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GoLand vs IntelliJ IDEA: catalog facts
GoLand	IntelliJ IDEA
Paid A paid subscription is required after the trial.	Freemium The Community Edition is free. IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate requires a paid subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Go-aware refactoring and inspections beyond what gopls alone provides Integrated Delve debugger with test and benchmark runners	Refactorings and inspections that understand the whole project, not just the file Community Edition is free and open source
Paid subscription with no free commercial tier Heavier than an editor with the Go language server	Framework support, profiler and database tools are Ultimate features Indexing a large project is slow and memory-hungry
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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