PyCharm vs VirtualBox: What are the differences?
PyCharm: The Most Intelligent Python IDE. PyCharm’s smart code editor provides first-class support for Python, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, TypeScript, CSS, popular template languages and more. Take advantage of language-aware code completion, error detection, and on-the-fly code fixes!; VirtualBox: Run nearly any operating system on a single machine and to freely switch between OS instances running simultaneously. VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
PyCharm and VirtualBox are primarily classified as "Integrated Development Environment" and "Virtualization Platform" tools respectively.
Some of the features offered by PyCharm are:
- Syntax highlighting
- Auto-Indentation and code formatting
- Code completion
On the other hand, VirtualBox provides the following key features:
- Portability
- No hardware virtualization required
- Guest Additions: shared folders, seamless windows, 3D virtualization
"Smart auto-completion", "Intelligent code analysis" and "Powerful refactoring" are the key factors why developers consider PyCharm; whereas "Free", "Easy" and "Default for vagrant" are the primary reasons why VirtualBox is favored.
Lyft, Coursera, and Typeform are some of the popular companies that use VirtualBox, whereas PyCharm is used by Lyft, nrise, and Auto Trader. VirtualBox has a broader approval, being mentioned in 724 company stacks & 976 developers stacks; compared to PyCharm, which is listed in 372 company stacks and 527 developer stacks.
