Eclipse vs Visual Studio
On the evidence we track, Visual Studio leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ides & code editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Eclipse
Eclipse Foundation is a global organization supporting over 450 open source projects with 15,000+ contributors, providing integrated development environments, platforms, and tools for software development across embedded systems, enterprise automation, mobile, and other domains.
Visual Studio
LeaderComprehensive integrated development environment for .NET and C++ development with AI-powered assistance, integrated debugging, testing, and CI/CD integration. Available as Visual Studio IDE for Windows and macOS, plus Visual Studio Code for cross-platform web development.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Visual Studio
LeaderFree Community edition; subscriptions from $45/user/mo to $499.92/user/mo
- CommunityFree
- Full IDE capabilities for .NET and C++ development
- Professional standard$99.99/user/mo (paid annually), renews at $66.59/user/mo
- Visual Studio Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)
- $50 Azure credit per month
- Basic dev/test software
- Training and support
- Enterprise standard$499.92/user/mo (paid annually), renews at $214.09/user/mo
- Visual Studio Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)
- $150 Azure credit per month
- Premium dev/test software
- Extended training and support
- +1 more
- Professional monthly$45/user/mo
- Visual Studio Professional
- Azure DevOps (Basic plan)
- Enterprise monthly$250/user/mo
- Visual Studio Enterprise
- Azure DevOps (Basic + Test plan)
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Eclipse
- VS Code extensions
- Monaco editor
- Language Server Protocol
- Arduino IDE
- Code Composer Studio
- Mbed Studio
- QuickConnect Studio
- logi.CLOUD
- Martini Designer
- Code RealTime
- Smartface IDE
- Eclipse GLSP
Visual Studio
Leader- GitHub
- Azure
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.