# Android Studio, .NET, Eclipse vs NetBeans Comparison

| | Android Studio | .NET | Eclipse | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 644 | 162 | 3,210 | 673 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (52.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (40.5% of reviews) | Enterprise (43.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $999 per year | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Android Studio

Pros:
- Ease of Use (22 reviews)
- Functionality (16 reviews)

Cons:
- Slow Performance (23 reviews)
- High Specifications (16 reviews)

### .NET

Pros:
- App Development (19 reviews)
- Functionality (18 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Difficulty (17 reviews)
- High Complexity (16 reviews)

### Eclipse

Pros:
- Ease of Use (163 reviews)
- Features (137 reviews)

Cons:
- Slow Performance (76 reviews)
- Outdated Interface (68 reviews)

### NetBeans

Pros:
- Cross-Platform Compatibility (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)


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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Android Studio | .NET | Eclipse | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (544 reviews) | 8.7 (144 reviews) | 8.7 (2640 reviews) | 8.5 (609 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.6 (546 reviews) | 8.2 (148 reviews) | 8.3 (2648 reviews) | 8.5 (611 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.3 (132 reviews) | 8.2 (102 reviews) | 8.4 (642 reviews) | 8.5 (108 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.2 (76 reviews) | 8.4 (44 reviews) | 8.1 (391 reviews) | 8.4 (104 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (490 reviews) | 8.3 (141 reviews) | 8.0 (2272 reviews) | 7.8 (524 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.5 (68 reviews) | 8.6 (43 reviews) | 8.5 (372 reviews) | 8.1 (86 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.3 (525 reviews) | 8.8 (139 reviews) | 8.0 (2558 reviews) | 7.4 (598 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Android Studio

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### .NET

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: BUSINESS

Price: $999 per year

Description: Includes everything that comes with Indie plus:

Key Features:
- Xamarin.Forms
- Xamarin Test Cloud Access
- Visual Studio Integration

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/net-2023-06-12/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

### Eclipse

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### NetBeans

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Android Studio** | N/A | N/A |
| **.NET** | N/A | N/A |
| **Eclipse** | 8.5/10 | 263 |
| **NetBeans** | 8.2/10 | 70 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Android Studio | .NET | Eclipse | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (239 reviews) | 8.7 (55 reviews) | 
| **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (234 reviews) | 8.4 (52 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (221 reviews) | 8.3 (52 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (225 reviews) | 7.6 (54 reviews) | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (223 reviews) | 8.1 (55 reviews) | 
| **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (221 reviews) | 8.1 (54 reviews) | 
| **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (223 reviews) | 8.1 (53 reviews) | 

### Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Android Studio** | N/A | N/A |
| **.NET** | N/A | N/A |
| **Eclipse** | 8.6/10 | 310 |
| **NetBeans** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality 

| Feature | Android Studio | .NET | Eclipse | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (281 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (274 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (264 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (273 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (267 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (271 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (268 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Android Studio** | N/A | N/A |
| **.NET** | N/A | N/A |
| **Eclipse** | 8.5/10 | 348 |
| **NetBeans** | 8.5/10 | 60 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Android Studio | .NET | Eclipse | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (321 reviews) | 8.9 (42 reviews) | 
| **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (316 reviews) | 8.6 (42 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (305 reviews) | 8.5 (41 reviews) | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (308 reviews) | 8.2 (41 reviews) | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (307 reviews) | 8.5 (41 reviews) | 
| **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (305 reviews) | 8.3 (41 reviews) | 
| **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (304 reviews) | 8.3 (41 reviews) | 

