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Compare Brackets and NetBeans 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (44.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Brackets
Star Rating
(259)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BracketsNetBeans
Star Rating
(670)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NetBeansBrackets vs NetBeans
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Brackets easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Brackets overall.
- Reviewers felt that Brackets meets the needs of their business better than NetBeans.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Brackets is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Brackets over NetBeans.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Brackets
No pricing availableNetBeans
No pricing availableFree Trial
Brackets
No trial information availableNetBeans
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
240
8.5
606
Ease of Use
9.0
240
8.5
608
Ease of Setup
9.4
32
8.5
105
Ease of Admin
8.5
22
8.4
103
Quality of Support
8.2
155
7.8
521
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
20
8.1
85
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
230
7.4
595
Features by Category
Coding
9.2
121
Not enough data
8.5
122
Not enough data
8.7
121
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
Editing
7.3
77
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Functionality
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
8.0
54
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
8.1
52
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Brackets and NetBeans share no categories
Unique Categories
Brackets is categorized as Text Editor
NetBeans is categorized as C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE), PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE), and Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Brackets
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
NetBeans
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
25.2%
Information Technology and Services
19.7%
Internet
5.9%
Design
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
39.4%
Computer Software
33.5%
Information Technology and Services
22.3%
Internet
4.6%
Higher Education
4.5%
Program Development
3.7%
Other
31.4%
Discussions
Hoe to change the dark theme background
1 Comment
GG
You can easily change the themes, by navigating to Extension Managers, click on Themes, and choose the theme of your choice which suits your requirements.Read more
Is there a shortcut or simple way to auto format code within Brackets?
1 Comment
BD
I recommend an installing the extension called Beautify by Drew Hamlet. Then with a quick keyboard shortcut (ctrl+shift+L) it will format your code very...Read more
Brackets has no more discussions with answers
Would it be possible to integrate with python?
3 Comments
RA
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)...Read more
Does the module implement or define any standards?
1 Comment
TN
Without knowing which module. This can't be answered. Read more
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