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Eclipse vs Rill Data

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Eclipse

Developer Tools

The Eclipse Foundation - home to a global community

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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Rill Data

Business Intelligence

Local-first BI on DuckDB and ClickHouse with dashboards defined as code

From
$20/month
Free plan
No
Visit Rill DataFull review

The short version

  • Eclipse is free; Rill Data starts at $20/mo.
  • Only Eclipse lists extensible plugin architecture; only Rill Data lists embedded DuckDB.
  • Where Eclipse falls short: high memory consumption and CPU usage, especially with multiple plugins installed.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Eclipse and Rill Data actually diverge.

Attributes where Eclipse and Rill Data differ
AttributeEclipseRill Data
Starting priceFree$20/month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWeb, Linux, macOS, Windows
CategoryDeveloper ToolsBusiness Intelligence

Not yet recorded: pricing model for Eclipse, founded for Rill Data.

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Eclipse

  • Java development environment
  • Extensible plugin architecture
  • Integrated debugger
  • Code refactoring
  • Version control integration
  • Build automation
  • Multi-language support
  • Rich client platform

Only in Rill Data

  • Dashboards as code
  • Embedded DuckDB
  • Bring your own database
  • Alerts and scheduled reports
  • Embedded analytics

Both cover

  • Local development

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Eclipse

  • Java application developmentnot Rill Data
  • Enterprise software developmentnot Rill Data
  • Web application developmentnot Rill Data
  • Plugin developmentnot Rill Data
  • Educational programmingnot Rill Data

Rill Data

  • An analytics team that wants dashboard changes to go through code review rather than being edited in a web UInot Eclipse
  • Interactive exploration of event-scale data where a warehouse round trip per filter click is too slownot Eclipse
  • Embedding fast slice-and-dice dashboards into a product where the underlying store is already ClickHouse or Druidnot Eclipse
  • A data engineer prototyping a metrics layer locally on a laptop before committing to any cloud spendnot Eclipse

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Eclipse

  • High memory consumption and CPU usage, especially with multiple plugins installed
  • Slow startup times and performance degradation with large projects or many open editors
  • Requires configuration of eclipse.ini file to optimize heap sizes for adequate performance
  • User interface considered outdated compared to modern IDE alternatives
  • User base fell from 39% of Java developers in 2024 to 28% in 2025, indicating market decline

Rill Data

  • The seat price of 20 dollars is misleading as a budget figure: Rill’s own calculator puts a small two-seat project at around 256 dollars a month, with compute making up the great majority
  • Dashboards are defined in YAML and SQL, so business users cannot create or change one without a developer and a Git workflow, which stalls self-service adoption
  • It is built for the explore-a-metric pattern and does not produce pixel-perfect financial or operational reports, so most organisations still need a second reporting tool
  • AI tokens and API calls are quota-limited per seat, with API overage at a cent per call, so programmatic consumers can create an unbudgeted line item
  • As a smaller vendor competing against Looker, Tableau and Power BI, the ecosystem of consultants, templates and trained analysts is thin, which raises the cost of hiring for it

Pricing, plan by plan

Eclipse

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Eclipse review.

Rill Data

$20/month
  • Starter$20/mo
    • Per seat, up to twenty seats
    • Three projects
    • Compute at 0.15 USD per compute unit hour
  • Growth$30/mo
    • Per seat, up to one hundred seats
    • Ten projects
    • Compute at 0.20 USD per compute unit hour
  • EnterpriseOn request
    • Annual platform licence with negotiated capacity
    • Unlimited seats and projects
    • Dedicated infrastructure

Which should you pick?

Choose Eclipse if

  • You need java development environment.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
  • You also want extensible plugin architecture.
Eclipse review

Choose Rill Data if

  • You need dashboards as code.
  • You work on Web, Linux, macOS, Windows.
  • You also want embedded duckdb.
Rill Data review

Questions people ask

Is Eclipse or Rill Data better?
Neither clearly leads. Eclipse starts at Free and Rill Data at $20/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Eclipse or Rill Data?
Eclipse has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Eclipse and $20/month for Rill Data.
Does Eclipse or Rill Data run on more platforms?
Eclipse runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. Rill Data runs on Web, Linux, macOS, Windows.
Can I use Eclipse for free?
Yes. Eclipse has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Rill Data starts at $20/month.
What is Eclipse best used for?
Eclipse is most often used for java application development, enterprise software development, web application development, plugin development. Of those, java application development and enterprise software development are not what Rill Data is typically brought in for.
What can Eclipse do that Rill Data cannot?
Eclipse covers Java development environment, Extensible plugin architecture, Integrated debugger, Code refactoring. Rill Data covers Dashboards as code, Embedded DuckDB, Bring your own database, Alerts and scheduled reports. Both handle Local development.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Eclipse: How much does Eclipse IDE cost?

Eclipse IDE is completely free and open-source, released under the Eclipse Public License 2.0.

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Rill Data: Is Rill open source?

The Rill developer binary is open source and free to run locally; Rill Cloud is the paid product.

Rill Data: How much does it actually cost?

Seats start at 20 USD per month, but hosted compute at 0.15 USD per compute unit hour typically dominates the bill. Bringing your own database removes the usage fee.

Rill Data: Can business users build dashboards?

Not directly. Dashboards are YAML and SQL under version control.

Rill Data: Which databases can back a deployed project?

DuckDB, ClickHouse, Druid, Pinot, Snowflake and others.

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