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Tools · ides editors debuggers · Alternatives

Visual Studio alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 ides editors debuggers are named by companies instead of Visual Studio: Eclipse IDE by 1,214 companies, Visual Studio Code by 1,213, Xcode by 641.

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

Visual Studio, companies in postings
1,836
Most used alternative
Eclipse IDE · 1,214
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Eclipse IDE
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

ides editors debuggers companies choose instead of Visual Studio

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Visual Studiopostings, 90 dCompare
1
Eclipse IDEEclipse Foundation
1,21466%5,316Visual Studio vs Eclipse IDE →
2
Visual Studio CodeMicrosoft
1,21366%2,762Visual Studio vs Visual Studio Code →
3
XcodeApple
64135%1,292Visual Studio vs Xcode →
4
Android StudioGoogle
53429%927Visual Studio vs Android Studio →
5
IntelliJ IDEAJetBrains
49227%3,545Visual Studio vs IntelliJ IDEA →
6
Adobe DreamweaverAdobe
33518%380Visual Studio vs Adobe Dreamweaver →
7
SAP Business Application StudioSAP
27015%722Visual Studio vs SAP Business Application Studio →
8
GDBGNU Project
26614%819Visual Studio vs GDB →
9
Serial Wire DebugArm
21612%395Visual Studio vs Serial Wire Debug →
10
Chrome DevToolsGoogle
20111%339Visual Studio vs Chrome DevTools →
11
InstrumentsApple
18110%356Visual Studio vs Instruments →
12
RStudioPosit
1649%258Visual Studio vs RStudio →
13
VimVim project
1377%320Visual Studio vs Vim →
14
Charles ProxyXK72
1156%207soon
15
Android Debug BridgeGoogle
1146%239soon
16
FiddlerProgress (Telerik)
1126%235soon
17
WinDbgMicrosoft
1026%325soon
18
JetBrainsJetBrains
895%422soon
19
IAR Embedded WorkbenchIAR Systems
875%147soon
20
NVIDIA NsightNVIDIA
845%194soon
21
Oxygen XML EditorSyncro Soft
845%150soon
22
Lauterbach TRACE32Lauterbach
835%318soon
23
NetBeansApache Software Foundation
804%132soon
24
PyCharmJetBrains
774%1,039soon
25
KeilArm
754%106soon
26
FirebugMozilla
714%66soon
27
ValgrindValgrind Developers
714%209soon
28
PhpStormJetBrains
623%81soon
29
perfLinux Foundation
613%199soon
30
ftraceLinux Foundation
583%141soon
31
vi
553%104soon
32
NVIDIA Nsight ComputeNVIDIA
543%126soon
33
JetBrains RiderJetBrains
533%132soon
34
Dev ContainersDevelopment Containers
483%79soon
35
Oracle JDeveloperOracle
432%58soon
36
LogcatGoogle
422%156soon
37
Event Tracing for WindowsMicrosoft
392%105soon
38
LLDBLLVM Project
382%92soon
39
ABAP Development ToolsSAP
372%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 Visual Studio: Eclipse IDE by 1,214 companies, Visual Studio Code by 1,213, Xcode by 641, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/visual-studio/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

Visual Studio alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Visual Studio?

Eclipse IDE: 1,214 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,836 for Visual Studio.

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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