--- 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 ![omer s.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "omer s.") OS omer s. Electrical and electronics engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/22/2022 "review is based upon my personal use as mechatronics engnieer" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? easy to use , very flexible for different micro controller and microprocessors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? very less documentation unable to get source files , updates very frequently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? hobbyist , startup STEM , prototyping Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Biotechnology](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Biotechnology") UB Verified User in Biotechnology Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/9/2022 "Very smooth and easy to use" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Very easy language to learn and work on especially for first time programmers since it's open source and you can find a lot of available information for several projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? The downside of using arduino is that it doesn't offer a lot of options when it comes to more professional programming. Limited debugging and no memory acess to optimize the code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm using arduino a lot mainly to program sensors and actuators and since i don't have much load and i don't have to worry about memory overflow or complicated debugging, arduino gets the job done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Shabbir P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shabbir P.") SP Shabbir P. Senior Software Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/15/2021 "Arduino create your own world of electronic devices." 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? Compatibility with almost every single module. Easily available libraries for any purpose modules. Easy hands on C++ programming language with feature of creating your own library as per your requirement. Easily expandable to lots of other modules or microcontrollers serving similar purpose. From beginners to experts environmental friendly and easy to learn and design complex tasks. Lots of inbuilt example sketches written pre handedly further minimize the code complexity. Bootloader dumping feature available. Also available on android/ios devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Sometimes com port error throws up for unknown reasons and requires a system restart to resolve it is the only thing that annoys with smooth flow. Also sometimes the sketch IDE loads on the last written program everytime instead of a n new page. Many precompiled library needs to be installed after download for code management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: If you want to make a career in electronics, arduino is the stepping stone to explore the electronic world. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? Designing various automations. robotic designs. Projects of international level robotics and different automations with different communication protocols. Gesture controlled devices designing has grabbed my attention recently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/1/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Arun Prakash S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Arun Prakash S.") AS Arun Prakash S. Placement Coordinator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/7/2022 "Best IDE tool for embedded system - Lighweight and opensource." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? It is one of my favorite Integrated Development Environment Tool(IDE). I start my programming hobby with this Arduino. Later on, we used Arduino for our projects. It is more versatile and open-source. There are a lot of open-source libraries available that we can use for our project and make our task so simple. The User Interface and debugging tool are fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Some issues in this software are, 1. Sometimes COM port not supported issue may arise; it is fixed by restarting the PC/Laptop or by restarting Arduino IDE. 2. Theme is slightly unattractive. (Only Light Theme is available) Other than this, Arduino IDE has no issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps me to build solutions for real-world problems, including Home automation - automatically switching ON/OFF lights, fans, etc.; It helps us to build RFID based attendance system for our office. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/10/2023 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nadeem Ul Haq M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nadeem Ul Haq M.") NM Nadeem Ul Haq M. Software Programmer Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/26/2022 "Best lightweight IDE for Arduino projects" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? It's simple and easy to code in Arduino IDE; I use it to write sketches for IoT devices. The IDE provides a built-in library and boards manager; moreover, it includes examples and online documentation, making it the best tool for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Arduino IDE supports C/C++ language only. In rear cases, the sketches take time to upload, and the Serial Monitor doesn't support higher baud rate options. It usually displays an error message stating that the port is already in use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? It has been beneficial in my Internet of Things projects, and it is straightforward to use. You can find code on the internet, and there are numerous tutorials available to help you learn. Due to its simplicity and intuition, programmers do not have much difficulty figuring out how to use it to write their own code, which is the primary advantage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SP Shreyansh P. Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/2/2022 "Multiple features to make robust firmware" 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? 1) Multiple libraries 2) Supports multiple cloud services 3) Supports integration with other softwares 4) Support different microcontrollers 5) All comes at less cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? 1) Supports only one programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? It is helping in making robust firmware. It helps in including and installing multiple libraries, drivers easily. It helps in integration with different softwares. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Defense & Space](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Defense & Space") UD Verified User in Defense & Space Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/9/2022 "Easy to code embedded platform" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? For a beginner who doesn't know how to code a microcontroller, Arduino is the best platform as it has a provision for inbuilt codes and easy to use chip configurations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? I don't feel anything is bad about using it; over a due course of time we should learn to adapt to higher-end microcontroller coding platforms other than Arduino Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? I initially used it for performing ADC conversion for a wearable data acquisition system using force sensitive resistor and I felt the coding was too simple to finish it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Shubham S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Shubham S.") SS Shubham S. Technical Director Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/8/2021 "The perfect IDE for interfacing code in Arduino Circuit Boards!" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? The Arduino CC ide is a very easy-to-use application, and there are many options to choose from all the boards that Arduino offers. The Arduino coding language is easy. There are no bugs in the software. Apart from that, there are many youtube tutorials which offer a straightforward explanation to everything! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? Arduino IDE takes a lot of time to upload the code onto the programming board and most of the times it fails doing so. Hence, there can be an application bug in the software which needs to be looked upon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? I am able to complete my projects on Arduino Uno boards and also able to research upon new ideas for implementation for the electronics projects. Apart from that I am able to test and analyze the code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Reverend F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Reverend F.") RF Reverend F. Pastor Religious Institutions Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/9/2021 "The right tool for the job." 5/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? This is a simple programming IDE for all Arduino controllers, including some of the embedded ones in other hardware devices. Everything you need in one package, and if you don't see what you need, likely, someone has already produced an add-on for it. That you can get for free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? I dislike that fact that you have to change permissions before uploading to Arduino controllers when you're using the Linux version. However, there is a pop-up window on first run, that covers how to make those changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: Don't bother with any other IDE's that are claiming to be "better"... they're not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? The Arduino IDE is allowing me to program Arduino controllers (and many of thier clones) to make constructed projects more self-contained and portable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 Icon 1/22/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Kenil V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kenil V.") KV Kenil V. Junior Software Development Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/25/2021 "Best open source platform to design iot projects" 4/5 What do you like best about Arduino IDE? - you can code in embedded C. - It is easy to use for beginners. - Many libraries are available for integrations. - There is an easy setup with just 2 functions of code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Arduino IDE? - It does not support other programming languages. - Sometimes it shows an error that the port is busy that is irrelevant. - It has limited support for the backend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Arduino IDE: - You can start building your smart code with this app. - You can follow the tutorial if you are missing something. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Arduino IDE solving and how is that benefiting you? I had used it in my IoT projects and it is very easy to use. you can find code online and also you can get enough tutorials for learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Arduino IDE? 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