--- description: Review of Eclipse IDE Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Eclipse IDE | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [App Development Software](/directory/4499/app-development/software) > [Eclipse IDE](/software/207988/eclipse-ide) # Eclipse IDE Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/207988/eclipse-ide Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/207988/eclipse-ide?page=2) > Eclipse is a free open-source integrated development environment that allows users to create Java-based applications. Eclipse IDE is composed of plug-ins and be customized using third-party plug-ins. With its extensible plug-in framework, Eclipse can support other programming languages such as Fortran, Haskell, C, C++, JavaScript, Lua, PHP, Python, R, Ruby, Scala, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 205 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 205 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Eclipse Foundation ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: CA$0.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Eclipse IDE is free and open source. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Albanian, Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Iran, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: Belgium, Canada ## Features - API - Code Development - Code Editing - Collaboration Tools - Data Modeling - Debugging - Deployment Management - For Developers - Graphical User Interface - Integrated Development Environment - Multiple Programming Languages Supported - Software Development - Version Control - Web App Development - Web/Mobile App Development ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum ## Category - [App Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4499/app-development/software) ## Related Categories - [App Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4499/app-development/software) - [Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4413/ide/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It support plugins. > > **Cons**: It is memory eater and turns system slow. The absence of debugger for JavaScript is a lack. No plugin available for live server. > > The overall experience with Eclipse IDE was good for Java but not for other programming languages comparatively. The absence of live server makes me dependent on other application for doing parallel job. It is slow and consumes lot of memory. ----- ### "Experience with Eclipse IDE" — 4.0/5 > **Carlos Hugo Martin** | *10 April 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is very easy to customize and extend it based on plugins, in addition to the debugging functions that allow the development of applications to be simpler, being able to condition the execution to the productive environment for which the application is intended. > > **Cons**: The IDE has a lot of plugins and many of them are not compatible, and you can only tell when you are using the IDE, causing it to become unstable. > > The IDE was used for the development of applications and extensions of monitoring tools. In addition to the implementation of devops flows. ----- ### "High customizability but difficult to use and outdated interface" — 2.0/5 > **Dan** | *5 April 2025* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: There are a lot of ways to customize the layout of the IDE to suit your workflow and preferences. > > **Cons**: It is very difficult to use. The icons are small and unintuitive. Overall the interface is confusing and it doesn't look sleek. ----- ### "Solves many problems, but it's not the first option" — 4.0/5 > **Rodrigo** | *26 October 2021* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is a complete IDE, with many support tools, many plugins and support for many popular programming languages. It has "versions" with embedded items, making it easy to install for this or that purpose, such as IOT projects or embedded electronics, PHP or Java. If you don't have another tool, with Eclipse you can create your end-to-end product and deliver. > > **Cons**: First off, Eclipse is free, but I put an average price. This is because despite not having a license cost, you have cost of use in productivity. If you take twice as much time on tool X it already costs you hours of production. I find Eclipse old-fashioned, heavy, huge and dated. It's not nice to use Eclipse, it's just functional. And he has many errors in obscure canvases that look like they were made twenty years ago. > > Despite the shortcomings, I can say that it's more pleasant to create for Android in Eclipse using the plugin than using Android Studio. That's because the development of the supporting part of Eclipse is phenomenal. He helps you with things that clearly someone needed to use and took the trouble to develop. For example, for Android the help to find errors or gaps in internationalization is much more efficient in Eclipse than in Android Studio. When I used it for Java and PHP some things were like that, but then you stumble across something someone else did too lazy or in a hurry, and you get stuck. ----- ### "Review For Eclipse IDE" — 4.0/5 > **Ishaan** | *20 November 2022* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The fact that the GUI is perfectly laid out for a JAVA developer makes this application highly accessible for people who are either beginners or advanced in coding in JAVA. > > **Cons**: The fact that this app doesn't allow many customizations in terms of Graphical themes or icon themes makes this app less competitive in comparison to its competitors. > > My overall experience suggests that this is the perfect IDE for coding in JAVA, due to the fact that coding in this app is seamless and that the options available to the user while coding are not intimidating in comparison to some heavy-weight IDEs. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/207988/eclipse-ide?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/207988/eclipse-ide) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data