# Eclipse vs Zed

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Zed

| Attribute | Eclipse | Zed |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 39.9 (29% (low)) | 54.3 (53% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10 | 91,706 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://www.eclipse.org","question":"What is Eclipse?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Eclipse is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the EPL-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.eclipse.org","question":"Is Eclipse free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Eclipse supports the web, Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.eclipse.org","question":"What platforms does Eclipse support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Eclipse can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.eclipse.org","question":"Can Eclipse be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Eclipse, including VS Code extensions, Monaco editor, Language Server Protocol, Arduino IDE, Code Composer Studio, Mbed Studio, QuickConnect Studio and logi.CLOUD, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.eclipse.org","question":"What does Eclipse integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Eclipse. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Eclipse not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.eclipse.org/security/news/","question":"What security certifications does Eclipse have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Eclipse is published under the EPL-2.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/eclipse-csi/security-handbook","question":"Is Eclipse open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Eclipse is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Belgium.","source":"https://www.eclipse.org","question":"Where is Eclipse available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-llm-usage-is-now-token-based","question":"What is Zed?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Zed offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.10. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-llm-usage-is-now-token-based","question":"Is Zed free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Zed supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-llm-usage-is-now-token-based","question":"What platforms does Zed support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Not fully, on what we have confirmed. Zed is offered as cloud / SaaS and hybrid, and a hybrid deployment usually means some components can run on your own infrastructure while the rest stays vendor-hosted. We have not confirmed a completely self-hosted option, so check with the vendor if that is a requirement.","source":"https://zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-llm-usage-is-now-token-based","question":"Can Zed be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Zed, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, GitHub, OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock and Ollama. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-llm-usage-is-now-token-based","question":"What does Zed integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Zed. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Zed not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://zed.dev/blog/tagged/security","question":"What security certifications does Zed have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Zed is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-llm-usage-is-now-token-based","question":"Where is Zed available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"type":"full_ide","lsp_dap":true,"deployment":"both","os_support":"Windows, macOS, Linux","open_source":"oss","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"plugins","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade","integrated_debugger":true}` | `{"type":"code_editor","lsp_dap":true,"builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"desktop","os_support":"macOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"oss","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"plugins","pricing_model":"subscription","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade","integrated_debugger":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"VS Code extensions"},{"name":"Monaco editor"},{"name":"Language Server Protocol"},{"name":"Arduino IDE"},{"name":"Code Composer Studio"},{"name":"Mbed Studio"},{"name":"QuickConnect Studio"},{"name":"logi.CLOUD"},{"name":"Martini Designer"},{"name":"Code RealTime"},{"name":"Smartface IDE"},{"name":"Eclipse GLSP"}]` | `[{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"xAI"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Grok","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Gemini","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Gemini","native":true},{"name":"Gemini CLI","native":false},{"name":"Claude Code","native":false}]` |
| language.primary | Makefile | Rust |
| license.spdx | EPL-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"BE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.eclipse.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:38:49.462Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/month with $5 token credits; overages at API list price + 10%","features":["Unlimited accepted edit predictions","500 prompts per month","Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"edit_predictions":"unlimited","prompts_per_month":"500","token_credits_per_month":"$5"}},{"free":true,"name":"Pro Trial","summary":"Free for 14 days","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"duration_days":"14","token_credits":"$20"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro at $20/month with token-based overages.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-llm-usage-is-now-token-based","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:29:44.756Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.24.2-pre","date":"2026-10-12T19:35:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.24.2-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.23.3","date":"2026-10-12T18:38:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.23.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.24.1-pre","date":"2026-10-07T18:28:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.24.1-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.23.2","date":"2026-10-07T18:27:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.23.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.23.1-pre","date":"2026-09-30T18:26:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.23.1-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.22.0","date":"2026-09-30T16:03:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.22.0-pre","date":"2026-09-23T16:21:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.22.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.21.0","date":"2026-09-23T15:42:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.20.2","date":"2026-09-17T05:05:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.20.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.21.0-pre","date":"2026-09-16T16:53:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.21.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.20.1","date":"2026-09-16T16:23:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.20.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.20.1-pre","date":"2026-09-14T15:58:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.20.1-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.20.0-pre","date":"2026-09-09T17:41:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.20.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.19.2","date":"2026-09-09T17:41:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.19.1-pre","date":"2026-09-04T16:00:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.19.1-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.18.1","date":"2026-09-04T16:59:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.19.0-pre","date":"2026-09-02T18:09:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.19.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.18.0","date":"2026-09-02T18:13:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.18.0-pre","date":"2026-08-26T17:33:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.18.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.17.2","date":"2026-08-26T15:25:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.eclipse.org/security/news/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=gpui&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (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 |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:32:04.186Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*