Comparison

VSCodium 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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VSCodium47

★Zed57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	VSCodium	ZedLeader
Vioscale score	47 / 100low · 44%updating	57 / 100medium · 57%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=vscodium-fhs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	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	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,987	89,264
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	5	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Shell	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

VSCodium47 / 100low · 44%updating

Zed57 / 100medium · 57%updating

Pricing

Free tier

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Model

VSCodiumfree

Zedcommercial

Price level

VSCodiumfree

Zedlow

Transparent

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Integrations

Count

VSCodium–

Zed9

Security

Disclosure policy

VSCodium–

Zed✓

Gdpr

VSCodium–

Zed✓

Vulnerabilities

VSCodiumCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=vscodium-fhs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

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

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

VSCodium0

Zed0

Github stars

VSCodium32,987

Zed89,264

Activity

Commits last 30d

VSCodium5

Zed100

Release

Cadence days

VSCodium4

Zed–

History

VSCodium20 items

Zed20 items

License

Spdx

VSCodiumMIT

Zed–

Language

Primary

VSCodiumShell

ZedRust

Market

Availability

VSCodium–

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	VSCodium	Zed
Core
Type	Full IDE	Code editor
Language scope	Polyglot	Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment	Both	Desktop
Platform support
OS support	Windows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64)	macOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux
Base platform	VS Code fork	Original
Extensibility
Extensibility	Extension marketplace	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	None	Native
Licensing
Openness	Open-source	Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Free	-

Core

Type

VSCodiumFull IDE

ZedCode editor

Language scope

VSCodiumPolyglot

ZedPolyglot

Deployment

VSCodiumBoth

ZedDesktop

Platform support

OS support

VSCodiumWindows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64)

ZedmacOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux

Base platform

VSCodiumVS Code fork

ZedOriginal

Extensibility

VSCodiumExtension marketplace

ZedPlugins

LSP / DAP support

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Remote / dev-containers

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Integrated debugger / profiler

VSCodium✓

Zed-

Code intelligence depth

VSCodiumIDE-grade

ZedIDE-grade

Built-in git integration

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Built-in AI

VSCodiumNone

ZedNative

Licensing

Openness

VSCodiumOpen-source

ZedOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

VSCodiumFree

Zed-

What each one is

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

VSCodium

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

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.

VSCodium

FreeFree tier

Free, open source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

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	VSCodium	Zed
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

VSCodium✓

Zed✗

macOS

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Windows

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Linux

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

CLI

VSCodium✓

Zed✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

VSCodium✓

Zed✓

Self-hosted

VSCodium✓

Zed✗

Hybrid

VSCodium✗

Zed✓

Integrations

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

VSCodium

Not documented yet.

Zed

Leader

9 total

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Ollama

Independently observed

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