Rider

7.7easy start · #6 of 62
in Integrated Development Environments

Free to practise onyes
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows. Paid plans from $14.08/mo.

Rider is ranked #6 of 62 in integrated development environments on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $14.08/mo.

Rider plans and pricing

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Rider Non-Commercial Free Free Individual non-commercial development · AI Free included · Public forums and bug tracker support jetbrains.com · 30 Sept 2026

Rider Commercial $169/yr per year Plans for individual developers and organizations · Free 30-day trial · AI Free included jetbrains.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on integrated development environments

Free plan: Yes
Built-in debugger: Yes
Build tools: Yes

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The record

Product: Rider is a cross-platform IDE for .NET and game developers.
Development targets: Rider supports .NET, ASP.NET Core, MAUI, Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot development.
Code analysis: Rider provides code inspections and suggestions to identify code quality issues and potential compilation or runtime problems.
Web development: Rider includes JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and Sass support and integrates with Node.js, React, Angular, Vue.js, Bower, NPM, and Yarn.
Version control: Rider includes out-of-the-box support for Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Perforce, and TFS.
Testing and debugging: Rider can run and debug NUnit, xUnit.net, and MSTest unit tests and includes a debugger for .NET Framework, Mono, and .NET Core applications.
Database tools: Rider can connect to databases, edit schemas and table data, run queries, and analyze schemas with UML diagrams.
Docker support: Rider supports Docker and Docker Compose tools for .NET Core projects; these tools are not supported for .NET Framework projects.
Security: Rider treats each newly opened solution as untrusted by default and prompts users to trust it or leave it unopened.
Security and compliance: JetBrains says its Trust Center provides information about SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance.
Support: Direct support requests are available to commercial Rider license holders; users can also use the community forum and issue tracker.
Supported operating systems: Rider runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Company: JetBrains is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and was founded in February 2000.
Founded: 2000
Price from: $14.08/mo

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Integrated Development Environments in 2026#6 of 62
Best IDE Software in 2026#8 of 53
Best Web Development IDEs in 2026#6 of 43
Best Mobile Development IDEs in 2026#6 of 37

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Sources

jetbrains.com/rider/· checked 30 Sept 2026
jetbrains.com/rider/features/· checked 30 Sept 2026
jetbrains.com/help/rider/Docker_tools_for_net_project· checked 30 Sept 2026
jetbrains.com/help/rider/Project_security.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
jetbrains.com/legal/docs/privacy/trust-center/· checked 30 Sept 2026
jetbrains.com/help/rider/Getting_Help.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
jetbrains.com/help/rider/Installation_guide.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
jetbrains.com/company/commitment/· checked 30 Sept 2026
jetbrains.com/rider/buy/· checked 30 Sept 2026