# CLion, Eclipse vs IntelliJ IDEA Comparison | | CLion | Eclipse | IntelliJ IDEA | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 55 | 3,206 | 2,366 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (60.4% of reviews) | Enterprise (43.8% of reviews) | Enterprise (40.2% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $229.00 1 User Per Year | No pricing available | $19.90 Per Month | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### CLion **Not enough data** ### Eclipse Pros: - Ease of Use (173 reviews) - Features (148 reviews) Cons: - Slow Performance (79 reviews) - Outdated Interface (69 reviews) ### IntelliJ IDEA Pros: - Ease of Use (69 reviews) - Features (65 reviews) Cons: - High Memory Usage (44 reviews) - High System Requirements (26 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | CLion | Eclipse | IntelliJ IDEA | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (51 reviews) | 8.7 (2636 reviews) | 9.3 (1963 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (51 reviews) | 8.3 (2644 reviews) | 8.8 (1981 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 8.4 (638 reviews) | 8.9 (384 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.1 (391 reviews) | 8.5 (188 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (29 reviews) | 8.0 (2268 reviews) | 8.6 (1536 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.5 (372 reviews) | 8.8 (180 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.8 (49 reviews) | 8.0 (2553 reviews) | 9.1 (1922 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### CLion #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: FOR BUSINESS & ORGANIZATIONS Price: $229.00 1 User Per Year Description: $183 /2nd year and $ 137 /3rd year onwards Key Features: - Or pay monthly $22,90 - 50% discount for startups - All Products Pack yearly subscription available from $ 779 per user, first year [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/clion/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Eclipse #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### IntelliJ IDEA #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: For Individual Use Price: $19.90 Per Month Description: Purchased personally. Key Features: - IntelliJ IDEA’s advanced tools and integrations - AI Free plan for enhanced productivity [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/intellij-idea/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CLion** | N/A | N/A | | **Eclipse** | 8.5/10 | 262 | | **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | CLion | Eclipse | IntelliJ IDEA | |---|---|---|---| | **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | 8.9 (239 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File Management** | Not enough data | 8.6 (234 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | 8.6 (221 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Customization** | Not enough data | 8.6 (225 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | 8.4 (223 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Help Guides** | Not enough data | 8.3 (221 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | 8.6 (223 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CLion** | N/A | N/A | | **Eclipse** | 8.6/10 | 309 | | **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | CLion | Eclipse | IntelliJ IDEA | |---|---|---|---| | **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | 8.9 (281 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File Management** | Not enough data | 8.7 (274 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | 8.6 (264 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Customization** | Not enough data | 8.5 (273 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | 8.4 (267 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Help Guides** | Not enough data | 8.5 (271 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | 8.7 (268 reviews) | Not enough data | ### C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **CLion** | 8.2/10 | 30 | | **Eclipse** | 8.5/10 | 347 | | **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | CLion | Eclipse | IntelliJ IDEA | |---|---|---|---| | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (28 reviews) | 8.8 (321 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File Management** | 8.3 (28 reviews) | 8.6 (316 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Multi-Language Support** | 7.7 (22 reviews) | 8.6 (305 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Customization** | 8.6 (26 reviews) | 8.6 (308 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | 7.8 (27 reviews) | 8.3 (307 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Help Guides** | 7.8 (23 reviews) | 8.5 (305 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Patching & Updates** | 8.1 (26 reviews) | 8.6 (304 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to CLion (1):** [C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/c-c-integrated-development-environments-ide) **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 IntelliJ IDEA (1):** [Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-integrated-development-environments-ide) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | CLion | Eclipse | IntelliJ IDEA | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 60.4% | 29.3% | 30.8% | | **Mid-Market** | 20.8% | 26.9% | 29.0% | | **Enterprise** | 18.9% | 43.8% | 40.2% | ### By Industry #### CLion - **Computer Software:** 32.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 9.4% - **Higher Education:** 9.4% - **Research:** 5.7% - **Internet:** 5.7% - **Biotechnology:** 3.8% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8% - **Program Development:** 3.8% - **Information Services:** 3.8% - **Animation:** 1.9% - **Other:** 20.8% #### 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% - **Telecommunications:** 2.2% - **Program Development:** 2.2% - **Education Management:** 1.8% - **Automotive:** 1.5% - **Other:** 22.4% #### IntelliJ IDEA - **Computer Software:** 37.6% - **Information Technology and Services:** 18.2% - **Internet:** 5.5% - **Financial Services:** 4.2% - **Higher Education:** 2.8% - **Program Development:** 2.6% - **Telecommunications:** 2.0% - **Education Management:** 1.7% - **Banking:** 1.6% - **Retail:** 1.6% - **Other:** 22.1% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to CLion - [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3975 reviews) - [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1035 reviews) - [Code::Blocks](https://www.g2.com/products/code-blocks/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (97 reviews) - [NetBeans](https://www.g2.com/products/netbeans/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (673 reviews) - [Qt](https://www.g2.com/products/qt/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (54 reviews) - [KDevelop](https://www.g2.com/products/kdevelop/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (10 reviews) - [Arduino IDE](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (144 reviews) - [CodeLite](https://www.g2.com/products/codelite/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (346 reviews) - [Particle](https://www.g2.com/products/particle/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (195 reviews) ### Alternatives to Eclipse - [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (346 reviews) - [NetBeans](https://www.g2.com/products/netbeans/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (673 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 (3975 reviews) - [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1035 reviews) - [PyCharm](https://www.g2.com/products/pycharm/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (778 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 (250 reviews) ### Alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA - [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3975 reviews) - [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1035 reviews) - [NetBeans](https://www.g2.com/products/netbeans/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (673 reviews) - [AWS Cloud9](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-cloud9/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (346 reviews) - [BlueJ](https://www.g2.com/products/bluej/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (204 reviews) - [Oracle JDeveloper](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-jdeveloper/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (189 reviews) - [MyEclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/myeclipse/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (104 reviews) - [Selenium IDE](https://www.g2.com/products/selenium-ide/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (131 reviews) - [Amazon Corretto](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-corretto/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (127 reviews) - [Eclipse Che](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse-che/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (81 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### CLion - Title: [Is CLion a good IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-clion-a-good-ide) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "CLION is an integrated development environment for C/C++ that is loosely based on the public domain IDE Eclipse. It is a member of a growing family of..." ### 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." ### IntelliJ IDEA - Title: [What is IntelliJ IDEA used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-intellij-idea-used-for) — 4 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Intellij is an IDE or we can say a platform where we can write , build, test and even deploy code in any language. It’s also help to find the bugs in..." - Title: [How does IntelliJ IDEA stand out as a development environment for modern programming needs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-intellij-idea-stand-out-as-a-development-environment-for-modern-programming-needs) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "IntelliJ IDEA stands out as a development environment for modern programming needs thanks to its powerful, intelligent code assistance, comprehensive..." - Title: [Can i use thing for dart only](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-thing-for-dart-only) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Of course you can use it for dart. dart web and command line application can be developed with IntelliJ IDEA. It also comes with dart analysis server." - Title: [Is there I way to implement Web development?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-i-way-to-implement-web-development) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I've been using it for 4 years. In my opinion, is the best IDE for a lot o reasons. It has full compatibility with spring and if you only use tomcat, you can..." - Title: [what is the best way to make it veyr fast ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/14609-what-is-the-best-way-to-make-it-veyr-fast) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "if you want to make it fast, first is update your system's configuration. Atleast use it on a 4gb system. Also check if your system is healthy. And also you..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/clion-vs-eclipse-vs-intellij-idea)