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At a Glance
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Star Rating
(143)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Star Rating
(2,195)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
8.9
122
9.3
1,839
Ease of Use
8.8
122
8.7
1,850
Ease of Setup
9.1
29
8.8
251
Ease of Admin
8.9
22
8.5
182
Quality of Support
8.4
103
8.6
1,422
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
21
8.7
174
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
116
9.0
1,806
Features by Category
C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.2
61
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.1
57
Not enough data
6.7
51
Not enough data
7.7
55
Not enough data
8.7
57
Not enough data
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.3
55
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.)
60.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
13.0%
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
15.8%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
10.8%
Higher Education
10.1%
Education Management
7.9%
Computer Software
7.9%
Other
47.5%
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Computer Software
37.5%
Information Technology and Services
18.4%
Internet
5.7%
Financial Services
4.1%
Higher Education
2.9%
Other
31.3%
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
Verified User in Utilities
GU
Verified User in E-Learning

Sometimes the code is absurdly complex for certain tasks. A YouTube video will take you in the wrong direction.

IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jimesh S.
JS
Jimesh S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Integration with helpful tools such as a compiler, a debugger, a version control system, build tools, different frameworks, application profilers, and other similar tools is also possible. Enhances the development process by supporting capabilities like...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Farming

Resource intense program, even on faster machines you can tell that IntelliJ is running in the background. Has some things in it that might not be needed out of the gate, perhaps that causes it? The IDE itself is uninspiring.

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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 IntelliJ IDEA used for?
3 comments
Ravi P.
RP
Intellij is an IDE or we can say a platform where we can write , build, test and even deploy code in any language. It’s also help to find the bugs in...Read more
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