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At a Glance
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Star Rating
(142)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Star Rating
(2,178)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$16.90 Per Month
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Arduino IDE vs IntelliJ IDEA

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Arduino IDE easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with IntelliJ IDEA overall.

  • Reviewers felt that IntelliJ IDEA meets the needs of their business better than Arduino IDE.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that IntelliJ IDEA is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IntelliJ IDEA over Arduino IDE.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arduino IDE
No pricing available
IntelliJ IDEA
For Individual Developers
$16.90
Per Month
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Free Trial
Arduino IDE
No trial information available
IntelliJ IDEA
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
121
9.3
1,822
Ease of Use
8.8
121
8.7
1,833
Ease of Setup
9.1
28
8.7
234
Ease of Admin
8.9
22
8.5
182
Quality of Support
8.3
102
8.6
1,405
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
21
8.7
174
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
115
9.0
1,789
Features by Category
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.1
383
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
58
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
6.8
50
Not enough data
7.8
54
Not enough data
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
8.3
54
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Arduino IDE and IntelliJ IDEA share no categories
Unique Categories
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA is categorized as Java Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
61.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.4%
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
30.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
40.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
10.9%
Higher Education
10.1%
Education Management
8.0%
Computer Software
8.0%
Other
47.8%
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Computer Software
37.6%
Information Technology and Services
18.4%
Internet
5.8%
Financial Services
4.1%
Higher Education
2.9%
Other
31.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Róger Z.
RZ
Róger Z.
Verified User in Printing

Arduino IDE is the key to create interactions between your computer and external hardware from all the Arduino universe products. It's a great way to start getting in to the programming languages world mainly because of all the community support offered...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Jenna B.
JB
Jenna B.
Verified User in Music

The errors that are shown through Verify can be difficult to comprehend and fix at times.

IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jama A.
JA
Jama A.
Verified User in Computer Software

1) They are so quick to integrate new on demand and cutting edge technologies. 2) User Experience is great, you don't have to think a lot to find something. If you are zen coder, you will appreciate how distraction-free it is. And the most important it is...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Alwin Shobanraj M.
AM
Alwin Shobanraj M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Sometimes the functions are so difficult to understand and we can't easily do the setup

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Discussions
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE Discussions
How should i learn more about is
5 comments
TK
Visit the Arduino website for guidance and begin your journey!Read more
Can I use it while patenting the product?
2 comments
TK
Yes. The arduino ide does not impact any intellectual property. Whatever you write in it is your own.Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Arduino IDE has no more discussions with answers
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA Discussions
what is the best way to make it veyr fast ?
2 comments
Xaid k.
XK
if you want to make it fast, first is update your system's configuration. Atleast use it on a 4gb system. Also check if your system is healthy. And also you...Read more
Can i use thing for dart only
2 comments
CS
Of course you can use it for dart. dart web and command line application can be developed with IntelliJ IDEA. It also comes with dart analysis server.Read more
Is there I way to implement Web development?
2 comments
DL
I've been using it for 4 years. In my opinion, is the best IDE for a lot o reasons. It has full compatibility with spring and if you only use tomcat, you can...Read more