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Compare NetBeans and Zend Studio 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (38.1% 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 NetBeansZend Studio
Star Rating
(24)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (38.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Zend StudioNetBeans vs Zend Studio
- Reviewers felt that NetBeans meets the needs of their business better than Zend Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that NetBeans is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of NetBeans over Zend Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
NetBeans
No pricing availableZend Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
NetBeans
No trial information availableZend Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
607
8.4
20
Ease of Use
8.5
609
7.9
20
Ease of Setup
8.5
106
8.3
7
Ease of Admin
8.4
103
8.7
5
Quality of Support
7.8
522
7.2
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
85
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
596
5.3
20
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
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
NetBeans and Zend Studio are categorized as PHP Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Unique Categories
NetBeans is categorized as C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE) and Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Zend Studio has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
NetBeans
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zend 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
28.6%
Information Technology and Services
23.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.8%
Law Practice
4.8%
Internet
4.8%
Other
33.3%
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
Zend Studio has no discussions with answers
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