--- title: Arduino IDE Reviews meta\_title: 'Arduino IDE Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 145 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Arduino IDE works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 145 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Integrated Development Environments (IDE) url: https://www.g2.com/categories/integrated-development-environments-ide --- # Arduino IDE Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Arduino IDE but has limited features. Are you part of the Arduino IDE team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! The Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is a cross-platform application designed for writing, compiling, and uploading code to Arduino-compatible boards. It supports programming in C and C++, offering a user-friendly interface that simplifies the development process for both beginners and experienced developers. The IDE is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems. Key Features and Functionality: - Code Editor: Provides syntax highlighting, automatic indentation, and brace matching to enhance code readability and writing efficiency. - Compiler and Uploader: Facilitates the compilation of code and its direct upload to Arduino boards, streamlining the development workflow. - Library Manager: Allows easy integration and management of libraries, expanding the functionality of projects with pre-written code modules. - Board Manager: Enables seamless addition and management of various Arduino boards and compatible third-party hardware. - Serial Monitor: Offers real-time communication with the board, aiding in debugging and monitoring of serial data. - Cross-Platform Support: Ensures compatibility across major operating systems, providing flexibility for developers. Primary Value and User Solutions: The Arduino IDE simplifies the process of programming microcontrollers, making it accessible to a wide range of users, from hobbyists to professionals. By offering an intuitive interface and comprehensive tools, it reduces the complexity associated with embedded systems development. The inclusion of a vast library ecosystem and support for numerous hardware platforms allows users to rapidly prototype and deploy interactive electronic projects. This accelerates innovation and learning in fields such as robotics, IoT, and automation. * * * Seller [Arduino](https://www.g2.com/sellers/arduino) Discussions [Arduino IDE Community](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Andrea Corno Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Visual Studio](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Visual Studio") Visual Studio 4.5/5(4,004) ](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) [ ![Eclipse](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Eclipse") Eclipse 4.3/5(3,220) ](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) [ ![Particle](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Particle") Particle 4.5/5(195) ](https://www.g2.com/products/particle/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 145 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Arduino IDE Integrations (3) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Bevywise MQTT Broker ](https://www.g2.com/products/bevywise-mqtt-broker/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") GitHub ](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Node-RED ](https://www.g2.com/products/node-red/reviews) Show More ES Elvira S. IT Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/7/2018 "Arduino" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? What I like most about this program, whose name is Arduino, is how useful it is for programming boards with Arduino microcontrollers. Arduino IDE is a free development environment that, through a high-level programming language based on C, allows us to develop code to implement programs that will control the Arduino controllers so they can perform the desired commands. The best thing about Arduino boards is that we can connect sensors like light detectors, microphones, temperature sensors, motion sensors, sound sensors, position sensors, limit switches, etc. The program decides which actuators will come into play according to the signals received, and these can be rotors, AC motors, DC motors, speakers, colored LEDs, etc. In summary, with ARDUINO IDE, robots that react to their environment can be programmed. Additionally, the program is free and cross-platform. It is very lightweight and available online from the official website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? The worst thing about Arduino IDE is that although it is designed to help learn how to develop code for robots, the programming language used is very complex for novice users who have never seen a programming language. Fortunately, there are other options based on Arduino IDE for beginners, like Scratch For Arduino, with a much simpler interface. There are no more complaints about this program, because it works very well and provides great moments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: Arduino IDE is a very useful programming environment if you want to have fun creating software for the microprocessors of a robot or any system that requires microcontroller boards to react to environmental events. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Arduino IDE is used in our organization in the educational robotics modules. Numerous projects are carried out throughout a school year using Arduino IDE, such as a guardian robot that is in constant circulation (rolling around a room) and has an intruder detector and an alarm that activates alarms upon detecting movement in that room. It should be emphasized that it is free and does not require budget investment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![Manuel S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Manuel S.") MS Manuel S. Manuel Solimeno Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/8/2019 "Arduino" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? High compatibility with original or clone boards. Good indentation and wide variety of configuration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Not always connection to the board and you have to disconnect it and reconnect it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Program a variety of DIY project and testing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/27/2018 "arduino" 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Arduino is a development environment that will allow us to program the control boards of Arduino UNO and other similar boards using a programming language similar to C. We will be able to create real moving robots that, with the appropriate sensors, react to external stimuli through their actuators. There is a wide variety of Arduino elements for sale, and we can do everything with our development environment, which is not only versatile but also free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? If you use it in teaching with young students, it can be very difficult for them to start in a development environment like Arduino. But there are very attractive graphical options (S4A) with which Arduino can be complemented thanks to its compatibility. So this problem would be solved. Another disadvantage is that the Arduino software is of little use if it is not followed by a strong investment in boards, cards, sensors, and actuators. Other than that, I have no complaints, as I am delighted with Arduino. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: I recommend Arduino for creating robotic projects easily and simply with students. There is even a module called S4A that makes the programmer's task easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? We have used Arduino with students ranging from 11 to 15 years old and they love it. We have made cars that avoid obstacles, fans that turn on when it's hot, alarms that detect movement, etc. We have installed Scratch For Arduino (S4A) which helped them a lot in creating the programs, as it is not with a written language but with puzzle-like pieces that they place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/5/2019 "Easy to learn and use" 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? It is not hard to learn and there are lots of libraries that you can use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Most of the libraries that I use, I added them myself and it did not include them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? We use it to run a stepper motor (for 3D printing ) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite VH Vanesa H. