Eclipse vs. PyCharm

Eclipse

390 Reviews and Ratings

PyCharm

215 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Eclipse	Score9.2 out of 10	N/A	Eclipse is a free and open source integrated development environment (IDE).	N/A
PyCharm	Score9.3 out of 10	N/A	PyCharm is an extensive Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Python developers. Its arsenal includes intelligent code completion, error detection, and rapid problem-solving features, all of which aim to bolster efficiency. The product supports programmers in composing orderly and maintainable code by offering PEP8 checks, testing assistance, intelligent refactorings, and inspections. Moreover, it caters to web development frameworks like Django and Flask by providing framework…	$9.90 per month per user

Pricing

Eclipse

PyCharm

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For Individuals: $99
per year per user
All Products Pack for Organizations: $249
per year per user
All Products Pack for Individuals: $289
per year per user
For Organizations: $779
per year per user

Pricing Offerings
Eclipse	PyCharm
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Eclipse	PyCharm
Considered Both Products	Open Source Verified User Chose Eclipse For no license, Eclipse is a very good start. IntelliJ has much greater support and tools for many things like connecting to all kinds of databases and SaaS platform such as Salesforce. Code refactoring is also very cool on IntelliJ compared to Eclipse. For Python and Django … Incentivized Helpful? venkat nitin panaganti Student in Information Technology at RIT (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees) Chose Eclipse I have used PyCharm for projects that were implemented in Python and I have also used IDEs like notepad++ which are more generic in nature. The reason that I choose Eclipse is mostly because it is Java specific unlike PyCharm which is Python specific. Using Eclipse or not using … Incentivized Helpful? Nikhil Puniyani Senior Software Engineer In Test in Information Technology at EPAM Systems (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Eclipse 1. Eclipse is easy to use. 2. when you are new to building something you can go for Eclipse as it provides a clean UI. 3. Provide support to connect with other tools and technology. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Eclipse As previously said, Eclipse is one of the most complete and useful tools for Java development. And as a plus, it's open-source and free, so you won't beat that price-quality relation. When starting with Java projects, you won't fail with Eclipse. But, if you are getting into … Incentivized Helpful? Gabriel Samaroo Senior Software Engineer in Engineering at Rocketrip (Computer Software, 11-50 employees) Chose Eclipse Eclipse is the best IDE on the market for Java development. It has great error and warning handling, and many integrations with useful tools - debugger, sonarqube (static code analysis), Maven / Gradle / Ant, Tomcat / Wildfly / JBoss (web servers). The best part of eclipse is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Eclipse I used IDEA prior to using Eclipse. I loved how easy I can debug in both, but the debugging feature in IDEA is just way more polished then Eclipse. Other than that, Eclipse was easy to setup and start with. Incentivized Helpful? Jordan Moore Self in Information Technology at Avalon Consulting, LLC (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Eclipse I primarily only use Eclipse if a project requires it or there is a plugin that is not supported by IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition Incentivized Helpful?	JetBrains Verified User Chose PyCharm Eclipse was a bit boggy compared to using PyCharm. Eclipse has way more features for product and we wanted something more tuned for Python programming. We never turned back once we started using PyCharm. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm Eclipse is one of the commonly used alternative IDEs for Python programming language. It's a matter of preference whether to choose PyCharm or Eclipse. However, there is also an IDE called Spyder which is, for example, distributed along with the Anaconda Environment. It enables … Incentivized Helpful? Paolo De Grazia Principle Automation Engineer in Engineering at Workshare (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose PyCharm I needed a Python dedicated solution Pycharm is the best suited, giving no hassle in setting up and providing an off the shelf solution for python development. Using Eclipse is cumbersome, some additional plugins must be installed and configured Incentivized Helpful? Yury Vakhatov QA Engineer in Quality Assurance at ABLV Bank (Information Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees) Chose PyCharm Eclipse (PyDev) requires a lot of manual tuning, while PyCharm has all tools what I need right out of the box. Incentivized Helpful? Vikash Kumar SDE in Engineering at Rockwell Automation (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees) Chose PyCharm It's famous for Python language and free without any issue also. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm PyCharm is the best IDE for python development. PyCharm offers various features: source code completion, support for unit testing, integration with Docker/GitLab/Git, ability to manage and configure virtual environments, auto-indentation, and re-factoring code with ease. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm PyCharm is the best tool to switch between different projects. One can connect to various technologies at a time. Package and plugin installation is easy. Dark and light mode helps in working according to the mood. One can extend it to IntelliJ, depending on the need for custom … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm PyCharm has a dark theme which is cool and more helpful tips while coding. It has more powerful navigation in XML and code. Incentivized Helpful? Balázs Kiss Software Developer in Engineering at Webvalto Ltd. (Banking, 51-200 employees) Chose PyCharm Simply one of the best IDE's of our time. It has a lot of features, a big user base, and a professional developer team behind it. It simply surpasses most of its competitors, as there are not too many Python-specialized IDEs anyway. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm What differentiates PyCharm from other products is that it is built for a particular language (Python) and works great while doing it, without losing efficiency with the rest of languages. It's simple, easy to use, fast and efficient, what else could you need? Incentivized Helpful? Andrej Mäsiar Software Engineer in Information Technology at Precision Toxicology, Inc. (Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees) Chose PyCharm Best user experience. While the JavaVM is a heavy hit on resources, it is worth it because of the sheer amount of functionality. Community/Free/Educational version easily available. Excellent Git support. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose PyCharm There are many other good editors are there in market but PyCharm has great support for Python and Python frameworks because its designed for Python. Incentivized Helpful?
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User Ratings
	Eclipse	PyCharm
Likelihood to Recommend	7.7 (73 ratings)	8.7 (41 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (2 ratings)	8.7 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	6.8 (19 ratings)	8.3 (13 ratings)