Alternatives to Rider

Cross-platform .NET IDE combining ReSharper analysis with a full IDE. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Rider.

  • Visual Studio Code

    Microsoft's code editor, free to use but shipped under a Microsoft licence rather than an open one.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Visual Studio Code is free and handles .NET through extensions, including Microsoft's C# debugger, but lacks Rider's ReSharper analysis and built-in game engine integration.

  • VSCodium

    Visual Studio Code built from the same source without Microsoft’s branding, telemetry or licence.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    VSCodium is open source and telemetry-free, but Microsoft's proprietary C# debugger is not licensed for it, which limits .NET debugging compared with Rider.

  • Zed

    A Rust editor from the people who built Atom, written for speed and for two people editing one file.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Zed is a fast native editor with language server support and collaborative editing, but it is a general editor without Rider's .NET analysis or Unity and Unreal integration.

  • Neovim

    A modern rewrite of Vim with a built-in language server client, Lua configuration and an embeddable API.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Neovim is a free terminal editor whose built-in LSP client can drive C# language servers, but you build the setup from plugins instead of getting a full IDE.

  • Visual Studio

    Microsoft's integrated development environment for .NET, C++ and Windows development, with a free Community edition.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    Visual Studio is Microsoft's .NET IDE with a free Community edition, but it runs only on Windows instead of Rider's Windows, macOS and Linux.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.