PyCharm Professional vs IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

  • via a plugin
    via a plugin
  • via a paid plugin
    via a paid plugin
  • available
    available
The Python IDE for data science and web development
  • IDE
  • paid
  • Windows/macOS/Linux
The IDE for Professional Development in Java and Kotlin
  • IDE
  • paid
  • Windows/macOS/Linux

PyCharm Professional Edition and the Python plugin for IntelliJ IDEA offer equivalent functionality. The main difference is that PyCharm Professional Edition is designed specifically for Python developers focusing on data science and web development, offering a better UX for working with Python and its technologies.

Languages

PyCharm Professional

  • available
    Python
  • available
    Cython
  • via a plugin
    Rust
  • via a plugin
    Dart
  • available
    SQL
  • available
    HTML
  • available
    XML, JSON, YAML
  • available
    XSLT, XPath
  • available
    Markdown
  • available
    JavaScript, TypeScript
  • available
    CSS, Sass, SCSS, Less
  • via a plugin
    Haml, Slim, Liquid

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

  • available
    Java
  • available
    Groovy
  • available
    Kotlin
  • via a plugin
    Scala
  • via a plugin
    Python
  • via a plugin
    Cython
  • via a plugin
    Ruby and JRuby
  • via a plugin
    Rust
  • via a plugin
    PHP
  • via a plugin
    Go
  • via a plugin
    Dart
  • available
    SQL
  • available
    HTML
  • available
    XML, JSON, YAML
  • available
    XSLT, XPath
  • available
    Markdown
  • available
    JavaScript, TypeScript
  • available
    CSS, Sass, SCSS, Less
  • via a plugin
    Haml, Slim, Liquid

Framework support

PyCharm Professional

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

Build tools

PyCharm Professional

  • available
    npm
  • available
    Webpack
  • available
    Gulp, Grunt
  • available
    Virtualenv
  • available
    Pipenv
  • available
    Poetry
  • available
    Vite

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

  • available
    Maven
  • available
    Gradle
  • available
    Ant
  • via a plugin
    sbt, Bloop, Mill
  • available
    npm
  • available
    Webpack
  • available
    Gulp, Grunt
  • via a plugin
    Virtualenv
  • via a plugin
    Pipenv
  • via a plugin
    Poetry
  • via a plugin
    Phing
  • available
    Vite

Integrated developer tools

PyCharm Professional

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

Version Control

PyCharm Professional

  • available
    Git, GitHub, GitLab
  • available
    Subversion
  • available
    Mercurial
  • available
    Perforce

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

  • available
    Git, GitHub, GitLab
  • available
    Subversion
  • available
    Mercurial
  • available
    Perforce
  • available
    Local History

Deployment

PyCharm Professional

  • available
    Docker, Docker Compose
  • via a plugin
    Kubernetes

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

  • available
    Docker, Docker Compose
  • via a plugin
    Kubernetes
  • available
    Java applications servers
  • available
    Remote Development
  • available
    Dev Containers

Collaboration and teamwork

PyCharm Professional

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

Appearance

PyCharm Professional

  • via a plugin
    Custom themes

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

  • via a plugin
    Custom themes

Remote Interpreters

PyCharm Professional

  • available
    SSH
  • available
    Docker, Docker Compose
  • available
    WSL
  • available
    Vagrant

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

  • available
    SSH
  • available
    Docker, Docker Compose
  • available
    WSL
  • available
    Vagrant

License

PyCharm Professional

Commercial

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

Commercial

Pricing

PyCharm Professional

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

PyCharm Professional

Download

Free 30-day trial

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

Download

Free 30-day trial