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VS Code Marketplace vs JetBrains Marketplace

Pick VS Code Marketplace when

  • Daily VS Code users
  • Developers wanting one-click extension installs
  • Teams standardizing on VS Code

When VS Code Marketplace is not a fit

  • VS Code fork users . Cursor et al. migrated to OpenVSX
  • Guess: security-strict teams needing vetted-only extensions
  • Buyers shopping for purchasable software . nothing to buy here
  • Guess: non-VS Code editor users (JetBrains, Emacs)

Sources

  1. Product security page . Visual Studio Marketplacemarketplace.visualstudio.com
    official
  2. Extension Marketplace Changes . Transition to OpenVSX (Cursor Forum)forum.cursor.com
    news
  3. One Extension to Own Them All: Critical VSCode Extension Vulnerability (r/cybersecurity)reddit.com
    security