NetBeans VS PhpStorm for PHP development [closed]

Question

I'm using NetBeans for PHP development and recently i noticed that it's being a bit slower than i would want it to be, when I'm working/navigating in 10-15 projects at the same. And NetBeans eats a lot of memory.

I started looking for an alternatives. One friend suggested PhpStorm. It's pricy. But based on the PhpStorm description it has all NetBeans features and works much faster.

Is it true? Is it worth it to purchase PhpStorm?

UPDATE:

To do a full test a would need to load it 100% it's time consuming. I was hoping that somebody had moved from NetBeans to PhpStoms and can really tell the difference. It's more about performance. Not UI.

Answer 1

Well, depends one many factors. I use Netbeans and Notepad++ for smaller projects, and I am happy with both. It is true, that Netbeans is slower, but I find PHPStorm too pricy just to get a very minor advantage over Netbeans. You could try the demo version of PHP Storm or read this feature comparison.