# Page 9 | PyCharm Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 9 - Is PyCharm the right Integrated Development Environment (IDE) solution for you? Explore 370 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/186625/PyCharm/reviews --- PyCharm 4.7 (370) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/186625/PyCharm/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 9 - Reviews of PyCharm ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 201-225 of 370 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use pB pranay B. Senior software engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool and easy to use" August 15, 2022 5.0 Pros I like the Git and version control feature in the GUI Cons I can't find any scope of improvements as of now Review Source Boluwatife O. Data Scientist | Analyst intern Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Average user pycharm review" July 16, 2019 4.0 i have been using pycharm for quite a while now, used it for various python projects Pros i have been using pycharm for quite a while and i love application style, i can change the environment background theme to a nice feel which is quite awesome. Also i can open many tabs to write code and work on multiple projects at the same time Cons pycharm is not meant for heavy computations so i do all my heavy work using google colab Review Source MD Morgan D. Student Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "pyCharm " February 9, 2021 5.0 I have used PyCharm for several years while completing coding projects as a PhD student. I have it customized with a white background, which i prefer. I have used it as the IDE while I created an agents based model. I was able to run multiple simulations at once and it was easy to install and work with a fairly niche package. Pros PyCharm is my preferred python IDE. I like saving my work into the "projects" folders, and frequently using the debug feature. Additionally, it has good compatibility with version control software. Cons PyCharm works better since I upgraded my laptop. It is pretty computationally intensive, and you need a very good computer to run it. Review Source Dmitry D. COO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ideal IDE for Python developer" March 31, 2021 5.0 I do not need Django support, so for my simple needs, this is an ideal free IDE. Paid version is good for commercial use Pros Quite fast Supports the most latest python features Supports a lot of python frameworks Integrated terminal Cons Sometimes syntax highlighting works buggy and these issues are not fixed for months. virtualenv support sometimes doesn't detect changes, so I need to rechoose the correct python version Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A must have" July 24, 2019 5.0 Pros The continuous development of the software by JetBrains allows you to work with the best tool at your disposal. Cons The free version has a lack of functionalities that I think should have. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer student Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent IDE to run the python code" August 2, 2019 4.0 Pros It has additional facilities to build the virtual environment and we can do the installations using IDE. Cons It load too much to run the simple python code compare with other simple IDE. Review Source Udit G. Product Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Python friendly IDE" May 9, 2022 3.0 Pros 1\. Great IDE 2.Good software practices implemented by default 3. Ease of debugging and deployment of software projects. Cons 1\. Memory intensive 2. Very RAM heavy operation 3. Prone to hang on moderately powered machines. Review Source JS Jason S. Chief of Acute Care Surgery Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An Excellent IDE" February 17, 2022 5.0 My experience using PyCharm has been excellent. It helps me remember the little things that I often forget. Pros Easy to use. It is really helpful in the process of writing brand new code, especially for a learner. Love the color coding. Love the flexibility. Excellent environment in which to download packages. Cons Tough for a newbie to download. It can be a bit bulky. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer researcher E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Python IDE out there" November 6, 2019 5.0 Great experience especially after using Anaconda for a while beforehand. Pycharm is better. Pros Pycharm has everything you need to code in Python. The added terminal within the IDE is a huge plus for those who do development in Windows instead of a Mac. Cons The IDE is large because there is so much functionality. This means it takes a long time to load and also to index everything. Review Source JPD Juan Pablo D. Director Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Si empiezas con Phyton es tu editor indispensable" May 20, 2022 5.0 Este es mi primer y çunico editor para trabjar con Phyton, un lenguaje que lo estoy empezando a usar y me encanta justamente por que este editor lo hace todo más fácil. Desde avisarme cuando tengo errores en las líneas de código hasta darme consejos de como mejorar mi código. Pros Primeramente que existe una versión para Mac, que es mi entorno principal de trabajo. Es super fácil de usar y tiene muy buenos consejos de codificación en la marcha. Cons A veces suele ser un poquito pesado para sistemas mac Intel, se demora un poco en cargar pero cuando ya está encendido trabaja de forma excelente. Reason for choosing PyCharm Debido a que este fue el editor con el que aprendi a programar en Phyton, mi instructor lo recomendó y desde ahi no he