Best PHP IDEs in 2026
21 php ides ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | PHP refactoring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICEcoder | 7.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 2 |  Eclipse PHP Development Tools | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 3 |  OpenIDE | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 4 | Visual Studio Code | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 |  Scriptcase | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $33.27/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 6 | NuSphere PhpED | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 7 | Apache NetBeans | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 | PhpStorm | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 9 | Rapid PHP Editor | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 10 |  phpDesigner | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 11 | CodeLite | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 12 | Kate | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 13 | WeBuilder | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 14 |  Bluefish | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 |  Geany | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 16 |  PaizaCloud Cloud IDE | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9.80/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 17 | IntelliJ IDEA | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $8.33/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 18 |  PHP Expert Editor | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 19 | Nova | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $4.08/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 20 |  PHP Studio | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 21 |  SlickEdit | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $125/mo | No | — | — | View |
Is your platform on this list?
Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which php ide is ranked first on Inferse?
ICEcoder is ranked #1 of 21 with a score of 7.9. Eclipse PHP Development Tools is second and OpenIDE third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 21 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Nova has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4.08/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.