings, 90 dCompare
1
Visual StudioMicrosoft
1,8362063%6,485soon
2
Eclipse IDEEclipse Foundation
1,2141364%5,316soon
3
Visual Studio CodeMicrosoft
1,2131363%2,762soon
4
XcodeApple
641720%1,292soon
5
Android StudioGoogle
534600%927soon
6
IntelliJ IDEAJetBrains
492553%3,545soon
7
Adobe DreamweaverAdobe
335376%380soon
8
SAP Business Application StudioSAP
270303%722soon
9
GDBGNU Project
266299%819soon
10
Serial Wire DebugArm
216243%395soon
11
Chrome DevToolsGoogle
201226%339soon
12
InstrumentsApple
181203%356soon
13
RStudioPosit
164184%258soon
14
VimVim project
137154%320soon
15
Charles ProxyXK72
115129%207soon
16
Android Debug BridgeGoogle
114128%239soon
17
FiddlerProgress (Telerik)
112126%235soon
18
WinDbgMicrosoft
102115%325soon
19
IAR Embedded WorkbenchIAR Systems
8798%147soon
20
NVIDIA NsightNVIDIA
8494%194soon
21
Oxygen XML EditorSyncro Soft
8494%150soon
22
Lauterbach TRACE32Lauterbach
8393%318soon
23
NetBeansApache Software Foundation
8090%132soon
24
PyCharmJetBrains
7787%1,039soon
25
KeilArm
7584%106soon
26
FirebugMozilla
7180%66soon
27
ValgrindValgrind Developers
7180%209soon
28
PhpStormJetBrains
6270%81soon
29
perfLinux Foundation
6169%199soon
30
ftraceLinux Foundation
5865%141soon
31
vi
5562%104soon
32
NVIDIA Nsight ComputeNVIDIA
5461%126soon
33
JetBrains RiderJetBrains
5360%132soon
34
Dev ContainersDevelopment Containers
4854%79soon
35
Oracle JDeveloperOracle
4348%58soon
36
LogcatGoogle
4247%156soon
37
Event Tracing for WindowsMicrosoft
3944%105soon
38
LLDBLLVM Project
3843%92soon
39
ABAP Development ToolsSAP
3742%92soon
9,534 companies name a ides editors debugger in their postings.

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39 ides editors debuggers are named by companies instead of JetBrains: Visual Studio by 1,836 companies, Eclipse IDE by 1,214, Visual Studio Code by 1,213, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/jetbrains/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

JetBrains alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to JetBrains?

Visual Studio: 1,836 companies name it in their own job postings, against 89 for JetBrains.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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