Sublime Text vs Zed: Rating, Votes and Features
- Pricing: Sublime Text — Paid; Zed — Free, with paid plans.
- License: Sublime Text — Proprietary; Zed — GPL-3.0.
- AI assistance: Sublime Text — Through extensions; Zed — Built in.
Sublime Text — November 2026: 2 votes, rating 7.7/10.
Zed — November 2026: 4 votes, rating 6.1/10.
| Sublime Text | Zed | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | IDE | IDE |
| Developer | Sublime HQ | Zed Industries |
| Created by | Jon Skinner | Nathan Sobo, Antonio Scandurra, Max Brunsfeld |
| First release | 2008 | 2023 |
| License | Proprietary | GPL-3.0 |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Pricing | Paid | Free, with paid plans |
| Website | https://www.sublimetext.com | https://zed.dev |
| Kind | Code editor | Code editor |
| Written in | C++, Python | Rust |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| Extension ecosystem | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| AI assistance | Through extensions | Built in |
| Language servers (LSP) | No | Yes |
| Remote development | No | Yes |
| Built-in debugger | No | Yes |
| Best for | Almost any language | Almost any language |
| Resource use | Light | Light |