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PyCharm vs Pyzo: catalog facts
PyCharmPyzo
Freemium

A free tier is available. Professional features require a paid subscription.

Free

Free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux macOS, Linux
  • Environment, dependency and interpreter handling that just works across projects
  • Graphical debugger, test runner and notebook support in one place
  • Works with any installed Python interpreter, including Conda
  • Editor and interactive shell in one window
  • Professional features such as web frameworks and databases need a subscription
  • Heavy on memory compared with a text editor plus extensions
  • Python only
  • Fewer features than large IDEs such as PyCharm
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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