probado ningún otro. Review Source CP CK P. Software Architect Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Python IDE" April 27, 2021 4.0 Pros Very easy to get started as the basic functionality of a code editor is self-explanatory. It has all the basic features, such as code completion, syntax highlighting, refactoring, project specific virtual environment/interpreter, debugger, VCS, etc. It's also powerful enough to build complex, large scale, collaborative projects with live edit, Python web frameworks, scientific tools, etc. For most users, the community edition should have most features you need. If you are working on data science projects, professional edition has got you covered with a bunch of tools to support those tasks. Cons It is memory intensive. The load time is pretty lengthy as well. Similarly, the debugger is sluggish compared to other IDEs. Review Source NS Nidhi S. Data Engineer Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Coding life is easy with Pycharm" June 3, 2021 5.0 It makes my day to day work easy. One of the most efficient IDE for development. Pros Galore of features that makes this IDE stand out. It is compatible with any OS. One can code, debug, test and perform data science using different functionalities. Cons It can get confusing if a user is a beginner. Might be costly on the paid version side. Sometimes gets crashed when performing multiple tasks. Review Source SL Sanjeep L. Quality Assurance and Frontend Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best IDE, Great editor" February 7, 2021 4.0 One of the best editor for me is PyCharm. Allow to debug. it would have been better if it work smoothly even on heavy work. Ove all it is perfect editor. Pros PyCharm is best IDE with perfect editor. Attractive part of PyCharm are listed below: - Perfect editor to develop both front end and back end. - It allow to debug easily - Allow to use any plugins (rich in plugins) - User friendly Cons It would have been better if listed below points are improve: - Costly - Beginner user can be confusing by its interface( Interface can improve) - Some time it get freeze Review Source AS Akshay S. Full Stack Software Developer Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to install and write code" August 25, 2023 5.0 Pros Integration with Project management software like Jira, Trello, etc. Cons Free version of PyCharm has very limited features compared to VSCode Review Source RB Renato B. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An excellent programming development experience on every day of use" June 11, 2021 4.0 Pros Pycharm is faster to develop current APIs using Python, and it is the greatest IDE for Python out there. It's much easier to install packages using pip, extend functionality as needed using plugins, and disable them when they're not needed. In addition, it has a wide range of customization layers that allow us to adapt the development environment to our tastes and need. In general, it is a great tool for code development in the Python language. Cons The only negative is that it is heavier than other IDEs, which consumes more memory and may cause a decrement of functionality in low memory settings; nevertheless, in that case, it may be preferable to use a lighter IDE. Review Source DW Daniel W. Strategic Partnerships Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PyCharm: The Best IDE for Python" April 5, 2021 5.0 PyCharm is probably the best IDE for Python projects as it has so many Python orientated features. Personally, I only use PyCharm for the occasional Python project and I am very satisfied with that. Overall, I would recommend PyCharm if you mainly code Python and you want a powerful IDE for that. Pros By far the best feature of PyCharm is the smart code assistance which drastically assists developers in improving their program, especially Python ones. For example, there are quality checks, intelligent refactoring, framework support and even testing aid. This really helps me cut down on the amount of debugging I have to do. Another thing I love about PyCharm is the fact that you can customise the user interface to your preference. Furthermore, there is a respectable amount of plugins available for enhancing PyCharm greatly. Cons Although there is a community version the full featured PyCharm costs up to $20 a month which is rather steep. The community version is actually restricted Python. PyCharm is also quite bulky in terms of IDE's and it is not beginner friendly, due to the amount of setting up PyCharm can take. Review Source Adam A. Principal Cofounder Biotechnology Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Dedicated to Python" December 12, 2019 4.0 So far my experience with PyCharm has been entirely positive. While I haven't explored every nook and cranny of it, as previously mentioned, I can vouch for its solidity as an excellent editor for the intermediate Pythonista who wants to cut their teeth on larger projects. Pros PyCharm looks like it's perfect for most any project in Python and, I admit, have only begun to scratch the surface of its features (mostly I've been using it for data naalysis programs, but it also has features for developers creating user interfaces, web applications, etc). It's feature rich, but it didn't feel as overwhelming to me as some other full-fledged IDEs. Maybe it's because I'm older or maybe it's just better designed. There's something to be said for picking one thing and doing it well. That's precisely what Pycharm does with Python. Cons On my laptop PyCharm was pretty slow. It was a lower end computer and about two years old. While it's not as