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PhpStorm pricing
PhpStorm publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, PhpStorm pricing is $24/month across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $24/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
PhpStorm plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | $24/month | 3 | Entry tier |
| Organization | $34/month | 3 | +$10/month, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Individual
$24/monthThe entry tier. It covers personal use license, access to phpstorm, free for students and open-source maintainers.
Organization
$34/monthOver Individual, this tier adds:
- Business use license
- Volume and renewal discounts
What the product covers
The full PhpStorm feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
core
- PHP-aware coding assistance
- Integrated debugger
- Front-end tooling
- Database tools
integration
- Version control integration
- Docker and remote deployment
People bring PhpStorm in for building php web applications with laravel or symfony, debugging php code with xdebug, working across php, html, css, and javascript in one project, managing databases alongside application code. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to PhpStorm are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Developer Tools
Across the 5 developer tools tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $20/month. PhpStorm starts at $24/month, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhpStorm (this page) | $24/month | subscription | - | |
| Deep Code | Free, then $5/month | freemium | - | vs PhpStorm |
| Jitsu | Free, then $99/month | Per month by event volume | - | vs PhpStorm |
| Tilt | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs PhpStorm |
| Hookdeck | Free, then $39/month | Per month by delivered event count | - | vs PhpStorm |
| Ona (formerly Gitpod) | Free, then $20/month | Per month by compute unit | - | vs PhpStorm |
| Cloud Native Buildpacks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs PhpStorm |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the PhpStorm badges page.
Before you pay for PhpStorm
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between $24/month and $34/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare PhpStorm against the tools that do have one before committing.
PhpStorm runs on windows, mac, linux, and is published by JetBrains of Prague, Czech Republic. The full record is on the PhpStorm review, and the rest of the category is under best developer tools tools.
PhpStorm pricing questions
- How much does PhpStorm cost?
- PhpStorm publishes 2 tiers, from $24/month for Individual up to $34/month for Organization. The cheapest paid tier is $24/month.
- Does PhpStorm have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: PhpStorm is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Individual and Organization on PhpStorm?
- Organization costs $34/month against $24/month, and adds business use license, volume and renewal discounts.
- Is the Organization plan on PhpStorm worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is business use license, volume and renewal discounts. It costs $34/month against $24/month for Individual. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is PhpStorm expensive for a developer tools tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 5 developer tools tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $20/month; PhpStorm starts at $24/month.
- Which developer tools tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 developer tools tools listed alongside PhpStorm have a free tier: Deep Code, Jitsu, Tilt, Hookdeck, Ona (formerly Gitpod).
- What am I actually paying for with PhpStorm?
- The record lists 6 features across 2 areas: core, integration. In practice it is brought in for building php web applications with laravel or symfony, debugging php code with xdebug, working across php, html, css, and javascript in one project.
- Does PhpStorm charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these PhpStorm prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare PhpStorm against before paying?
- The closest developer tools tools in this directory are Deep Code, Jitsu, Tilt, Hookdeck. Each has a side-by-side comparison with PhpStorm covering price, platforms and features.