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Alternatives to JetBrains Rider
22 developer tools tools sit alongside JetBrains Rider in this directory. Below is what separates each from JetBrains Rider on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 20
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- JetBrains Rider starts at
- $18.25/month
Why people look past JetBrains Rider
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the JetBrains Rider entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for JetBrains Rider carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 20 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Open-source, extensible IDE historically centered on Java development
- Can be used without paying; JetBrains Rider cannot.
- Sold on a open-source model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to JetBrains Rider's 3.
Cross-platform database IDE from JetBrains for SQL and NoSQL databases
- Can be used without paying; JetBrains Rider cannot.
- Starts $10 a month cheaper, at $8.25/month.
Desktop AI coding assistant that runs on DeepSeek models
- Can be used without paying; JetBrains Rider cannot.
- Starts $13.25 a month cheaper, at $5/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to JetBrains Rider's 3.
Cloud development environments repositioned as a control plane for software engineering agents
- Can be used without paying; JetBrains Rider cannot.
- Starts $1.75 a month dearer, at $20/month.
- Sold on a Per month by compute unit model rather than subscription.
Open source internal developer portal framework created and open sourced by Spotify
- Can be used without paying; JetBrains Rider cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to JetBrains Rider's 3.
The Python web framework behind ERPNext, sold as managed hosting through Frappe Cloud
- Can be used without paying; JetBrains Rider cannot.
- Starts $13.25 a month cheaper, at $5/month.
- Sold on a Per month by site or server model rather than subscription.
Every JetBrains Rider alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBrains Rider (this page) | $18.25/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| Eclipse IDEEclipse is free and Java-focused, while Rider is a paid IDE specialized for .NET development. | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| DataGripDataGrip is JetBrains' database-focused IDE rather than a general application development environment. | Free, then $8.25/month | Subscription | 3 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Deep Code | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 2 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Ona (formerly Gitpod) | Free, then $20/month | Per month by compute unit | 3 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Backstage | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Frappe | Free, then $5/month | Per month by site or server | 3 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Dagger | Free, then $50/month | Per month per team for Dagger Cloud | 3 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Avo | Free, then $250/month | Per editor seat per month | 3 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Okteto | Free | Quote | 3 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Restate | Free, then $300/month | Per month by durable action count | 4 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Nix | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Tilt | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Nixpacks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| ConfigCat | Free, then $110/month | Per month by feature flag and environment count | 5 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Cloud Native Buildpacks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Hookdeck | Free, then $39/month | Per month by delivered event count | 4 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Spacelift | Free | By private worker and tier, not by user | 4 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Atlantis | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Soketi | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Jitsu | Free, then $99/month | Per month by event volume | 4 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| Cortex | On request | Quote | 1 | vs JetBrains Rider |
| OpsLevel | On request | Quote | 2 | vs JetBrains Rider |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the JetBrains Rider badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (20)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Eclipse IDE , Free
- DataGrip , Free, then $8.25/month
- Deep Code , Free, then $5/month
- Ona (formerly Gitpod) , Free, then $20/month
- Backstage , Free
- Frappe , Free, then $5/month
- Dagger , Free, then $50/month
- Avo , Free, then $250/month
Cheaper than JetBrains Rider (4)
Entry price under JetBrains Rider's $18.25/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
JetBrains Rider is most often brought in for cross-platform .net and asp.net core development, unity game development and debugging, large-scale c# refactoring with resharper-grade analysis, teams standardizing on jetbrains tooling across languages. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If JetBrains Rider is broadly right and the question is cost, the JetBrains Rider pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Developer Tools category lists everything the directory holds, and best developer tools tools ranks them.
JetBrains Rider runs on windows, mac, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about JetBrains Rider alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to JetBrains Rider?
- 22 other developer tools tools are listed in this directory, led by Eclipse IDE, DataGrip, Deep Code, Ona (formerly Gitpod). They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to JetBrains Rider?
- 20 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Eclipse IDE, DataGrip, Deep Code, Ona (formerly Gitpod), Backstage.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to JetBrains Rider?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under JetBrains Rider's $18.25/month: DataGrip at Free, then $8.25/month, Deep Code at Free, then $5/month, Frappe at Free, then $5/month, Tilt at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to JetBrains Rider?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from JetBrains Rider?
- JetBrains Rider is most often brought in for cross-platform .net and asp.net core development, unity game development and debugging, large-scale c# refactoring with resharper-grade analysis, teams standardizing on jetbrains tooling across languages. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to JetBrains Rider?
- Eclipse IDE is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these JetBrains Rider alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Developer Tools, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare JetBrains Rider against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against JetBrains Rider covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every developer tools tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Developer Tools category, 22 tools beside JetBrains Rider. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.