Eclipse IDE comparisons
Eclipse IDE is compared head-to-head with IntelliJ IDEA, Apache NetBeans and MyEclipse and more: 7 head-to-heads in Java IDEs, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Eclipse IDE head-to-head
- Eclipse IDE vs IntelliJ IDEA
- Eclipse IDE vs Apache NetBeans
- Eclipse IDE vs MyEclipse
- Eclipse IDE vs Oracle JDeveloper
- Eclipse IDE vs Spring Tools for Eclipse
- Eclipse IDE vs BlueJ
- Eclipse IDE vs Java-Editor
Eclipse IDE vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported operating systems | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eclipse IDE | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux | 9.2 |
| 1 | IntelliJ IDEA | Yes | windows, macos, linux | 9.4 | |
| 3 | Apache NetBeans | Yes | Free | windows, macos, linux | 9.0 |
| 4 | MyEclipse | No | $37/user/yr | windows, macos, linux | 8.8 |
| 5 | Oracle JDeveloper | Yes | Free | windows, macos, linux | 8.2 |
| 6 | Spring Tools for Eclipse | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux | 8.1 |
| 7 | BlueJ | Yes | Free | windows, macos, linux | 7.8 |
| 8 | Java-Editor | Yes | Free | Windows, Linux via Wine, macOS via CrossOver or virtualization | 7.6 |
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