# IntelliJ IDEA, JCreator vs Eclipse Comparison | | IntelliJ IDEA | JCreator | Eclipse | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 2,366 | 25 | 3,211 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (40.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (34.8% of reviews) | Enterprise (43.8% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $19.90 Per Month | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### IntelliJ IDEA Pros: - Ease of Use (61 reviews) - Features (58 reviews) Cons: - High Memory Usage (43 reviews) - High System Requirements (25 reviews) ### JCreator Pros: - Java Support (1 reviews) - Performance Efficiency (1 reviews) Cons: - Update Issues (1 reviews) ### Eclipse Pros: - Ease of Use (163 reviews) - Features (137 reviews) Cons: - Slow Performance (76 reviews) - Outdated Interface (68 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | IntelliJ IDEA | JCreator | Eclipse | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (1964 reviews) | 8.4 (20 reviews) | 8.7 (2641 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (1982 reviews) | 9.3 (20 reviews) | 8.3 (2649 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (385 reviews) | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.4 (643 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.1 (391 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (1537 reviews) | 8.2 (17 reviews) | 8.0 (2273 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (180 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (372 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.1 (1923 reviews) | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 8.0 (2559 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### 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 ### JCreator #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Eclipse #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A | | **JCreator** | N/A | N/A | | **Eclipse** | 8.5/10 | 263 | #### Functionality | Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | JCreator | Eclipse | |---|---|---|---| | **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (239 reviews) | | **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (234 reviews) | | **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (221 reviews) | | **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (225 reviews) | | **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (223 reviews) | | **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (221 reviews) | | **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (223 reviews) | ### Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A | | **JCreator** | N/A | N/A | | **Eclipse** | 8.6/10 | 310 | #### Functionality | Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | JCreator | Eclipse | |---|---|---|---| | **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (281 reviews) | | **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (274 reviews) | | **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (264 reviews) | | **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (273 reviews) | | **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (267 reviews) | | **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (271 reviews) | | **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (268 reviews) | ### C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **IntelliJ IDEA** | N/A | N/A | | **JCreator** | N/A | N/A | | **Eclipse** | 8.5/10 | 348 | #### Functionality | Feature | IntelliJ IDEA | JCreator | Eclipse | |---|---|---|---| | **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (321 reviews) | | **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (316 reviews) | | **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (305 reviews) | | **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (308 reviews) | | **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (307 reviews) | | **Help Guides** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (305 reviews) | | **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (304 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-integrated-development-environments-ide) **Unique to Eclipse (3):** [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) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | IntelliJ IDEA | JCreator | Eclipse | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 30.8% | 34.8% | 29.3% | | **Mid-Market** | 29.1% | 34.8% | 26.9% | | **Enterprise** | 40.1% | 30.4% | 43.8% | ### By Industry #### IntelliJ IDEA - **Computer Software:** 37.6% - **Information Technology and Services:** 18.2% - **Internet:** 5.4% - **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:** 22.2% #### JCreator - **Computer Software:** 26.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.7% - **Telecommunications:** 8.7% - **Research:** 4.3% - **Program Development:** 4.3% - **Paper & Forest Products:** 4.3% - **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 4.3% - **Industrial Automation:** 4.3% - **Higher Education:** 4.3% - **Education Management:** 4.3% - **Other:** 13.0% #### 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% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA - 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[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 (3976 reviews) - [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1034 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) --- ## Top Discussions ### 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..." ### JCreator No discussions available for this product. ### 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." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/intellij-idea-vs-jcreator-vs-eclipse)