Comparison

Eclipse vs Zed

On the evidence we track, Zed leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Eclipse40

★Zed54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Eclipse	ZedLeader
vioscaleAI score	40 / 100low · 29%	54 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$20
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.eclipse.org/security/news/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=gpui&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10	91,706
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
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Eclipse40 / 100low · 29%

Zed54 / 100medium · 53%

Pricing

Free tier

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Model

Eclipsecommercial

Zedfreemium

Price level

Eclipsefree

Zedmid

Starting price

Eclipse–

Zed$20

Transparent

Eclipse–

Zed✓

Integrations

Count

Eclipse12

Zed10

Security

Disclosure policy

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Gdpr

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Trust center

Eclipsehttps://www.eclipse.org/security/news/

Zed–

Vulnerabilities

Eclipse–

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

Reliability

Status page

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Eclipse–

Zed0

Github stars

Eclipse10

Zed91,706

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

Content

Faq

Eclipse8 items

Zed7 items

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	Per-seat subscription

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

ZedPer-seat subscription

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

An open-source IDE emphasizing speed and real-time team collaboration, with optional integrated AI features for code assistance. Runs on macOS, Windows, 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 2026-08-13verify ↗

Zed

Leader

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Pro at $20/month with token-based overages.

FreeFree
Pro$20/month with $5 token credits; overages at API list price + 10%
- Unlimited accepted edit predictions
- 500 prompts per month
- Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash
Pro TrialFree

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

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	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Eclipse✓

Zed✗

macOS

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Windows

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Linux

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Eclipse✓

Zed✓

Self-hosted

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

15 total

Anthropic
OpenAI
Google
xAI
GitHub
GitHub Copilot
OpenRouter
AWS Bedrock
Ollama
Claude
Grok
Gemini
Google Gemini
Gemini CLI
Claude Code

Independently observed

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