Comparison

Emacs vs VSCodium

On the evidence we track, VSCodium leads this comparison with a composite score of 47/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Emacs36
VSCodium47
Score
Vioscale score
Emacs36 / 100medium · 53%
VSCodium47 / 100low · 44%
Pricing
Free tier
Emacs
VSCodium
Model
VSCodiumfree
Price level
Emacsfree
VSCodiumfree
Transparent
Emacs
VSCodium
Integrations
Count
Emacs2
VSCodium
Reliability
Status page
Emacs
VSCodium
Adoption
Dependent repos
Emacs0
VSCodium0
Github stars
Emacs5,170
VSCodium32,987
Activity
Commits last 30d
Emacs100
VSCodium5
Release
Cadence days
Emacs
VSCodium4
History
Emacs
VSCodium20 items
License
Spdx
EmacsGPL-3.0
VSCodiumMIT
Language
Primary
VSCodiumShell

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ides & code editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Type
EmacsTerminal editor
VSCodiumFull IDE
Language scope
EmacsPolyglot
VSCodiumPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
EmacsDesktop
VSCodiumBoth
Platform support
OS support
EmacsGNU/Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD, Haiku, Android
VSCodiumWindows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64)
Base platform
EmacsOriginal
VSCodiumVS Code fork
Extensibility
Extensibility
EmacsPlugins
VSCodiumExtension marketplace
DX
LSP / DAP support
Emacs
VSCodium
Remote / dev-containers
Emacs
VSCodium
Integrated debugger / profiler
Emacs
VSCodium
Code intelligence depth
EmacsLSP-grade
VSCodiumIDE-grade
Built-in git integration
Emacs
VSCodium
AI
Built-in AI
EmacsNone
VSCodiumNone
Licensing
Openness
EmacsOpen-source
VSCodiumOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
EmacsFree
VSCodiumFree

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Emacs

A free and open-source text editor built on a Lisp interpreter that enables extensive customization through Lisp code. It combines core text editing with broader functionality including project planning, email and news reading, debugging, calendar, and IRC capabilities.

Independently observed

VSCodium

Leader

VSCodium provides a community-maintained, MIT-licensed build of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor. It distributes the same core functionality as VS Code but without telemetry, tracking, or Microsoft-specific customizations, available pre-built for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Emacs

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

VSCodium

Leader
FreeFree tier

Free, open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Emacs
VSCodium
Android
Emacs
VSCodium
macOS
Emacs
VSCodium
Windows
Emacs
VSCodium
Linux
Emacs
VSCodium
CLI
Emacs
VSCodium
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Emacs
VSCodium
Self-hosted
Emacs
VSCodium

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Emacs

2 total
  • Tree-Sitter
  • EditorConfig
Independently observed

VSCodium

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.