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Luzmo vs PhpStorm

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Luzmo

Business Intelligence

Embedded analytics for SaaS products, billed by monthly active dashboard users

From
€995/month
Free plan
No
Visit LuzmoFull review
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PhpStorm

Developer Tools

JetBrains IDE for PHP web development

From
$24/month
Free plan
No
Visit PhpStormFull review

The short version

  • Luzmo starts at €995/mo, PhpStorm at $24/mo.
  • Only Luzmo lists multi-tenant row-level security; only PhpStorm lists PHP-aware coding assistance.
  • Where PhpStorm falls short: requires an ongoing paid subscription with no free tier for commercial use.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Luzmo and PhpStorm actually diverge.

Attributes where Luzmo and PhpStorm differ
AttributeLuzmoPhpStorm
Starting price€995/month$24/month
Pricing modelPer month by monthly active user countSubscription
PlatformsWebWindows, macOS, Linux
CategoryBusiness IntelligenceDeveloper Tools

Identical on both: free tier (No).

Not yet recorded: founded for Luzmo.

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Luzmo

  • Multi-tenant row-level security
  • Embeddable editor
  • Theming and white labelling
  • SDKs and APIs
  • Luzmo IQ
  • Scheduled exports

Only in PhpStorm

  • PHP-aware coding assistance
  • Integrated debugger
  • Front-end tooling
  • Database tools
  • Version control integration
  • Docker and remote deployment

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Luzmo

  • A B2B SaaS product that needs customer-facing dashboards without hiring a front-end data visualisation teamnot PhpStorm
  • A vertical software vendor that wants to sell an analytics module as a paid add-onnot PhpStorm
  • A product where each customer must only see their own rows and the security boundary has to be provable to an auditornot PhpStorm
  • A team that wants end customers to build their own charts rather than filing feature requests for every new reportnot PhpStorm

PhpStorm

  • Building PHP web applications with Laravel or Symfonynot Luzmo
  • Debugging PHP code with Xdebugnot Luzmo
  • Working across PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in one projectnot Luzmo
  • Managing databases alongside application codenot Luzmo

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Luzmo

  • Billing by monthly active users means commercial success is punished: getting every one of your customers into the dashboard weekly is exactly the outcome that pushes you into the next tier
  • The entry price of EUR 995 per month billed annually rules it out for early-stage products, so the realistic buyer already has meaningful revenue
  • It is built for embedding rather than internal analysis, so most customers still pay for a second BI tool for their own staff, doubling the analytics line item
  • The semantic modelling layer is lighter than a dedicated one such as dbt or Cube, so complex metric definitions often have to be pre-computed in the warehouse before Luzmo sees them
  • As a smaller European vendor it has less connector breadth and a smaller partner ecosystem than the US incumbents, and unusual data sources frequently need an intermediate warehouse hop

PhpStorm

  • Requires an ongoing paid subscription with no free tier for commercial use
  • Heavier and slower to start than lightweight code editors
  • Some advanced framework-specific tooling requires additional configuration or plugins
  • Renewal pricing rises for lapsed subscriptions after the grace period

Pricing, plan by plan

Luzmo

€995/month
  • Starter€995/mo
    • Embedded dashboards with white labelling
    • Custom charts
    • APIs and SDKs
  • Premium€2,495/mo
    • Everything in Starter
    • End-customer self-service dashboard building
    • Luzmo IQ conversational insights
  • EnterpriseOn request
    • Dedicated VPC option
    • Flexible hosting region
    • OIDC single sign-on

PhpStorm

$24/month
  • Individual$24/mo
    • Personal use license
    • Access to PhpStorm
    • Free for students and open-source maintainers
  • Organization$34/mo
    • Business use license
    • Access to PhpStorm
    • Volume and renewal discounts

Which should you pick?

Choose Luzmo if

  • You need multi-tenant row-level security.
  • You also want embeddable editor.
Luzmo review

Choose PhpStorm if

  • You need php-aware coding assistance.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
  • You also want integrated debugger.
PhpStorm review

Questions people ask

Is Luzmo or PhpStorm better?
Neither clearly leads. Luzmo starts at €995/month and PhpStorm at $24/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Luzmo or PhpStorm?
Luzmo starts at €995/month and PhpStorm at $24/month.
Does Luzmo or PhpStorm run on more platforms?
Luzmo runs on Web. PhpStorm runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
What is Luzmo best used for?
Luzmo is most often used for a b2b saas product that needs customer-facing dashboards without hiring a front-end data visualisation team, a vertical software vendor that wants to sell an analytics module as a paid add-on, a product where each customer must only see their own rows and the security boundary has to be provable to an auditor, a team that wants end customers to build their own charts rather than filing feature requests for every new report. Of those, a b2b saas product that needs customer-facing dashboards without hiring a front-end data visualisation team and a vertical software vendor that wants to sell an analytics module as a paid add-on are not what PhpStorm is typically brought in for.
What can Luzmo do that PhpStorm cannot?
Luzmo covers Multi-tenant row-level security, Embeddable editor, Theming and white labelling, SDKs and APIs. PhpStorm covers PHP-aware coding assistance, Integrated debugger, Front-end tooling, Database tools.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Luzmo: Is Luzmo the same as Cumul.io?

Yes. Cumul.io rebranded to Luzmo; it is the same company and product line.

PhpStorm: How much does PhpStorm cost?

PhpStorm is sold via JetBrains Toolbox subscription starting around $24/month for individuals and $34/month for organizations, with free licenses for students and open-source maintainers.

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Luzmo: How is it priced?

By monthly active users of your embedded dashboards, from EUR 995 per month on Starter billed annually.

PhpStorm: Is there a free trial?

JetBrains offers a free trial of PhpStorm so developers can test it before subscribing.

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Luzmo: Is there a free tier?

No, only a trial. There is no perpetual free plan.

PhpStorm: What platforms does PhpStorm support?

PhpStorm is a desktop IDE available on Windows, macOS, and Linux via JetBrains Toolbox.

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Luzmo: Can our customers build their own dashboards?

Yes, but the embeddable editor for end-customer self-service sits on the Premium tier.

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