CLion vs JetBrains Rider: What are the differences?

CLion: A cross-platform IDE for C and C++. Knowing your code through and through, CLion can take care of the routine while you focus on the important things. Boost your productivity with the keyboard-centric approach (Vim-emulation plugin is also available in plugin repository), full coding assistance, smart and relevant code completion, fast project navigation, intelligent intention actions, and reliable refactorings; JetBrains Rider: A cross-platform .NET IDE based on the IntelliJ platform and ReSharper. It supports .NET Framework, the new cross-platform .NET Core, and Mono based projects. This lets you develop a wide array of applications including .NET desktop applications, services and libraries, Unity games, Xamarin apps, ASP.NET and.

CLion and JetBrains Rider can be primarily classified as "Integrated Development Environment" tools.

Some of the features offered by CLion are:

• Smart Editor
• Code Generation
• CMake

On the other hand, JetBrains Rider provides the following key features:

• live code inspection
• fast
• responsive

According to the StackShare community, CLion has a broader approval, being mentioned in 9 company stacks & 8 developers stacks; compared to JetBrains Rider, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 5 developer stacks.