IntelliJ IDEA offers Free Trial, but Observable does not.
Observable is designed for Individuals, Medium Business and Small Business.
IntelliJ IDEA is designed for Individuals, Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Pricing for Observable Starts at $9/User/Month whereas for IntelliJ IDEA Starts at $41/User/Month when Billed Yearly.
Some top alternatives to Observable includes CodePen, Visualr, ibi Analytics Platform, Instadeq, Dashana, Ideata Analytics, Vizician, Zoomdata and Vizydrop.
Some top alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA includes Codeanywhere, PaizaCloud, Eclipse Che, Visual Studio IDE, Koding, CodeTogether, Flutter, Codefile and Pseudocode Editor.