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Eclipse Luna vs NetBeans comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Eclipse Luna
Ranking in IDE
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetBeans
Ranking in IDE
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the IDE category, the mindshare of Eclipse Luna is 1.0%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetBeans is 2.6%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

RahulJain7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 30, 2023
Good plugins and helpful templates with a useful auto-code suggestion feature
Eclipse's auto-code suggestion feature makes programming very easy and fast. Thanks to Eclipse, we can deliver fast and well-compiled code as it compiles the code on every hit which stops developers from writing bad code instantly. On top of this, we can integrate other software like Tomcat, and MySQL in Eclipse very easily which makes development even faster. Now, we can deploy our Java app directly into Tomcat from Eclipse itself which saves a lot of time in development. The same thing is true in MySQL. we can see data in Eclipse itself using SQL queries. There's no need to install a query browser application.
it_user728640 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 31, 2017
No additional configuration is needed, just checkout projects from the VCS server and open it
One of the most important features is that Apache Maven supports it. Basically, you can open any Maven project in IDE without any additional configuration For the user who chooses to use it, they can start to work on the company's projects as soon as the IDE is up and running. No additional…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is very extensible and uses resources optimally."
"Eclipse's auto-code suggestion feature makes programming very easy and fast."
"It works like a one-stop shop for all of our application development requirements."
"C++ 11 support (for a long time)"
"It is easy to deploy, manage servers, and ORMS resources."
"One of the most important features is that Apache Maven supports it."
"It comes out of package fully-loaded with a lot of great features for web development."
"Server Support"
"When you have to develop in Java, this IDE is ideal because it has many plugins that make your life easier... For example, when working with Hibernate or with JPA, creating entities is very easy through a graphical interface."
"Large scale of projects, templates, and coding support."
"The learning curve is easy and fast because the interface is simple and intuitive, enabling us to easily train developers who are not expert in metrics."
 

Cons

"Eclipse can sometimes be a plugin nightmare. Various plugins require different versions of the same plugin running for different reasons."
"The development of the product needs improvement."
"I would like to see it extend native support for functional languages like Scala."
"Debugging: Watches, Evaluate Expression, and data inspection are limited."
"The debugging mechanize could be improved compared to IntelliJ, for example."
"There are always rooms for improvement for any product. The good thing with NetBeans is that since it is Open Source, you can just go ahead and contribute whatever you want to change yourself."
"I would like there to be better integration with Git, as there are IDEs such as Eclipse that offer this integration in a much more elegant way than NetBeans."
"t is a very heavy load on the computer, especially when you compare with Sublime Text Limited plugins and themes."
"Background scanning of sources on demand, disallowed by Options (processor usage, build cannot be deleted by the old version build)."
"One of main areas that the tool can improve is performance."
 

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"It is an open source and free tool, with no changes, and the licensing allows me even to change source code, if I need."
"NetBeans is free and open source."
"I am sad that CLion is not free. Currently, it has no support for Linux makefiles, only cmake, and this is a big mess."
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Top Industries

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Government
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Media Company
9%
Retailer
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Eclipse Luna?
Eclipse's auto-code suggestion feature makes programming very easy and fast.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Eclipse Luna?
It is available free of cost on the Eclipse website. Anyone can download from there as per their needs. There are different versions available for different languages.
What needs improvement with Eclipse Luna?
The only improvement I need in Eclipse is it consumes a lot of RAM, which makes my PC slow. If the Eclipse team can solve this issue, it would be very impactful for us (Developers). Also, opening a...
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