Comparison

Eclipse vs Zed

On the evidence we track, Zed leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Eclipse41

★Zed57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Eclipse	ZedLeader
Vioscale score	41 / 100medium · 55%updating	57 / 100medium · 57%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=perf-gpui-standalone&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10	89,264
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	2	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	EPL-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Makefile	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ BE	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Eclipse41 / 100medium · 55%updating

Zed57 / 100medium · 57%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Model

Eclipsecommercial

Zedcommercial

Price level

Eclipsefree

Zedlow

Transparent

Eclipse–

Zed✓

Integrations

Count

Eclipse12

Zed9

Security

Disclosure policy

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Gdpr

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Vulnerabilities

Eclipse–

ZedCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=perf-gpui-standalone&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Eclipse–

Zed0

Github stars

Eclipse10

Zed89,264

Activity

Commits last 30d

Eclipse2

Zed100

Release

History

Eclipse–

Zed20 items

License

Spdx

EclipseEPL-2.0

Zed–

Language

Primary

EclipseMakefile

ZedRust

Market

Availability

EclipseAvailable worldwide · HQ BE

ZedAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for IDEs & Code Editors
Capability	Eclipse	Zed
Core
Type	Full IDE	Code editor
Language scope	Polyglot	Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment	Both	Desktop
Platform support
OS support	Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux
Base platform	Original	Original
Extensibility
Extensibility	Plugins	Plugins
DX
LSP / DAP support	✓	✓
Remote / dev-containers	-	✓
Integrated debugger / profiler	✓	-
Code intelligence depth	IDE-grade	IDE-grade
Built-in git integration	✓	✓
AI
Built-in AI	-	Native
Licensing
Openness	Open-source	Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Free	-

Core

Type

EclipseFull IDE

ZedCode editor

Language scope

EclipsePolyglot

ZedPolyglot

Deployment

EclipseBoth

ZedDesktop

Platform support

OS support

EclipseWindows, macOS, Linux

ZedmacOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux

Base platform

EclipseOriginal

ZedOriginal

Extensibility

EclipsePlugins

ZedPlugins

LSP / DAP support

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Remote / dev-containers

Eclipse-

Zed✓

Integrated debugger / profiler

Eclipse✓

Zed-

Code intelligence depth

EclipseIDE-grade

ZedIDE-grade

Built-in git integration

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Built-in AI

Eclipse-

ZedNative

Licensing

Openness

EclipseOpen-source

ZedOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

EclipseFree

Zed-

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

Zed

Leader

A minimal code editor built for fast, responsive coding and seamless collaboration. Includes built-in AI features with multiple model options, real-time code collaboration with teammates, and agent integration for automated editing and navigation.

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 2026-08-13verify ↗

Zed

Leader

from $0.10/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Pro at $10/month with $5 token credits included; token-based billing for additional AI usage at API list price + 10%.

FreeFree
- 2,000 accepted edit predictions
- 50 Zed-hosted prompts per month
Pro$10/month with $5 token credits; overage at API list price + 10%
- Unlimited accepted edit predictions
- $5 of token credits included
- Additional usage at API list price + 10%
- Claude Sonnet and Claude Opus
- GPT-5 + mini/nano
- +1 more
Pro TrialFree
- Unlimited accepted edit predictions
- $20 of token credits

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Eclipse	Zed
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Eclipse✓

Zed✗

macOS

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Windows

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Linux

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Self-hosted

Eclipse✓

Zed✗

Hybrid

Eclipse✗

Zed✓

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

Zed

Leader

9 total

Anthropic
OpenAI
Google
xAI
GitHub
GitHub Copilot
OpenRouter
AWS Bedrock
Ollama

Independently observed

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