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Compare NetBeans and RAD Studio 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
NetBeans
Star Rating
(671)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NetBeansRAD Studio
Star Rating
(12)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about RAD StudioNetBeans vs RAD Studio
- Reviewers felt that RAD Studio meets the needs of their business better than NetBeans.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that RAD Studio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of RAD Studio over NetBeans.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
NetBeans
No pricing availableRAD Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
NetBeans
No trial information availableRAD Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
607
8.8
11
Ease of Use
8.5
609
8.5
10
Ease of Setup
8.5
106
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.4
103
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.8
522
8.9
9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
85
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
596
7.7
10
Features by Category
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
42
9.0
8
8.6
42
8.3
7
8.4
40
8.1
7
8.2
41
7.9
8
8.5
41
9.0
8
8.3
41
8.3
8
8.3
41
6.5
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
NetBeans and RAD Studio are categorized as C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Unique Categories
NetBeans is categorized as PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE) and Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
RAD Studio has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
NetBeans
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RAD Studio
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
33.5%
Information Technology and Services
22.2%
Internet
4.6%
Higher Education
4.5%
Program Development
3.7%
Other
31.5%
Computer Software
58.3%
Telecommunications
8.3%
Staffing and Recruiting
8.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Defense & Space
8.3%
Other
8.3%
Discussions
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
RAD Studio has no discussions with answers
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