It depends on what you want. VScode is more flexible and has a better remote experience, supports less out of the box but has more support through plugins. Clio

It depends on what you want. VScode is more flexible and has a better remote experience, supports less out of the box but has more support through plugins. Clion handles refactoring better in my experience, and works well for most cmake based projects out of the box. If you need a different test system or build system though it can take some extra work to get it going. I find it worth it for the refactoring alone TBH, but the loss of remote development makes it less comfortable for day-to-day use.