PhpStorm vs Visual Studio Code : Which is Better?

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PhpStorm

JetBrains PhpStorm is a commercial, cross-platform IDE for PHP built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform. Developed by JetBrains

License: Commercial

Categories: Development

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS. Developed by Microsoft

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Electron / Atom Shell

PhpStorm VS Visual Studio Code Feature comparision

Feature PhpStorm Visual Studio Code
Refactoring
Code completion
Debugger
Live Preview
PHP IDE
Syntax Highlighting
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Lightweight
Built-in Terminal
Autocompletion
Java IDE
Beauty and fluid interface
Python
Developer Tools
Integrated FTP client
FLOSS
No Tracking
Privacy-friendly
Automatic Indentation
Support for SFTP
Web Development
Support for FTP
Real time collaboration
Live css editing
Built-in File Manager
Macros
Search and replace
Virtual filesystem
C# Scripting
Customizable
Dark theme
GIT support
MarkDown support
Mercurial support
Multiple cursors
Bugs
C++ support
C support
Code formatting
Code navigation
Color coding of code
Electron based
Embedded debugger
Extensions
Git integration
Graphical interface
Intellisense
Support for Javascript
Minimap
Night mode/Dark Theme
Plugins
Remote Debugging
Ruby support
Run Android Apps on Desktop
Source code debugging
Support for NodeJS
Supports loads of file formats
Supports Python
Version and Source control
Tabbed interface
Custom Language Definitions
Support for Themes
Community based
Package Control
Better syntax highlighting support
Debian package compatible
FOSS
Spell checking
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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