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RubyMine vs JetBrains PhpStorm

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

RubyMine

8.0
Developer Tools

Ruby on Rails IDE

JetBrains PhpStorm

8.0
Developer Tools

PHP IDE by JetBrains

Metric RubyMine JetBrains PhpStorm
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 78 269
90-day Installs 234 821
365-day Installs 1.3K 3.8K
Version 2026.1.4,261.26222.67 2026.1.4,261.26222.71
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 130 1.4K
GitHub Forks 29 823
Open Issues 19 5
License MIT Apache-2.0
Language Kotlin PHP
Last GitHub Commit 8y ago 3mo ago
First Seen Oct 15, 2012 Jun 12, 2013

Reviews

RubyMine

RubyMine is a specialized IDE for Ruby on Rails development, offering robust features like RuboCop integration and being free for non-commercial use. It benefits developers and small teams working on Ruby projects.

Provides an integrated development environment for Ruby and Rails projects, including coding, debugging, and code analysis.

Pros

  • + Free for non-commercial use
  • + Comprehensive Ruby on Rails IDE
  • + RuboCop integration for code quality
  • + Credibility from JetBrains

Cons

  • - Low GitHub activity
  • - Persistent RuboCop integration issues

JetBrains PhpStorm

JetBrains PhpStorm is a powerful PHP IDE offering intelligent code completion, debugging tools, and version control integration. It benefits professional PHP developers seeking a robust and feature-rich development environment.

Provides a comprehensive integrated development environment for PHP programming.

Pros

  • + Intelligent code completion and refactoring tools enhance productivity.
  • + Advanced debugging capabilities with support for multiple frameworks.
  • + Seamless integration with version control systems like Git.

Cons

  • - High system resource usage can affect performance on less powerful machines.
  • - Subscription-based pricing may be a barrier for some users.