What is VSCodium?
VSCodium is an open-source binary distribution of VS Code with telemetry disabled and Microsoft customizations removed.
VSCodium pricing
We don't have VSCodium's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source
What VSCodium does
The capabilities that matter for ides & code editors, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Type
- Full IDE
- Language scope
- Polyglot
- Deployment
- Desktop
- OS support
- Windows, Mac OS, Linux
- Base platform
- VS Code fork
- Extensibility
- Extension marketplace
- LSP / DAP support
- ✓
- Remote / dev-containers
- ✓
- Integrated debugger / profiler
- ✓
- Code intelligence depth
- IDE-grade
- Built-in git integration
- ✓
- Built-in AI
- None
- Openness
- Open-source
- Pricing model
- Free
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
VSCodium alternatives
Other ides & code editors we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- TheiaThe AI-Native Theia IDE – modern, open IDE for cloud and desktoplow · 14%
- Vimthe ubiquitous text editorlow · 5%
- Visual Studio CodeThe open source AI code editorlow · 33%
- ZedYour last next editorlow · 33%
- GitHub CodespacesInstant dev environmentslow · 21%
- Neovimhyperextensible Vim-based text editorlow · 22%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for VSCodium, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 67 | 32.00 | 2147.8 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 0 | 5.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Github Activity | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 26.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"type":"full_ide","lsp_dap":true,"builtin_ai":"none","deployment":"desktop","os_support":"Windows, Mac OS, Linux","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"oss","base_platform":"vscode_fork","extensibility":"marketplace","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade","integrated_debugger":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |