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Jetbrains announce price increase for IDEs, .NET tools and All Product Pack, effective from 1st October, 2025
Jetbrains is it worth it?
Do You Keep Your JetBrains Yearly Subscription or Just Pay When You Need New Features?
If Jetbrains raises prices, will you stay or where will you go?
Hey,
So I was checking the Jetbrains website, found the blog post, released today stating pretty much the title.
Link to the blog post Here.
Want to know your thoughts on this change.
I know it's a bit biased due to the group's name, but I'd currently like to know why you would (or wouldn't) recommend paying for the JetBrains suite. My educational license is expiring soon, and I'm considering buying it. Currently, except for DataGrip, I don't see much difference between the IDE and VSCode with somes plugins (except for PyCharm, which I love but it has a Community free edition). Android Studio is free; I've tried GoLand, WebStorm, and Pycharm Pro (Pycharm if I like it better than vscode but I don't use many things that are outside the free version.) . I see that they consume a lot of resources, and so far, I haven't seen anything that makes me say "wow, this is a game changer, and I couldn't do it without this editor." Note that I'm not saying they're bad, but I'd like to know about your experiences and why you love them (or not), and if it's worth paying for the license.
Hey everyone,
Iโve been a loyal JetBrains user for years, enjoying the 40% discount they offer to long-time subscribers. I really like their IDEs, but Iโve been debating whether to keep my yearly subscription or only pay when I truly need the latest features.
For those who donโt know (I learned this recently), JetBrains has a Perpetual Fallback License:
If youโve been on a yearly subscription, you get to keep the version you had when your subscription ended and can use it indefinitely. However, this doesnโt apply to monthly subscriptions, where you lose access entirely if you stop paying.
Hereโs where Iโm stuck:
I honestly donโt notice much difference between updates year to year. Most of the time, the features donโt radically change my experience. If anything, I feel like I spend more time relearning where tools have been moved rather than benefiting from new functionality.
That said, I might just be underestimating how seamlessly they integrate improvements into the workflow, so I rarely feel the need for an upgrade.
My question to you all is:
Do you keep the yearly subscription for the discount and continuous updates, or do you only renew once thereโs a feature you really want?
Are there any hidden benefits or downsides I might be missing if I let my subscription lapse?
Curious to hear how other devs approach this!