--- 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. 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Assistant Professor Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/3/2023 "Best tool to program arduino boards" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Arduino IDE works with all Arduino manufactured mother boards and supports large number of libraries. It is easy to integrate code and implement it on Arduino supported boards by using this IDE. It also has serial monitor feature which shows real time data from connected devices. It will be used frequently by students and hobbyists. Support is provided inform of informative blog to clear any doubts regarding usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Arduino IDE has all features such as editor, debugger and compiler. But the dumping of code to mother boards sometimes fails even devices used are supported. Implementation on some boards are difficult since some of boards supports different type of USB cables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Students and hobbyists who are working on electronic products often not very familiar with different types of editors and compilers of code. But Arduino provides all necessary features for programming by simply creating a Integrated Development Environment. It very easily used and supports with minimal requirements on desktops. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 8/29/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite PT Ponnada T. Professor Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/24/2023 "Used for programming of microcontrollers" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Arduino IDE is used to create, compile, upload code to Arduino supported microcontroller boards. Easy to integrate libraries on developed programs from predefined library lists. Very easy to implement code on Arduino boards using this IDE by connecting board to computer with a data cable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Customer support is only provided in the form of blogs on Arduino website. No other way of support is provided. Arduino IDE need to be updated on computer inorder to upload code to boards without any error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Arduino IDE enables users to create and deploy code using single application. Automatically detects any supported Arduino boards which are connected to computer. Also supports serial monitor feature to observe inputs collected by microcontroller boards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![MATTA SIVA SAI B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "MATTA SIVA SAI B.") MB MATTA SIVA SAI B. Student Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/30/2023 "One of best platform for importing programs in Arduino board by Arduino IDE platform" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? It has very simple interface for users and it can be easy to import the programs into Arduino board for integration of programs in c/c++ for project purposes. Mostly I am using this for Arduino UNO Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? When deploying the programs into Arduino board it crashes sometimes. Sometimes port setting are changing when deploying programs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Best platform for deploying programs in Arduino boards Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nitin S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nitin S.") NS Nitin S. Professor Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/7/2023 "Arduino IDE Power Full IDE" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Arduino Integrated Development Environment is a tool for programming Arduino boards. The latest version, 2.0.3 has many features like auto compilation, it has a built-in debugger and can be used to sync the Arduino cloud sketchbook to the local computer. These features make using Arduino IDE easy and user-friendly. Real-time Sync with the cloud makes it accessible from anywhere. The best thing is it is free to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Although the debugger helps a lot, sometimes it becomes difficult to trace the errors, particularly while using external libraries. Sometimes Arduino is not detected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? We use Arduino for programming Arduino boards for IoT applications. It is a very easy-to-use IDE with many facilities, as mentioned previously. You can code from anywhere and update your code from anywhere else using a sketchbook. It is secured with AES256 bit encryption Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Manikandan D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Manikandan D.") MD Manikandan D. Custom Software Engineering Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/1/2022 "The Best IDE for learning and developing Embedded Systems Projects" 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? The best thing I like about Arduino IDE is that it is straightforward opensource software and can be used by beginners and experts for Embedded System Development. Another major thing I liked about Arduino IDE is it can be easily integrated with various Micro-Controllers and has various libraries support to do projects. The C programming used is easier to write and debug in Arduino IDE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Some dislikes I had with Arduino IDE are Port errors that occur while interconnecting with the Micro-Controllers, App crashes during complex program execution and crashes when few libraries are installed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Arduino IDE has helped me to develop various Embedded systems projects such as home automation, Satellite projects, ECG Monitoring using IoT Projects etc. Arduino IDE was like a heart for all my projects in Embedded Systems. I learned and evolved embedded projects using Arduino IDE. It benefited me to solve real-life challenges and design a solution using the Arduino IDE. One such example was Air Cooler Automation, where we can control various operations of an Air cooler, such as Temperature, Air Speed and ON/OFF function, using a smartphone via Wi-Fi. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Anubhav M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anubhav M.") AM Anubhav M. Electrical Engineer Automotive Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/15/2022 "Best "get it done" IDE and controllers." 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? It's simple, lightweight and very versatile. It has a huge library and a large collection of compatible boards. They have an excellent blog that can solve most of your common questions. Regular updates keep coming, and new libraries keep getting updated. They literally have how-to pages for most of the libraries they make and it's the easiest place to start as any. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? The compiler is slow. Like, very slow. If your code has 10k lines and more than a few separate files it takes forever to compile the changes. That's the point to move to Visual Studio Code. Oh, and it does crash from time to time, it doesn't start very fast either, you know, being a java applet and all... