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PyCharm vs ReShaper comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

PyCharm
Ranking in Static Code Analysis
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ReShaper
Ranking in Static Code Analysis
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Static Code Analysis category, the mindshare of PyCharm is 2.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReShaper is 2.3%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Static Code Analysis Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PyCharm2.4%
ReShaper2.3%
Other95.3%
Static Code Analysis
 

Featured Reviews

Sahil Sanskar Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Advanced machine learning workflows have become faster but still need better memory efficiency
In PyCharm, I find several components and libraries to be the most valuable. The support that Jupyter Notebook offers is essential, as we work through Jupyter regularly. Scientific libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Plotly are integral to our work. Machine learning libraries including scikit-learn, PyTorch, and TensorFlow are used extensively. Hugging Face integration is particularly valuable because it is easily findable, the documentation is comprehensive, and it can be directly integrated with the IDEs we work with. The intelligent code editor in PyCharm definitely helps me manage code quality and efficiency in my projects. When using these libraries, it makes parallelization of data very efficient, allowing me to use multi-thread programming architecture. The code can work for multiple datasets rather than one at a time. With native Python code, a machine learning deployment taking 45 to 50 minutes to calculate can be efficiently reduced to a minute or half a second using these libraries.
reviewer937347 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Test Engineering Manager - Embedded Linux SW / RF at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Beneficial real-time scanning, reliable, and overall good processing
ReShaper is a static code analysis tool The most valuable feature of ReShaper is that it provides continuously scanning of the data in real-time. ReShaper has a really good mechanism and process, they have a decent system. ReShaper could improve by increasing the performance of the scans. Their…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The recent AI-powered code completion is pretty cool."
"PyCharm has an excellent user experience, and I appreciate its cross-platform capabilities."
"With native Python code, a machine learning deployment taking 45 to 50 minutes to calculate can be efficiently reduced to a minute or half a second using these libraries."
"The automated package installation is helpful. I like the code highlighting features. A huge library of plugins is available, including AI coding tools, though I don't use those myself. The debugging tools are good, showing errors and problem lines."
"PyCharm is saving me time and money in general."
"The solution has a nice environment and extensions that make it easy to develop software."
"The solution has a great debugging feature."
"The latest AI features and tab completion features are good."
"The most valuable feature of ReShaper is that it provides continuously scanning of the data in real-time. ReShaper has a really good mechanism and process, they have a decent system."
"It comes with many features and supports almost all of the coding languages available."
"Once you get used to working with the ReShaper, you can't get enough of it."
 

Cons

"The pricing model for PyCharm is a significant area for improvement. It is currently too high, with a per-seat cost of approximately 200 pounds."
"The breakpoints could be improved as they are not that intuitive to use."
"They give some functionality to use Python Notebook, but it's not great."
"A potential area of improvement in PyCharm at this point would be memory efficiency."
"Notebooks in PyCharm is not as intuitive as it could be."
"The navigation can be better."
"The solution is heavy because running it on laptops consumes a lot of memory and power. Typically, a laptop battery might last about eight to nine hours, but with the tool running, it reduces to two hours or one and a half hours at most. It is designed to handle large projects and heavy tasks, making it resource-intensive. For smaller projects, use IDEs like Visual Studio Code."
"PyCharm's use of system resources can get pretty heavy. Loading, in particular, takes longer than I would like and I think they should optimize it so that it's a bit lighter on the system."
"ReShaper could improve by increasing the performance of the scans. Their application is taking too much CPU. The processing is taking too many CPU resources which causes the system to slow down."
"When it's integrated with a weak server machine, the performance isn't that great. It starts up slowly and even crashes at times."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use the free community version, so I'm saving money there."
"I don't have much info on the pricing, but I would say it is somewhat competitive."
"They have a free Community edition, and they also have a licensed version. They definitely have an annual license. They probably also have a monthly license. Its pricing is good and reasonable. It is a little bit more expensive than the others, but it is well worth it. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing."
"The community edition is free and the professional edition has a licensing fee."
"The price is reasonable."
"The community edition is free, which is good."
"As far as I know, the licensing isn't very cheap."
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with PyCharm?
A potential area of improvement in PyCharm at this point would be memory efficiency. PyCharm is based on its IntelliJ platform, which is Java-based, meaning it can be very memory-intensive, especia...
What is your primary use case for PyCharm?
My main use case for PyCharm is for machine learning operations.
What advice do you have for others considering PyCharm?
I use PyCharm's debugging tools on a case-by-case basis. The libraries are generally documented well enough that in most cases when I am debugging, half of the errors are found by the IDE initially...
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