--- description: Review of Spyder Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Spyder | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software](/directory/4413/ide/software) > [Spyder](/software/321494/spyder) # Spyder Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/321494/spyder Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/321494/spyder?page=2) > Spyder is a powerful interactive Python development environment with advanced editing, interactive execution, debugging and introspection features. It was created with the goal of being the most intuitive, efficient and successful Python IDE. Being free and open-source, Spyder is available for any type of developer and can be used in many ways: as an educational tool for learning Python, as a lightweight alternative to other scientific IDEs and WingIDEs, or as a full-featured professional development studio. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 42 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 42 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Python Software Foundation ## Commercial Context - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Debugging - For Developers - Graphical User Interface ## Category - [Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4413/ide/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It is generally used in projects where multiple python scripts refer each other. > > **Cons**: One of the biggest drawbacks of Spyder is that it limited to Python programming language only. Similar to Jupyter notebooks, Spyder also cannot handle large datasets, and is always run on fixed RAM allocations. Thus, it requires more time to execute complex queries. > > In my projects, I work with several datafiles coming from various data sources. Hence, multiple python scripts need to be created and these scripts are dependent on each other for executions. Thus, Spyder is precisely what I require for my data analysis tasks where several scripts run together to meet my business requirements. ----- ### "Start with this editor for Python beginners ." — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *28 March 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Since my early beginnings in programming, especially Python, I have searched for many editors that help me master and learn the language, and I found that many recommend using the Spyder from Anaconda editor rather than the rest, and after starting with it, I discovered why everyone advised to use it. I noticed that it is a very easy program to deal with, the user interface is flexible and uncomplicated, unlike the editor PyCharm, which I used for several days and returned to the editor Spyder It is suitable for all beginners in the field of programming and I highly advise them to use it. The editor works on Windows and Linux, it is enough that it is open source and free. > > **Cons**: After I used Pycharm editor, I noticed that it has more keyboard shortcuts than Spyder editor, this makes it easier for the user to save time. Also, Spyder does not deal with large files and projects, unlike PyCharm. > > I started my career in using the editor at the university a year ago, and I loved it because I used a lot of programs with it, but let me be honest, when I reach the state of professionalism in the future, I think I will use other editors to handle larger projects. ----- ### "My Review of Spyder" — 3.0/5 > **Moustafa Medhat** | *5 July 2022* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that Spyder alarms me when the syntax of my code is not written correctly. Spyder highlights this incorrect syntax with a different color. Also, I like that Spyder doesn't need a browser to run on and I can integrate it and other 3rd party applications. > > **Cons**: I don't like that all the code is written in one cell which makes it hard to organize my code and split it into stages. Also, i don't like the interface of Spyder, and I can't switch into dark mode. Spyder doesn't allow me to present my code in an interactive way. > > My overall experience with Spyder is good. ----- ### "A good software for data analysis and python beginners." — 4.0/5 > **Omar** | *19 September 2021* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: This software is extremely approachable for beginners. It makes writing and running python straight forward. I like how the layout is simplistic and fairly easy to navigate with relative ease despite the sheer amount of functionalities present in the IDE. The hotkeys and shortcuts are also very helpful. I would recommend this product to beginner python software developers and data analysts whom use python. I believe it will serve you well. > > **Cons**: There are some problems with Spyder. The start-up time for the application is slow, so it takes a fair amount of time to bootup, however it is still under 5 which is not very bad for IDEs in general but still it is a con none the less. It lags sometimes, perhaps because of different environments. Other than that no major problems. - slow start-up. - you occasional lag. > > I would say my overall experience with IDE has been pleasant I enjoyed it and wrote a lot of software through the help of this IDE. It has caused any major issues with me however when I became more professional in my career I would use it only for certain things rather than for everything. In short I would recommend it for early career software engineers and data analysis who use python. Once you become more professional you might consider other products certain types of work. ----- ### "one of the best ide" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *26 May 2022* | Research | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Especially when I first started data science projects, the variable explorer made my job a lot easier. Being able to examine the data frame and see variables, lists, dictionaries, and types is essential. The themes are beautiful. The application is easy to use and practical. I don't need to install the extension. You can access library documents. Kite enriches the application. Its performance is very good. Console and debugger successful. > > **Cons**: It freezes and won't turn on while deep learning works. I need to change the location of the file. So it doesn't try to reopen that code. 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