Comparison

Theia vs Visual Studio

On the evidence we track, Theia leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Theia full profile →Visual Studio full profile →

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★Theia64

Visual Studio58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	TheiaLeader	Visual Studio
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 64%	58 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3,000	2
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40theia%2Fmarkers&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	324	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	21,655	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	69	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	10	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	EPL-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-

Score

Vioscale score

Theia64 / 100medium · 64%

Visual Studio58 / 100medium · 54%

Pricing

Free tier

Theia✓

Visual Studio✓

Model

Theiaopen_source

Visual Studiocommercial

Price level

Theiafree

Visual Studiomid

Transparent

Theia✓

Visual Studio✓

Integrations

Count

Theia3,000

Visual Studio2

Security

Scorecard

Theia5

Visual Studio–

Vulnerabilities

TheiaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40theia%2Fmarkers&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Visual Studio–

Reliability

Status page

Theia–

Visual Studio✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Theia324

Visual Studio–

Github stars

Theia21,655

Visual Studio–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Theia69

Visual Studio–

Release

Cadence days

Theia10

Visual Studio–

History

Theia20 items

Visual Studio–

License

Spdx

TheiaEPL-2.0

Visual Studio–

Language

Primary

TheiaTypeScript

Visual Studio–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for IDEs & Code Editors
Capability	Theia	Visual Studio
Core
Type	Full IDE	Full IDE
Language scope	Polyglot	Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment	Both	Desktop
Platform support
OS support	-	Windows, macOS, Linux
Base platform	Original	Original
Extensibility
Extensibility	Extension marketplace	Extension marketplace
DX
LSP / DAP support	✓	-
Remote / dev-containers	-	-
Integrated debugger / profiler	-	✓
Code intelligence depth	LSP-grade	IDE-grade
Built-in git integration	-	✓
AI
Built-in AI	Native	Native
Licensing
Openness	Open-source	-
Pricing
Pricing model	Free	-

Core

Type

TheiaFull IDE

Visual StudioFull IDE

Language scope

TheiaPolyglot

Visual StudioPolyglot

Deployment

TheiaBoth

Visual StudioDesktop

Platform support

OS support

Theia-

Visual StudioWindows, macOS, Linux

Base platform

TheiaOriginal

Visual StudioOriginal

Extensibility

TheiaExtension marketplace

Visual StudioExtension marketplace

LSP / DAP support

Theia✓

Visual Studio-

Remote / dev-containers

Theia-

Visual Studio-

Integrated debugger / profiler

Theia-

Visual Studio✓

Code intelligence depth

TheiaLSP-grade

Visual StudioIDE-grade

Built-in git integration

Theia-

Visual Studio✓

Built-in AI

TheiaNative

Visual StudioNative

Licensing

Openness

TheiaOpen-source

Visual Studio-

Pricing

Pricing model

TheiaFree

Visual Studio-

What each one is

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

Theia

Leader

A development tool combining open-source principles with artificial intelligence features, available for cloud and desktop use. It emphasizes user privacy, supports many programming languages, and works with thousands of existing development tools.

Independently observed

Visual Studio

Comprehensive integrated development environment for .NET and C++ development with AI-powered assistance, integrated debugging, testing, and CI/CD integration. Available as Visual Studio IDE for Windows and macOS, plus Visual Studio Code for cross-platform web development.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Theia

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open-source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Visual Studio

from $45/moHybridFree tier

Free Community edition; subscriptions from $45/user/mo to $499.92/user/mo

CommunityFree
- Full IDE capabilities for .NET and C++ development
Professional standard$99.99/user/mo (paid annually), renews at $66.59/user/mo
- Visual Studio Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)
- $50 Azure credit per month
- Basic dev/test software
- Training and support
Enterprise standard$499.92/user/mo (paid annually), renews at $214.09/user/mo
- Visual Studio Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)
- $150 Azure credit per month
- Premium dev/test software
- Extended training and support
- +1 more
Professional monthly$45/user/mo
- Visual Studio Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)
Enterprise monthly$250/user/mo
- Visual Studio Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Theia	Visual Studio
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Theia✓

Visual Studio✗

macOS

Theia✗

Visual Studio✓

Windows

Theia✗

Visual Studio✓

Linux

Theia✗

Visual Studio✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Theia✓

Visual Studio✗

Self-hosted

Theia✓

Visual Studio✓

Integrations

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

Theia

Leader

11 total

Python
Java
C++
JavaScript
Go
YAML
Docker
ESLint
NPM
GitHub Pull Requests
GitLens

Independently observed

Visual Studio

2 total

GitHub
Azure

Independently observed

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