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Alternatives to Eclipse
21 technology tools sit alongside Eclipse in this directory. Below is what separates each from Eclipse on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Eclipse starts at
- Free
Why people look past Eclipse
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Eclipse has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The Leading Java and Kotlin IDE
- Publishes an entry price of $19.9/month, where Eclipse does not.
Accelerate how you build, share, and run applications
- Publishes an entry price of $11/month, where Eclipse does not.
Where the world builds software
- Publishes an entry price of $4/month, where Eclipse does not.
The doc that brings it all together
- Publishes an entry price of $10/month, where Eclipse does not.
Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online
- Publishes an entry price of $10.99/month, where Eclipse does not.
One app to replace them all
- Publishes an entry price of $7/user/month (annual), where Eclipse does not.
Every Eclipse alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse (this page) | Free | - | - | |
| JetBrains IntelliJ IDEACommercial IDE by JetBrains with superior performance optimization, powerful Java development tools, and responsive user interface compared to Eclipse. | Free, then $19.9/month | - | 3 | vs Eclipse |
| DockerContainerization platform providing development and deployment tools that work alongside or replace traditional IDEs for modern application development. | Free, then $11/month | - | - | vs Eclipse |
| GitHubPlatform providing development tools and collaboration features that complement or replace Eclipse for modern software development workflows. | Free, then $4/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Eclipse |
| Coda | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Eclipse |
| Asana | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Eclipse |
| ClickUp | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Eclipse |
| Excalidraw | Free, then $6/month | - | 1 | vs Eclipse |
| Amplitude | Free, then $49/month | - | 4 | vs Eclipse |
| Dropbox | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Eclipse |
| Envoy | Free | Open-source | - | vs Eclipse |
| Apache Spark | Free | Open-source | - | vs Eclipse |
| Apache Hadoop | Free | Open-source | - | vs Eclipse |
| Auth0 | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Eclipse |
| etcd | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Eclipse |
| Dashlane | $4.99/month | - | 1 | vs Eclipse |
| Confluent Cloud | On request | Subscription | - | vs Eclipse |
| Attio | $29/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Eclipse |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | 3 | vs Eclipse |
| Checkmk | On request | Subscription | - | vs Eclipse |
| CloudAMQP | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Eclipse |
| Aha! | $59/month | - | 4 | vs Eclipse |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Eclipse badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA , Free, then $19.9/month
- Docker , Free, then $11/month
- GitHub , Free, then $4/month
- Coda , Free, then $10/month
- Asana , Free, then $10.99/month
- ClickUp , Free, then $7/user/month (annual)
- Excalidraw , Free, then $6/month
- Amplitude , Free, then $49/month
What you would be giving up
Eclipse is most often brought in for java application development, enterprise software development, web application development, plugin development, educational programming. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Eclipse is broadly right and the question is cost, the Eclipse pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Technology category lists everything the directory holds, and best technology tools ranks them.
Eclipse runs on windows, macos, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Eclipse alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Eclipse?
- 21 other technology tools are listed in this directory, led by JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA, Docker, GitHub, Coda. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Eclipse?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA, Docker, GitHub, Coda, Asana.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Eclipse?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Eclipse has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Eclipse?
- Eclipse is most often brought in for java application development, enterprise software development, web application development, plugin development, educational programming. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Eclipse?
- Envoy, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Eclipse alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Technology, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Eclipse against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Eclipse covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every technology tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Technology category, 21 tools beside Eclipse. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.