I am trying to understand whether I should switch from using the Conda Python package manager to Mamba.

A web search did not return an authoritative overview on StackOverflow about the differences between these two package managers.

In particular, is mamba a complete drop-in replacement for conda? Can one make the switch expecting to find the same packages available? Does mamba support the same virtual environment creation? Is mamba equally supported by popular IDEs? What is the relationship between mamba and conda?