Best Rust IDEs in 2026
Updated
In short: RustRover is ranked #1 of 13 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Eclipse Corrosion and Lapce. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Lapce. The lowest first paid tier on this page is RustRover at $6.90/mo.
13 Rust 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 | Cargo support | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RustRover | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $6.90/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 2 |  Eclipse Corrosion | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 3 | Lapce | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 4 | Fresh | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | — | View |
| 5 | Zed | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /user/mo | — | View |
| 6 |  Evcode | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 7 |  Oride | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 | GNOME Builder | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 9 | Kate | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 10 |  Qt Creator | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 | CodeLite | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 12 | Helix | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 13 |  Huly Code | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which Rust IDE is ranked first on Inferse?
RustRover is ranked #1 of 13 with a score of 7.4. Eclipse Corrosion is second and Lapce third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 13 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, RustRover has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6.90/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.