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/4/2018 "Arduino in the school" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Arduino is an excellent software development environment that will allow you to program Arduino ONE boards and, with the necessary components, create fantastic dynamic automatons. Arduino also allows integration with another software called Scratch for Arduino, which, with a very simple interface, will enable you to program the boards with the Arduino microcontroller and carry out amazing projects. You will be able to read the information collected by the sensors (light, motion, proximity, sound, there are a thousand types!!), process it thanks to the program you develop with Arduino IDE, and obtain outputs that will activate the actuators (motion, sound,). It is ideal for working with children, they will love the robots that can be created, and they might even be encouraged to program themselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Sometimes it hangs and takes a long time to load the program from the PC via USB to the Arduino ONE board. If you have never programmed before or want to encourage younger ones to program robots, they will encounter an interface that is neither modern nor user-friendly. That is why S4Arduino should be installed on top to facilitate programming through blocks instead of the typical syntax of a conventional programming language. You need an extra expense on electronic components for the board we are going to program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: It will allow you to program Arduino ONE boards and create very eye-catching, almost intelligent projects, as long as you have the necessary physical components for your project. So keep in mind that you need not only software but also hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? We use Arduino to load the programs onto the Arduino ONE base boards. Then, with the proper configuration of sensors and actuators, cables, and the breadboard, we achieve different functionalities. We have programmed with Arduino IDE the necessary programs so that the lights in a house turn on automatically at night, a traffic light detects when a pedestrian presses the button to turn green, a thermal sensor that turns on a fan... And all in just a few hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated RV Ramon V. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/26/2018 "Good IDE for Arduino" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Arduino IDE is an IDE very similar to Eclipse IDE ideal to develop code for Arduino boards. The best thing is that you have a package manager to link with the dependencies in a very easy way, saving you the need to go looking for the packages in different repositories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? The only drawback is that it is very slow loading the codes, and in many cases you have to restart the application to get the load done correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: Arduino IDE works on almost all platforms, and since it includes the license plate drivers, you can load the codes on the development boards from any operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Basically it allows me to develop and load my codes on Arduino boards. It is compatible with different boards, which allows me to develop codes for different platforms that we use in our company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/15/2018 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Bruna F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bruna F.") BF Bruna F. Business Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/21/2018 "Few bugs, but very useful" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? I love the Plotter Serial tool! It is very useful to understand the signal we are working with! Also, you can find whatever you want on the internet. Also, it has a lot of libraries in the internet, a lot of tutorials teaching you how to use them and almost problem you have, someone already had it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Takes time to lead and sometimes shows up with a few bugs, but you can find everything on the internet! It's open source, sou you can't comercialize your products, but you can create your own version of arduino and sell it on your product. Also, the programming language could be more high level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: Go ahead! It will make your life easier and fun! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Easy way to develop hardware-software prototypes, validate and test. It's easy, quick and flexible! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic RM Rosendo M. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/6/2018 "Indispensable tool for Arduino users" 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Arduino IDE is not just another IDE, it's totally necessary if you work with arduino boards. Before Arduino IDE was really difficult to deal with the drivers, ports and code, so in Windows as in Linux. With this IDE you can search which board you are using and which libraries you want to link and Arduino IDE do the rest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? As a negative things, I have to say that sometimes it take much time to load the program. Also other times I have to restart the application because I get communication errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: It's simple the best IDE that you can use for Arduino and each flavors. There are a enormous repository of libraries and boards available. The last thing is that it's free and open source Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? We use Arduino IDE to develop and load applications to boards that we use in some hardwares. With this IDE we can do it very fast and easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Roger E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Roger E.") RE Roger E. Ingeniero aeronáutico Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/6/2018 "I'm fascinated with Arduino IDE" 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? The programming language is easy to learn and modify, the compilation is fast, the website provides a lot of information and tutorials, as well as examples with which I can guide to facilitate learning. I like that there is an app to program from the phone in a simple way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? I don't like that most of the time it slows down when loading the software from the PC, however, since the app works fast and it goes very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: To future users I would say that this software opens a wide range of possibilities and is very easy to learn. I started exploring about two years ago and I'm still learning and exploring. I'm fascinated with everything that can be achieved with Arduino. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? As a thesis advisor I have helped my students in the design of automatic irrigation systems, auditory indicators of proximity of objects, etc. Since I met Arduino, I've been fascinated with everything that can be achieved. I have created a gamepad with my children to enter this electronic world since childhood and they have loved it because it is so easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/17/2019 "Useful in programming for arduino boards" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? It's very useful for the electronics people who willing to design robots. Example codings are very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? The errors that made in the code are hard to find to be fixed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Tutorial of codings are found everywhere. It is great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Arduino IDE? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Arduino IDE ](https://www.g2.com/products/arduino-ide/discussions/new) SG Saksham GUPTA • Last activity 4 months ago How should i learn more about is 1 Upvote 7 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-should-i-learn-more-about-is) ![Kshitij S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kshitij S.") 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