Comparison

Eclipse vs VSCodium

On the evidence we track, VSCodium leads this comparison with a composite score of 47/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Eclipse41
VSCodium47
Score
Vioscale score
Eclipse41 / 100medium · 55%
VSCodium47 / 100low · 44%
Pricing
Free tier
Eclipse
VSCodium
Model
Eclipsecommercial
VSCodiumfree
Price level
Eclipsefree
VSCodiumfree
Transparent
Eclipse
VSCodium
Integrations
Count
Eclipse12
VSCodium
Security
Disclosure policy
Eclipse
VSCodium
Gdpr
Eclipse
VSCodium
Reliability
Status page
Eclipse
VSCodium
Adoption
Dependent repos
Eclipse
VSCodium0
Github stars
Eclipse10
VSCodium32,987
Activity
Commits last 30d
Eclipse2
VSCodium5
Release
Cadence days
Eclipse
VSCodium4
History
Eclipse
VSCodium20 items
License
Spdx
EclipseEPL-2.0
VSCodiumMIT
Language
Primary
EclipseMakefile
VSCodiumShell
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ides & code editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Type
EclipseFull IDE
VSCodiumFull IDE
Language scope
EclipsePolyglot
VSCodiumPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
EclipseBoth
VSCodiumBoth
Platform support
OS support
EclipseWindows, macOS, Linux
VSCodiumWindows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64)
Base platform
EclipseOriginal
VSCodiumVS Code fork
Extensibility
Extensibility
EclipsePlugins
VSCodiumExtension marketplace
DX
LSP / DAP support
Eclipse
VSCodium
Remote / dev-containers
Eclipse-
VSCodium
Integrated debugger / profiler
Eclipse
VSCodium
Code intelligence depth
EclipseIDE-grade
VSCodiumIDE-grade
Built-in git integration
Eclipse
VSCodium
AI
Built-in AI
Eclipse-
VSCodiumNone
Licensing
Openness
EclipseOpen-source
VSCodiumOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
EclipseFree
VSCodiumFree

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.

Independently observed

VSCodium

Leader

VSCodium provides a community-maintained, MIT-licensed build of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor. It distributes the same core functionality as VS Code but without telemetry, tracking, or Microsoft-specific customizations, available pre-built for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Eclipse

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

VSCodium

Leader
FreeFree tier

Free, open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Eclipse
VSCodium
macOS
Eclipse
VSCodium
Windows
Eclipse
VSCodium
Linux
Eclipse
VSCodium
CLI
Eclipse
VSCodium
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Eclipse
VSCodium
Self-hosted
Eclipse
VSCodium

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Eclipse

12 total
  • 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
Independently observed

VSCodium

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.