much of a RAM hog as Android Studio (then again, what is?) it's not friendly to older computers. Review Source YG Youssef G. Back-end Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Python IDE" September 8, 2022 5.0 overall it 's a positive experience I think it may be the best IDE I used for python development Pros With Pycharm you get all the features you'd expect from an IDE plus some cool Python features, as well as a hidden shortcuts tooltip every time you open the app, Another advantage is its integration with Github. Cons uses a lot of the computer resources or at least more than normal. Review Source GC Gustavo C. Front End Dev Computer Games Used the software for: 2+ years ### "You can do better (and worse, too)" July 19, 2019 2.0 I don't like it very much. Interacting with PyCharm (in other ways than just writing code) is frequently slow and confusing. The last couple of times I opened it, I immediately closed it and opened VSCode instead. I keep it installed anyway, as it did help me quite a bit back when I had to build a compiler from the ground up. If you really, REALLY need an IDE, then I guess you could do worse than PyCharm. Pros Easy package searching and installation once the initial setup is done. It has plenty of debugging features, and it's handy to keep track of a large project. Cons It's not exactly lightweight. Using it to install Python on my Windows machine turned out to be quite a hassle. I've been using it for years, and while it's decent for medium to large projects, there is really no reason to use it if all you need is a short script. Review Source SK Sarita K. Senior Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Pycharm Review" April 26, 2021 5.0 Pycharm is the best IDE I have ever used for my python projects. The debugging feature makes it easier to use. Similarly, the database integration we can use is one the best features pycharm has. Pros Integrating any databases within the IDE, using the debugging feature and using features such as pandas DataFrame. Cons Least thing I liked is the RAM size this IDE uses. It makes the PC hang sometimes. Review Source DD Dipankar D. Software Developer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Very Useful Idle " May 18, 2021 5.0 I will say pycharm is a very good idle for begginers, those who are new to coding or python industry. so, i will surely recommand it to every one. Pros Very Useful Idle it supports python Very Good Environment User friendly Cons It does not support or suggest gestures other than python. Switched from [Visual Studio Code](https://www.capterra.com/p/186634/Visual-Studio-Code/) Pycharm is more suitable for me as compared to VS Code. Review Source DH Diane H. Business Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Learning Python with PyCharm" November 24, 2021 5.0 This software helped me fall in love with Python as a coding language. Pros Incredibly easy to learn how to use this IDE, i started with an online IDE and quickly moved to PyCharm to allow me to store and recall my projects when off line, Easy to code in with lots of help resources, then to share out to GitHub for grading. Cons Shifting the libraries was a little troublesome at times, having to open and close the project folders to get the changes to take was the only irritant though. Switched from [Replit](https://www.capterra.com/p/10011212/Replit/) To allow me to work off line Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Really good python IDE" November 24, 2019 5.0 Developing with python programming language, really useful IDE for developer Pros PyCharm is good tool to use if you are developing in python language. It provides neat feedback on code quality and highlights things you might otherwise miss. Cons PyCharm works very well, so only thing i can think of that pricing could be cheaper, but that can be said for all products :) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "IDE specially for python" February 24, 2023 5.0 Pros PyCharm's integration with popular version control systems like Git allows developers to easily manage code versions and collaborate with other developers.PyCharm's testing framework helps developers write and run tests for their code, ensuring that the code is functional and reliable Cons Improving collaboration support could help teams of developers work more efficiently and effectively together. Improving mobile app development support could help developers who work primarily with mobile platforms. Review Source Musonda K. CCTV Operator Banking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A Great Python IDE" June 4, 2021 5.0 I can easily write code in PYcharm than with other python IDE's, I feel comfortable with the layout of the user interface and makes it fun and easy to code in PYcharm. Pros When I started learning to program I was first introduced to python. Pycharm IDE is the best Python IDE, when I first used it, I thought to myself programming is easy, It's has a simple user interface, which I understood at first glance. You can easily know if the code you are writing will be executable, it highlights all the errors for you so as a beginner you can easily know when you are wrong, it provides suggestions and tips as you are working. You can download third-party libraries that make code easier to write since you don't have to write everything from scratch you can simply import from a library and make a few adjustments. Cons You need to have a better understanding of how to code in python language in order to be able to use it effectively. Tutorials from youtube and ebooks helped me in my early days. Review Source Similar Products Featured