Zed vs Visual Studio Code vs Programming Helper

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Zed
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Competitor 1
Visual Studio Code
Competitor 2
Programming Helper
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Zed: Cursor88% GitHub Copilot82% Claude Code80% Windsurf78% Google Antigravity76% Qoder74% Aider72% Amazon Q Developer70%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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Competitor Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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Competitor Programming Helper
programming-helper.com
Most AI chatbots force you to craft perfect prompts—then tweak whatever comes back
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.2Mvisits/mo
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4.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 18.1%
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▼ 17.6%
6-month growth
+26.6%
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+40.4%
Global rank web
#47,672
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#3,812,090
Avg. last 3 months
1.5M
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5K
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
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48%
Pages / visit
2.8
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1.3
Visit duration
1m 56s
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16s
Traffic sources
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
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ZedVisual Studio CodeProgramming Helper
0462K923.9K1.4M1.8MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6K1K10K100K1M10MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
Free
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
CodeText
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantSQL Query Builder
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
5
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6
Coding
Code autocompletion
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Coding in VS Code
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Regex
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SQL queries
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Vs code
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Code explanations
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Code testing
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Development
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Git commands
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SQL
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
no ratings yet
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.