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