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PhpStorm is designed for developers who use PHP or PHP-based solutions to develop web applications or CLI scripts. It is suitable for backend, frontend, and full-stack work. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 157 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: JetBrains - **Founded**: 2000 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$249.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: PhpStorm (For Organizations) - $249 per user/per year PhpStorm (For Individual Use) - $99 per year - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English, Italian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia and 21 more ## Features - Change Management Software - Code Development - Code Editing - Code Review - Data Modeling - Debugging - For Developers - Graphical User Interface - Version Control ## Integrations (1 total) - GitHub ## Support Options - Chat ## Category - [Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/32755/integrated-development-environment-%28ide%29/software) ## Related Categories - [Source Code Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31420/source-code-management/software) - [Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/32755/integrated-development-environment-%28ide%29/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It's easy to use, and intuitive, with a small learning curve, and it's capable of handling multiple languages that are critical to building modern web apps. > > **Cons**: There really isn't much to complain about with PhpStorm. On the odd occasion, you may run into memory usage issues. This product is a beast, and does require a fairly robust machine to run efficiently. > > I've been using PhpStorm for over 10 years and it has always been, and remains to this day, my preferred IDE. ----- ### "My daily driver: An indispensable too" — 5.0/5 > **Gilbert** | *November 25, 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Its seamless integration into my daily workflow. It is my everyday tool, and I particularly appreciate the intelligent code completion, robust debugging, and refactoring capabilities. It fits my development style perfectly. > > **Cons**: It can be slightly resource-intensive (RAM) during the initial indexing of very large projects, and it slow to startup, but the performance trade-off is absolutely worth it for the features provided. > > PhpStorm works exceptionally well. It has become an indispensable part of my stack; I honestly couldn't imagine working without it now. It is reliable, powerful, and keeps me productive every single day. ----- ### "Solid IDE with regular updates" — 5.0/5 > **Tom** | *March 25, 2026* | Higher Education Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like using PhpStorm as, not only is it great for PHP development with Symfony and Twig but also for JavaScript. I personally use it for VueJS. This is due to the plugins you can install. It fully integrates with Github and Github Copilot, has great code searching facilities. The learning curve is minimal and overall it straightword to use. > > **Cons**: There are times when PhpStorm will occasionally freeze. This seems to happen on my Mac environment. I'm not sure how it performs on other environments. > > Overall PhpStorm is my favourite development IDE and I use it more than just PHP including Twig, VueJS and more. ----- ### "All-in-One for PHP, But not lightweight" — 4.0/5 > **Visakh** | *October 3, 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: PhpStorm automatically suggests code, detects errors early, and helps with syntax highlighting.Works really well with Laravel and CodeIgniter. > > **Cons**: It’s a subscription-based paid IDE, which may be expensive compared to free editors like VS Code.Beginners might find too many features confusing at first. > > I’ve been using PhpStorm for about a year for CodeIgniter and Laravel projects. While it sometimes feels heavy compared to other editors, the advanced debugging, code navigation, and refactoring tools save me a lot of time. Overall, PhpStorm is a professional IDE that is worth it for serious PHP development. ----- ### "Burning Burritto" — 4.0/5 > **Damian** | *March 8, 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy of use when writing in multiple platform such as windows/macOS. Very good debugging tool helping to solve complex issue with ease. > > **Cons**: Very often on for example company laptop have some performance issues, making project indexing taking ages and putting laptop fan's to the sky. ----- Page: 1 / 8\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/186624/phpstorm?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/186624/phpstorm) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pl | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data