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Eclipse, the free and versatile IDE
December 30, 2023

Eclipse, the free and versatile IDE

José Antonio Jaramillo Vela | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Eclipse

We use Eclipse as the main development environment for building software. In my personal case, I use it to develop web applications with Magnolia CMS product. Eclipse has different plugins you can find on its marketplace that allows you to easily integrate web bases solutions. It also supports many different languages and file types.
  • Localhost server
  • Languages support
  • Code revision
  • Code suggestions
  • Performance
  • Optimization
  • Some bugs you find from time to time
  • Testing code in a non productive environment
  • Easily transferable workspaces
  • No extra costs as Eclipse is free
I choose Eclipse above other similar integrated development environments because Eclipse, apart from being free, has a wide community behind it that constantly adds and upgrades plugins and extensions that allow you to do and build basically anything using Eclipse. It also has a user-friendly interface and is easy to use and learn, so you can make use of the options Eclipse offers from the beginning.

Do you think Eclipse delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Eclipse's feature set?

Yes

Did Eclipse live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Eclipse go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Eclipse again?

Yes

In my opinion, Eclipse is a well-suited integrated development environment that doesn't lack any particular functionality thanks to its marketplace and the community behind it. You can build any type of software, from web applications to desktop programs, with any tool you choose and Eclipse very likely will be able to handle it. The only negative point of Eclipse is that its performance is not optimal and consumes a lot of RAM from your PC.