PyCharm Professional vs PyCharm Community Edition

  • via a plugin
    via a plugin
  • limited support
    limited support
  • available
    available
The Python IDE for data science and web development
  • IDE
  • paid
  • Windows/macOS/Linux
The essential Python IDE
  • IDE
  • free
  • Windows/macOS/Linux

While PyCharm Community Edition provides the essential IDE experience for Python development, PyCharm Professional Edition is the top choice for Python developers focusing on data science and web development. It supports Django, Flask, FastAPI, Jupyter, SQL databases, and interactive tables and allows you to work in a remote development environment. It bundles WebStorm and DataGrip, offering best-in-class support for frontend technologies and databases.

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

PyCharm Community Edition

  • available
    Python
  • via a plugin
    Rust
  • via a plugin
    Dart
  • available
    HTML
  • available
    XML, JSON, YAML
  • available
    XSLT, XPath
  • available
    Markdown

Framework support

PyCharm Professional

  • available
    React, React Native
  • available
    Angular
  • available
    Node.js
  • available
    Next.js
  • available
    Vue.js
  • available
    Django
  • available
    Flask
  • available
    FastAPI
  • available
    PyQT
  • available
    Jupyter Notebook
  • via a plugin
    Selenium / Selenide
  • via a plugin
    Playwright
  • via a plugin
    Cypress

PyCharm Community Edition

  • available
    PyQT

Build tools

PyCharm Professional

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

PyCharm Community Edition

  • available
    Virtualenv
  • available
    Pipenv
  • available
    Poetry

Integrated developer tools

PyCharm Professional

PyCharm Community Edition

Version Control

PyCharm Professional

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

PyCharm Community Edition

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

Deployment

PyCharm Professional

  • available
    Docker, Docker Compose
  • via a plugin
    Kubernetes

PyCharm Community Edition

  • limited support
    Docker, Docker Compose

Collaboration and teamwork

PyCharm Professional

PyCharm Community Edition

Appearance

PyCharm Professional

  • via a plugin
    Custom themes

PyCharm Community Edition

  • via a plugin
    Custom themes

Remote Interpreters

PyCharm Professional

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

PyCharm Community Edition

  • no match
    No match

License

PyCharm Professional

Commercial

PyCharm Community Edition

Built on open source 

Pricing

PyCharm Professional

PyCharm Community Edition

Free

PyCharm Professional

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PyCharm Community Edition