PhpStormvsJetBrains Rider

App

Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Security

Integrations

PhpStormJetBrains Rider

Signals Comparison

Performance

PhpStorm

Extremely high memory consumption(9/10)
Slow indexing and re-indexing(8/10)
Multiple projects cause severe slowdowns(7/10)
Text search unreliable and slow(5/10)
Database plugin causes memory spikes(6/10)

JetBrains Rider

Excessive memory consumption(9/10)
UI freezing and hangs(9/10)
Slow startup and indexing(6/10)

Pricing

PhpStorm

No free community edition(7/10)
Hardware requirements add hidden costs(5/10)

JetBrains Rider

Expensive subscription compared to Visual Studio(7/10)

Usability

PhpStorm

Complex settings structure(5/10)
Lacks code preview like VS Code(4/10)

JetBrains Rider

Debugger lacking compared to Visual Studio(6/10)
Custom keybinds harder to configure(4/10)
Cannot open multiple solutions(5/10)
Search doesn't auto-clear previous terms(3/10)

Reliability

PhpStorm

False positive linting errors(5/10)
Java VM memory doesn't shrink properly(5/10)

JetBrains Rider

Version 2025.3 major performance regression(9/10)
IntelliSense randomly stops working(5/10)

Integrations

PhpStorm

PHP-only focus limits multi-language work(5/10)

JetBrains Rider

Deployment and code generation less mature(5/10)
Fewer plugins than Visual Studio(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

PhpStorm

Individual Monthly

$10.9/mo

Users: 1 user

Limits: No volume discounts, no perpetual fallback

More expensive than annual, AI Assistant extra

Individual Annual (Year 1)

Popular

$109/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: Must wait for year 2-3 for loyalty discounts

AI Pro addon $100/year extra, price doesn't include VAT

Individual Annual (Year 2)

$87/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: Requires continuous subscription

AI features still extra

Organization Annual

$289/yr

Users: Per user

Limits: Must purchase per developer, costs scale linearly

Each seat costs $289/year, AI addon extra per user

All Products Pack Individual

$289/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: Overkill if you only need PHP development

AI credits still extra, significantly more expensive if only using PHP

JetBrains Rider

Non-Commercial (Free)

Free

Users: 1 user

Limits: Non-commercial use only, no enterprise features

Cannot use for paid work, no commercial support

Individual Monthly

$16.9/mo

Users: 1 user

Limits: No volume discounts, no perpetual fallback

More expensive than annual, AI Assistant extra

Individual Annual (Year 1)

Popular

$169/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: More expensive than other JetBrains IDEs, must wait for loyalty discounts

AI Pro addon $100/year extra, price doesn't include VAT

Organization Annual

$519/yr

Users: Per user

Limits: Significantly more expensive than Visual Studio licenses

Each seat costs $519/year, AI addon extra per user

All Products Pack Individual

$289/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: More cost-effective if using multiple JetBrains products

AI credits still extra

Feature Comparison

Feature	PhpStorm	JetBrains Rider
Languages
PHP code completion Best-in-class
C# code completion Best-in-class via ReSharper
Frameworks
Laravel support Blade templates
.NET Core support Full support
Symfony support Full integration
ASP.NET support Full support
WordPress support Built-in
Unity integration Deep integration
Xamarin support Built-in
Debugging
Xdebug integration Comprehensive
Tools
Database tools Built-in
Cross-platform Windows, macOS, Linux
Docker support Built-in
REST client Built-in
Debugging Good but lacks OzCode equivalent
Version Control
Git integration Comprehensive
Editor
Code refactoring Superior to VS Code
Pricing
Free tier No free edition
AI
AI Assistant Paid addon required

Signals Comparison

Performance

PhpStorm

Extremely high memory consumption(9/10)
Slow indexing and re-indexing(8/10)
Multiple projects cause severe slowdowns(7/10)
Text search unreliable and slow(5/10)
Database plugin causes memory spikes(6/10)

JetBrains Rider

Excessive memory consumption(9/10)
UI freezing and hangs(9/10)
Slow startup and indexing(6/10)

Pricing

PhpStorm

No free community edition(7/10)
Hardware requirements add hidden costs(5/10)

JetBrains Rider

Expensive subscription compared to Visual Studio(7/10)

Usability

PhpStorm

Complex settings structure(5/10)
Lacks code preview like VS Code(4/10)

JetBrains Rider

Debugger lacking compared to Visual Studio(6/10)
Custom keybinds harder to configure(4/10)
Cannot open multiple solutions(5/10)
Search doesn't auto-clear previous terms(3/10)

Reliability

PhpStorm

False positive linting errors(5/10)
Java VM memory doesn't shrink properly(5/10)

JetBrains Rider

Version 2025.3 major performance regression(9/10)
IntelliSense randomly stops working(5/10)

Integrations

PhpStorm

PHP-only focus limits multi-language work(5/10)

JetBrains Rider

Deployment and code generation less mature(5/10)
Fewer plugins than Visual Studio(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

PhpStorm

Individual Monthly

$10.9/mo

Users: 1 user

Limits: No volume discounts, no perpetual fallback

More expensive than annual, AI Assistant extra

Individual Annual (Year 1)

Popular

$109/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: Must wait for year 2-3 for loyalty discounts

AI Pro addon $100/year extra, price doesn't include VAT

Individual Annual (Year 2)

$87/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: Requires continuous subscription

AI features still extra

Organization Annual

$289/yr

Users: Per user

Limits: Must purchase per developer, costs scale linearly

Each seat costs $289/year, AI addon extra per user

All Products Pack Individual

$289/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: Overkill if you only need PHP development

AI credits still extra, significantly more expensive if only using PHP

JetBrains Rider

Non-Commercial (Free)

Free

Users: 1 user

Limits: Non-commercial use only, no enterprise features

Cannot use for paid work, no commercial support

Individual Monthly

$16.9/mo

Users: 1 user

Limits: No volume discounts, no perpetual fallback

More expensive than annual, AI Assistant extra

Individual Annual (Year 1)

Popular

$169/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: More expensive than other JetBrains IDEs, must wait for loyalty discounts

AI Pro addon $100/year extra, price doesn't include VAT

Organization Annual

$519/yr

Users: Per user

Limits: Significantly more expensive than Visual Studio licenses

Each seat costs $519/year, AI addon extra per user

All Products Pack Individual

$289/yr

Users: 1 user

Limits: More cost-effective if using multiple JetBrains products

AI credits still extra

Feature Comparison

Feature	PhpStorm	JetBrains Rider
Languages
PHP code completion Best-in-class
C# code completion Best-in-class via ReSharper
Frameworks
Laravel support Blade templates
.NET Core support Full support
Symfony support Full integration
ASP.NET support Full support
WordPress support Built-in
Unity integration Deep integration
Xamarin support Built-in
Debugging
Xdebug integration Comprehensive
Tools
Database tools Built-in
Cross-platform Windows, macOS, Linux
Docker support Built-in
REST client Built-in
Debugging Good but lacks OzCode equivalent
Version Control
Git integration Comprehensive
Editor
Code refactoring Superior to VS Code
Pricing
Free tier No free edition
AI
AI Assistant Paid addon required