### Application Development Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Android Studio** | 8.7/10 | 135 |
| **.NET** | 8.5/10 | 69 |
| **Eclipse** | N/A | N/A |
| **NetBeans** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Android Studio | .NET | Eclipse | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | 9.0 (125 reviews) | 8.7 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **File Management** | 9.0 (110 reviews) | 8.8 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | 8.8 (105 reviews) | 8.5 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | 8.8 (114 reviews) | 8.7 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | 8.3 (112 reviews) | 8.3 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Help Guides** | 8.6 (108 reviews) | 8.1 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Patching & Updates** | 8.7 (107 reviews) | 8.4 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Mobile Development Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Android Studio** | 8.4/10 | 30 |
| **.NET** | 8.5/10 | 39 |
| **Eclipse** | N/A | N/A |
| **NetBeans** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms

| Feature | Android Studio | .NET | Eclipse | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | 8.5 (25 reviews) | 8.6 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 8.5 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | 8.4 (23 reviews) | 8.3 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Android Studio (2):** [Mobile Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development-platforms), [Application Development Platforms ](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms)

**Unique to .NET (2):** [Mobile Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development-platforms), [Application Development Platforms ](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms)

**Unique to Eclipse (4):** [Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/python-integrated-development-environments-ide), [PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-integrated-development-environments-ide), [C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/c-c-integrated-development-environments-ide)

**Unique to NetBeans (3):** [C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/c-c-integrated-development-environments-ide), [PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-integrated-development-environments-ide), [Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-integrated-development-environments-ide)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Android Studio | .NET | Eclipse | NetBeans | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 52.0% | 40.5% | 29.3% | 44.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 27.2% | 26.1% | 26.9% | 30.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 20.7% | 33.3% | 43.8% | 24.7% | 

### By Industry

#### Android Studio

- **Computer Software:** 33.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 28.5%
- **Program Development:** 3.7%
- **Internet:** 3.1%
- **Higher Education:** 3.1%
- **Education Management:** 2.6%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.5%
- **Computer Networking:** 1.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.3%
- **Financial Services:** 1.3%
- **Other:** 19.6%

#### .NET

- **Computer Software:** 24.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.5%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.9%
- **Financial Services:** 3.9%
- **Internet:** 3.3%
- **Banking:** 3.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.3%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.6%
- **Program Development:** 2.0%
- **Consumer Services:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 28.1%

#### Eclipse

- **Computer Software:** 32.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 24.2%
- **Higher Education:** 3.7%
- **Internet:** 3.5%
- **Financial Services:** 3.0%
- **Banking:** 2.7%
- **Program Development:** 2.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.2%
- **Education Management:** 1.8%
- **Automotive:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 22.4%

#### NetBeans

- **Computer Software:** 33.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 22.3%
- **Internet:** 4.6%
- **Higher Education:** 4.6%
- **Program Development:** 3.7%
- **Education Management:** 3.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.5%
- **Banking:** 1.5%
- **Computer Networking:** 1.4%
- **Other:** 21.4%

---
## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Android Studio

- [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3981 reviews)
- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1034 reviews)
- [Ionic: An OutSystems Company](https://www.g2.com/products/ionic-an-outsystems-company/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (153 reviews)
- [OutSystems](https://www.g2.com/products/outsystems/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1423 reviews)
- [Qt](https://www.g2.com/products/qt/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews)
- [Corona SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/corona-sdk/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (12 reviews)
- [Adobe AIR](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-air/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (44 reviews)
- [Buildfire](https://www.g2.com/products/buildfire/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (197 reviews)
- [Claris FileMaker](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (578 reviews)
- [iOS SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/ios-sdk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (36 reviews)

### Alternatives to .NET

- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1034 reviews)
- [Firebase](https://www.g2.com/products/firebase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (304 reviews)
- [Ionic: An OutSystems Company](https://www.g2.com/products/ionic-an-outsystems-company/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (153 reviews)
- [Qt](https://www.g2.com/products/qt/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews)
- [Adobe AIR](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-air/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (44 reviews)
- [Corona SDK](https://www.g2.com/products/corona-sdk/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (12 reviews)
- [OutSystems](https://www.g2.com/products/outsystems/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1423 reviews)
- [Android NDK](https://www.g2.com/products/android-ndk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (24 reviews)
- [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4002 reviews)
- [Claris FileMaker](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (578 reviews)

