Comparison

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA vs Zed

On the evidence we track, Zed leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA47

★Zed57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA	ZedLeader
Vioscale score	47 / 100low · 31%	57 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=perf-gpui-standalone&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	89,264
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA47 / 100low · 31%

Zed57 / 100medium · 57%

Pricing

Free tier

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zed✓

Model

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAcommercial

Zedcommercial

Price level

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zedlow

Transparent

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zed✓

Integrations

Count

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA6

Zed9

Security

Disclosure policy

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Gdpr

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Soc2

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed–

Vulnerabilities

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

ZedCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=perf-gpui-standalone&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zed0

Github stars

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zed89,264

Activity

Commits last 30d

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zed100

Release

History

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zed20 items

Language

Primary

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

ZedRust

Market

Availability

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

ZedAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for IDEs & Code Editors
Capability	JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA	Zed
Core
Type	Full IDE	Code editor
Language scope	Polyglot	Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platform support
OS support	Windows, Mac, Linux	macOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux
Base platform	Original	Original
Extensibility
Extensibility	Plugins	Plugins
DX
LSP / DAP support	✓	✓
Remote / dev-containers	✓	✓
Integrated debugger / profiler	✓	-
Code intelligence depth	IDE-grade	IDE-grade
Built-in git integration	✓	✓
AI
Built-in AI	Native	Native
Licensing
Openness	Closed	Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Per-seat subscription	-

Core

Type

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAFull IDE

ZedCode editor

Language scope

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPolyglot

ZedPolyglot

Deployment

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEADesktop

ZedDesktop

Platform support

OS support

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAWindows, Mac, Linux

ZedmacOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux

Base platform

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAOriginal

ZedOriginal

Extensibility

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPlugins

ZedPlugins

LSP / DAP support

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Remote / dev-containers

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Integrated debugger / profiler

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed-

Code intelligence depth

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAIDE-grade

ZedIDE-grade

Built-in git integration

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Built-in AI

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEANative

ZedNative

Licensing

Openness

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAClosed

ZedOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPer-seat subscription

Zed-

What each one is

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

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

Desktop IDE that combines advanced code editing, debugging, and analysis tools with native AI integration to help developers write high-quality Java and Kotlin code efficiently throughout the development lifecycle.

Independently observed

Zed

Leader

A minimal code editor built for fast, responsive coding and seamless collaboration. Includes built-in AI features with multiple model options, real-time code collaboration with teammates, and agent integration for automated editing and navigation.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

Pricing not documented yet.

Zed

Leader

from $0.10/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Pro at $10/month with $5 token credits included; token-based billing for additional AI usage at API list price + 10%.

FreeFree
- 2,000 accepted edit predictions
- 50 Zed-hosted prompts per month
Pro$10/month with $5 token credits; overage at API list price + 10%
- Unlimited accepted edit predictions
- $5 of token credits included
- Additional usage at API list price + 10%
- Claude Sonnet and Claude Opus
- GPT-5 + mini/nano
- +1 more
Pro TrialFree
- Unlimited accepted edit predictions
- $20 of token credits

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA	Zed
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
HybridDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

macOS

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Windows

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Linux

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Zed✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zed✓

Hybrid

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Zed✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub Copilot

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

6 total - 5 not shared

Claude
GPT
Gemini
Grok
Cursor

Independently observed

Zed

Leader

9 total - 8 not shared

Anthropic
OpenAI
Google
xAI
GitHub
OpenRouter
AWS Bedrock
Ollama

Independently observed

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