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Automation, Robotics and Medical applications to name a few, but really with Arduino, the possibilities are limitless. You can make anything you can dream up, as long as the hardware can support it. I have personally made biomonitors, environmental stations and robots with Arduino. It was fun. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ajumon R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ajumon R.") AR Ajumon R. Test Engineer Telecommunications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/23/2022 "Best way to study Embedded System and Create working prototype" 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? I have more than 5 year experience with Arduino IDE. I like the ease of use of Arduino. The programming structures and burning tools are very useful. Compare to conventional C++ programming, Arduino have a large amount of header files that is very useful for programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Some times, COM ports didnot connect to Arduino automatically. I mean, when we connect Arduino device to PC, some device automatically identify the IDE. But some of them not. ( For example, Arduino Leonardo didnot automatically identify by the IDE) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Arduino IDE and Microchip studio for programming. Compare to microchip studio, Arduino IDE is very simple and fast for basic programming and prototyping. For example, if we need to make a pin as output and run toggle, we just need 5..6... Like code in Arduino. But, we need more than 12 line code in microchip studio. Like, for basic programming and prototype, I use Arduino IDE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Roger Alexander E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Roger Alexander E.") RE Roger Alexander E. Profesor Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/2/2021 "The update of Arduino IDE 1.8.16 makes programming easier." 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? We must take into account that Arduino has a large support community among programmers; it is a very large and active community. As for the IDE, the ease of programming on some boards has been improved while still maintaining its classic environment. It has a large list of predefined programming boards. I love that when you install it, it comes with some predefined libraries in addition to the graphical examples. From the official website, you have access to the Arduino Reference to guide you with the programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? That other very common boards like the ESP8266 should be added. The serial monitor is still a floating window and not an area of the workspace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: I recommend using Arduino IDE as it brings many benefits due to the constant updates and support from its website and community. You should also consider that its environment is very easy to understand and use during classes. To manage the boards and libraries, there is a lot of support from Arduino and other websites, most of which are created by community collaborators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Generally, I use the application to develop projects both at an educational and professional level. It is a very practical tool to use once you are familiar with the environment, which is why not many changes are made to it. It is very beneficial due to its convenience in programming Arduino boards, the programming language is easy to understand and it has great support for error checking. I have developed physics lab projects, personnel record systems, and facial recognition systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/2/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![Tanishq G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Tanishq G.") TG Tanishq G. Data Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/1/2022 "Best IDE for Development Board" 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? For beginners it is the best IDE, as you can do everything by GUI, you don't need to know the micro details concerning every microcontroller/microprocessor, which is used in the development board. You can just add the board and download libraries and you can code and upload it in. You also don't need special hardware and be concerned about the baud rate and even use a serial monitor and plotter to check your values in real-time. AVRdude is nicely incorporated into the GUI platform. Extensive community support and available on all platforms for free are some great benefits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? We can dark mode and also autocomplete feature in the IDE, which will help a lot also sometimes it doesn't correctly identify the syntax error in code after compiling it, it tells a line number which will be near the error line but not exact. When your development board run into a problem it does very little to describe a problem. AVR dude should be allowed to interact individually with code, it has many options in its CMD tool, but none are allowed manually in Arduino IDE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? I have made many things with Arduino IDE, I coded many projects which can save money than purchasing the product from the market. I made major/minor projects for my college which include Calculator and Vehicle Tracking System. I bootloader many Atmega328p microcontrollers for my use and for my friends which saves a lot of costs, as without bootloader chip cost less. I also used AVR dude separately to set the clock and other registers in microcontroller Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Rohit P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rohit P.") RP Rohit P. Cloud Lead Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/31/2022 "Top IDE tool for Arduino projects" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Apretty simple programme with various possibilities from all of the boars that Arduino offers. The Arduino programming language is quite simple and free of flaws. Things which I liked in Arduino are- 1) Packages and libraries present are really helpful. 2) Installation process is fast. 3) Best for beginners who are getting into electronics. 4) It has high ease of writing code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Arduino is great IDE tool but, few things which I did not like are- 1) Executing time is much higher when there is an error, keeps user waiting. 2) User interface of the IDE looks a bit old. 3) Help support through documention is less. 4) Lacks dark theme. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: It is a great tool to get started with embedded system. Once you get in practice you are good to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? 1) Projects related to embedded systems 2) Interesting projects in day to day life. 3) Problem solving through Arduino automation. 4) Helping developers to increasing documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated 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) ![Kshitij S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kshitij S.") 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