### Alternatives to Eclipse

- [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (347 reviews)
- [Selenium IDE](https://www.g2.com/products/selenium-ide/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (131 reviews)
- [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3981 reviews)
- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1034 reviews)
- [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2368 reviews)
- [PyCharm](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (779 reviews)
- [PhpStorm](https://www.g2.com/products/phpstorm/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (494 reviews)
- [Qt](https://www.g2.com/products/qt/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews)
- [Aptana Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/aptana-studio/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (40 reviews)
- [The Jupyter Notebook](https://www.g2.com/products/the-jupyter-notebook/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (252 reviews)

### Alternatives to NetBeans

- [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3981 reviews)
- [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1034 reviews)
- [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2368 reviews)
- [PhpStorm](https://www.g2.com/products/phpstorm/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (494 reviews)
- [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (347 reviews)
- [BlueJ](https://www.g2.com/products/bluej/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (203 reviews)
- [Oracle JDeveloper](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-jdeveloper/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (189 reviews)
- [Code::Blocks](https://www.g2.com/products/code-blocks/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (97 reviews)
- [Qt](https://www.g2.com/products/qt/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews)
- [Aptana Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/aptana-studio/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (40 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Android Studio

- Title: [when are you guys adding IOS development also](https://www.g2.com/discussions/when-are-you-guys-adding-ios-development-also) — 7 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "First, I'll try the dark theme haha
Second, do you know Flutter? If not, I invite you to check it out :)"
- Title: [What does Android Studio do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-android-studio-do) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app development. It is a set of tools and features that enable developers..."
- Title: [What is Android Studio used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-android-studio-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "
To develop an android application. Since it is open source, anyone can develop the android project or application using android studio.
It also provides..."
- Title: [Is Android Studio necessary?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-android-studio-necessary) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes Android studio from Google is now indispensable for the design and development of Android apps on Google Play Store "
- Title: [Is Android Studio good for making apps?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-android-studio-good-for-making-apps) — 2 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes "

### .NET

- Title: [Is xamarin form good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-xamarin-form-good) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, Absolutely I prefere to develop Xamarin Form instead of all other hybrid and native application development tool"
- Title: [Which is best MVVM framework for Xamarin.Forms and What is future  of Xamarin?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-is-best-mvvm-framework-for-xamarin-forms-and-what-is-future-of-xamarin) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "The best MVVM Frame work is FreshMVVM, sure the Xamarin have a great future in cross-platform development, in this lead the next step is MAUI, which will..."

### Eclipse

- Title: [Which version of Eclipse is best?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-version-of-eclipse-is-best) — 7 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Oxygen"
- Title: [Can I use eclipse for other language apart from jaba](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-eclipse-for-other-language-apart-from-jaba) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes! There are a bunch of libraries it supports out of the box, or if not there are also plugins."
- Title: [What is Eclipse software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-eclipse-software-used-for) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Software development"
- Title: [What are the advantages of Eclipse IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/eclipse-what-are-the-advantages-of-eclipse-ide) — 2 comments, 4 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "1. Robust and Extensible: Eclipse is a mature and well-established IDE with a large ecosystem of plugins and extensions that provide additional..."
- Title: [when will be support for HTML ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/when-will-be-support-for-html) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "There is already support for HTML in Eclipse. In JSP pages we are using HTML."

### NetBeans

- Title: [Would it be possible to integrate with python?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/15103-would-it-be-possible-to-integrate-with-python) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Python support in NetBeans allows you to choose the version of Python used to run the Project. Currently, NetBeans comes with Jython 2.5 (alpha 3)..."
- Title: [Is NetBeans a framework?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-netbeans-a-framework) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is an IDE"
- Title: [What are the advantages of NetBeans over other IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-advantages-of-netbeans-over-other-ide) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It has inbuilt FrontEnd WebElements & work with backend code
"
- Title: [What is NetBeans software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-netbeans-software-used-for) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "It is used as software development tool that has own virtual machine so the program can run within the netbeans itself. Mostly with java"
- Title: [What are the features of NetBeans?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-features-of-netbeans) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "have own JVM,"

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