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# Arduino IDE vs IntelliJ IDEA Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Arduino IDE** [

4.5/5(145)

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**IntelliJ IDEA** [

4.6/5(2,393)

](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Arduino IDE**
No pricing available

**IntelliJ IDEA**
Free Trial

**$19.90** Per Month · For Individual Use

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Arduino IDE**
1 monthFaster

Based on 12 responses

**IntelliJ IDEA**
4 months

Based on 29 responses

Return on Investment

**Arduino IDE**
Not enough reviews yet

**IntelliJ IDEA**
15 months

Based on 24 responses

Perceived Cost

**Arduino IDE**
$$$$$

**IntelliJ IDEA**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Arduino IDE**
Not enough reviews yet

**IntelliJ IDEA**
20%

Pros & Cons

**Arduino IDE**
[
Usability (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1331046&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Beginner-Friendly (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1330509&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Debugging Issues (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1331227&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Customization (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2067110&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**IntelliJ IDEA**
[
Ease of Use (61)
](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1886231&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (58)
](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1886608&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High Memory Usage (43)
](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1886991&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
High System Requirements (25)
](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1886716&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Arduino IDE**
[

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Bevywise MQTT Broker

](https://www.g2.com/products/bevywise-mqtt-broker/reviews)[

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GitHub

](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_c8c6a4e02857fca9a57f6478b1c21216/node-red.png "Product Avatar Image")

Node-RED

](https://www.g2.com/products/node-red/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/integrations)

**IntelliJ IDEA**
[

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Android Studio

](https://www.g2.com/products/android-studio/reviews)[

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Apache Kafka

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-kafka/reviews)[

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Apache Maven

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-maven/reviews)[

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Bitbucket

](https://www.g2.com/products/bitbucket/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**Arduino IDE**
No screenshot available

**IntelliJ IDEA**
 ![IntelliJ IDEA screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/72399/interface.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Arduino IDE**

8.8

8.8124

**IntelliJ IDEA**

9.3

9.31,988

Ease of Use

**Arduino IDE**

8.8

8.8124

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.8

8.82,007

Ease of Setup

**Arduino IDE**

9.2

9.231

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.9

8.9410

Ease of Admin

**Arduino IDE**

8.8

8.821

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.5

8.5190

Quality of Support

**Arduino IDE**

8.3

8.3105

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.6

8.61,559

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Arduino IDE**

8.2

8.220

**IntelliJ IDEA**

8.8

8.8182

Product Direction (% positive)

**Arduino IDE**

8.5

8.5118

**IntelliJ IDEA**

9.0

9.01,945

Features

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8.1

64

Not enough data

Functionality

Ease of Use

8.9(won by default)

61

Not enough data

File Management

7.9(won by default)

58

Not enough data

Multi-Language Support

6.6(won by default)

51

Not enough data

Customization

7.5(won by default)

56

Not enough data

Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality

8.6(won by default)

59

Not enough data

Help Guides

8.6(won by default)

58

Not enough data

Patching & Updates

8.3(won by default)

57

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Arduino IDE](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_690e90c5de441951cf5715b08b1d5420/arduino-ide.png "Arduino IDE")](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/reviews)

Arduino IDE

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

60.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

26.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

12.9%

[![IntelliJ IDEA](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/345cf3094b01131abf0d6608092205fa/intellij-idea.svg "IntelliJ IDEA")](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews)

IntelliJ IDEA

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

30.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

40.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

60.7%

30.7%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

26.4%

29.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

12.9%

40.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Arduino IDE](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_690e90c5de441951cf5715b08b1d5420/arduino-ide.png "Arduino IDE")](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/reviews)
Arduino IDE

Information Technology and Services

15.6%

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

11.3%

Higher Education

10.6%

Computer Software

8.5%

Education Management

7.8%

Other

46.1%

[![IntelliJ IDEA](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/345cf3094b01131abf0d6608092205fa/intellij-idea.svg "IntelliJ IDEA")](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/reviews)
IntelliJ IDEA

Computer Software

37.7%

Information Technology and Services

18.4%

Internet

5.4%

Financial Services

4.3%

Higher Education

2.8%

Other

31.5%

Alternatives

**Arduino IDE Alternatives**

 ![Visual Studio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/646c72569089375221819d6efbe819a0/visual-studio.svg "Visual Studio")

[
Visual Studio
](/products/visual-studio/reviews)

 ![Eclipse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/99f6b354a419d817b55329e62b0ea83f/eclipse.svg "Eclipse")

[
Eclipse
](/products/eclipse/reviews)

 ![Particle](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/fe960af3f54277a63d7dc714883d9cee/particle.svg "Particle")

[
Particle
](/products/particle/reviews)

 ![Code::Blocks](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3ce3fb0a2f4ed7db412496427fabdc75/code-blocks.jpg "Code::Blocks")

[
Code::Blocks
](/products/code-blocks/reviews)

**IntelliJ IDEA Alternatives**

 ![Visual Studio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/646c72569089375221819d6efbe819a0/visual-studio.svg "Visual Studio")

[
Visual Studio
](/products/visual-studio/reviews)

 ![Eclipse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/99f6b354a419d817b55329e62b0ea83f/eclipse.svg "Eclipse")

[
Eclipse
](/products/eclipse/reviews)

 ![Xcode](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565953/xcode.svg "Xcode")

[
Xcode
](/products/xcode/reviews)

 ![NetBeans](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565581/netbeans.svg "NetBeans")

[
NetBeans
](/products/netbeans/reviews)

## Arduino IDE vs IntelliJ IDEA

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Arduino IDE is easier to set up While IntelliJ IDEA is easier to do business with overall. and administer.

- Reviewers felt that IntelliJ IDEA meets the needs of their business better than Arduino IDE.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that IntelliJ IDEA is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IntelliJ IDEA over Arduino IDE.