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At a Glance
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver
Star Rating
(2,843)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Atom
Atom
Star Rating
(767)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Atom

Adobe Dreamweaver vs Atom

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Atom easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Atom overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Atom meets the needs of their business better than Adobe Dreamweaver.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Atom is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Atom over Adobe Dreamweaver.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Dreamweaver
No pricing available
Atom
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe Dreamweaver
No trial information available
Atom
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
2,578
8.9
693
Ease of Use
7.6
2,584
9.0
695
Ease of Setup
8.2
575
9.0
78
Ease of Admin
8.2
545
8.4
69
Quality of Support
8.0
1,978
8.2
510
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
494
8.5
45
Product Direction (% positive)
6.9
2,551
8.7
679
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.6
3,016
Coding
Not enough data
9.1
308
Not enough data
8.5
305
Not enough data
8.7
306
Not enough data
8.5
274
Editing
Not enough data
8.1
226
Not enough data
8.5
280
Not enough data
8.4
285
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
291
Not enough data
8.9
271
Not enough data
8.8
294
Not enough data
8.2
176
7.9
130
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.6
17
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionalities
7.5
16
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver
Atom
Atom
Adobe Dreamweaver and Atom share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver is categorized as Web Design
Atom
Atom is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
56.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
16.8%
Atom
Atom
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
49.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
22.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver
Marketing and Advertising
10.6%
Design
9.4%
Graphic Design
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.3%
Higher Education
5.9%
Other
60.6%
Atom
Atom
Computer Software
33.6%
Information Technology and Services
16.4%
Internet
9.7%
Higher Education
3.6%
Program Development
3.1%
Other
33.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jon J.
JJ
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software

Adobe makes great products plain and simply. I have to give them credit for making a good quality tool. While using dreamweaver to create websites is no longer my preference, it's still got everything you need. Some people love it, some don't. I just prefer...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Ben B.
BB
Ben B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Resource intensive. Rendering/preview pane isn't very accurate compared to free tools like Pingendo. Doesn't have native integration for Bootstrap. It's not free.

Atom
Atom
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sally B.
SB
Sally B.
Verified User in Internet

It is very easy to use and has multiple functionalities including coding, web-development, text scripting, etc. It integrates with Mac OS, MS Windows, and Linux and it allows cross-platform application integration. It also allows its users to install...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Sergio R.
SR
Sergio R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Sessions are not saved by default in Atom core, there's a package that does the job for now (https://github.com/mpeterson2/save-session). Sublime does it by default. Needs some performance improvements, sometimes it gets unresponsive after opening a...

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Discussions
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver Discussions
MS Expression Web to Dreamweaver
2 comments
SheilaD O.
SO
Hey friends, would you like to know about the website from where you can get the data for your projects? If yes, then here is the solution to your problem....Read more
What's the best way to create a web page in Adobe Dreamweaver?
1 comment
Depak P.
DP
Do you have a general idea on the website design? Do you know which technology you would like to use Will you be using templates? There is so much to...Read more
Can I use Dreamweaver for web application in ASP.NET?
1 comment
Andrew R.
AR
Yes. You'll need to define a server and then in the Site Setup dialog's Advanced tab's Server Model dropdown choose either "ASP.NET C#" or "ASP.NET VB"...Read more
Atom
Atom Discussions
How to add shortcut to my desktop
2 comments
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What is Atom software used for?
2 comments
Mona R.
MR
It is an IDE that is used to read, write, edit code. I use it on a daily basis for writing software code for both my personal and professional projects.Read more
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Atom has no more discussions with answers