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Best Thonny Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from IDE software ranked against Thonny on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Qt Creator Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free9.2
    Thonny vs Qt Creator
  2. 2
    Replit Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $18/mo8.6
    Thonny vs Replit
  3. 3
    Visual Studio Free plan Win 8.3
    Thonny vs Visual Studio
  4. 4
    IntelliJ IDEA Free plan LinuxMacWin $8.33/mo8.0
    Thonny vs IntelliJ IDEA
  5. 5
    PyCharm Free plan LinuxMacWin $16.67/mo8.0
    Thonny vs PyCharm
  6. 6
    WebStorm Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.9
    Thonny vs WebStorm
  7. 7
    Rider Free plan LinuxMacWin $14.08/mo7.9
    Thonny vs Rider
  8. 8
    Eclipse IDE Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Thonny vs Eclipse IDE
  9. 9
    Apache NetBeans Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.7
    Thonny vs Apache NetBeans
  10. 10
    CLion Free plan LinuxMacWin $10.90/mo7.7
    Thonny vs CLion
  11. 11
    RustRover Free plan LinuxMacWin $6.90/mo7.5
    Thonny vs RustRover
  12. 12
    RubyMine Free plan LinuxMacWin $10.90/mo7.5
    Thonny vs RubyMine
  13. 13
    Arm Keil MDK Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb $99/mo7.5
    Thonny vs Arm Keil MDK
  14. 14
    STM32CubeIDE Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Thonny vs STM32CubeIDE
  15. 15
    GoLand Free trial LinuxMacWin 7.1
    Thonny vs GoLand
  16. 16
    MPLAB X IDE Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Thonny vs MPLAB X IDE
  17. 17
    KDevelop Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Thonny vs KDevelop
  18. 18
    Xojo AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.1
    Thonny vs Xojo
  19. 19
    Arduino IDE Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Thonny vs Arduino IDE
  20. 20
    e² studio Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Thonny vs e² studio

Thonny alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Qt Creator9.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Replit8.6Free plan$18/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Visual Studio8.3Free plan—Windows
4IntelliJ IDEA8.0Free plan$8.33/moLinux, Mac, Windows
5PyCharm8.0Free plan$16.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
6WebStorm7.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Rider7.9Free plan$14.08/moLinux, Mac, Windows
8Eclipse IDE7.8Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
9Apache NetBeans7.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10CLion7.7Free plan$10.90/moLinux, Mac, Windows
11RustRover7.5Free plan$6.90/moLinux, Mac, Windows
12RubyMine7.5Free plan$10.90/moLinux, Mac, Windows
13Arm Keil MDK7.5Free plan$99/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14STM32CubeIDE7.2Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
15GoLand7.1No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16MPLAB X IDE7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17KDevelop7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
18Xojo7.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Arduino IDE7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
20e² studio7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Thonny alternatives

What is the best alternative to Thonny?

Qt Creator, number 1 in IDE software with a score of 9.2 out of 10. The others here: Replit, Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Thonny?

Qt Creator is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.