Eclipse IDE
by Eclipse · Open source Java IDE and extensible development platform
26.4 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Eclipse IDE is a desktop development environment and platform from the Eclipse Foundation, released on a quarterly cycle with 2026-06 as the current version and 2026-09 next. It provides Java development tooling covering debugging, formatting and plug-in development, and is extended by installing platform plugins from its marketplace.
- Best for
- Java developers wanting a free desktop IDE, and vendors building their own IDE on its platform.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the software is free and open source under the Eclipse Public License 2.0.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License 2.0
- Supports Java 26 and provides tooling for it
- Marketplace of platform plugins for adding functionality
- Debugger adds statement-level step filtering
Trade-offs
- The classic theme has been removed in the 2026-06 release
- Added functionality largely depends on third-party marketplace plugins
- No paid support or commercial backing is offered on the site
- Sustained by individual contributors and sponsors rather than a vendor
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 61 out of 100
- Customer sentiment
- 80 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 50 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 40 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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