G2 Vendor Directory

PhpStorm vs. NetBeans

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricPhpStorm

by JetBrains

NetBeans

by NetBeans

Overall rating4.64.2
Review count493673
Ease of use8.88.7
Ease of setup8.68.7
Quality of support8.98.1
Meets requirements9.48.7
NPS74.07407440.610687
Small Business63.4%44.7%
Mid-Market26.6%30.6%
Enterprise10.0%24.7%
Total page views313273
Total LLM citations4,404892

PhpStorm

PhpStorm is a PHP integrated development environment (IDE) developed by JetBrains that provides tools for writing, analyzing, testing, and debugging PHP applications. It is designed for professional PHP developers, full-stack web developers, and software teams building server-side and web-based applications. Common use cases include developing PHP web applications, maintaining legacy systems, working with modern JavaScript frameworks, integrating databases, and managing large or multi-module codebases. PhpStorm supports the PHP development lifecycle within a single environment.

Pros

  • IDE Features
  • Collaboration
  • Fast Development
  • Features
  • Ease of Use
  • Debugging

NetBeans

NetBeans IDE. The Smarter and Faster Way to Code. Quickly and easily develop desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, PHP, C/C++ and more. NetBeans IDE is FREE, open source, and has a worldwide community of users and developers.

Pros

  • Features
  • Platform Compatibility
  • Integrations
  • Easy Integrations
  • User Interface
  • Cross-Platform Compatibility