
Eclipse Che
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Eclipse Che, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Eclipse Che's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Che | Free | No pricing or usage limits stated on the pages reviewed |
The facts
Each one read from Eclipse Che's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication and authorization
- Workspace access requires authentication with OIDC, and Kubernetes RBAC checks whether a user may access a workspace.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The project site links to community Slack, chat, and a mailing list.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Enterprise environments
- The site says Che workspaces support air-gapped networks, enterprise TLS certificates, proxies, and FIPS.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Git integrations
- Users can connect GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket identities using OAuth.checked 9 Oct 2026
- IDE options
- The site identifies Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs as IDEs available with Eclipse Che.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes deployment
- Eclipse Che can be deployed on public or private Kubernetes clusters.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Persistence limit
- Workspace file changes are wiped when a workspace stops unless they are stored on a persistent volume; code is cloned to a persistent volume by default.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Eclipse Che runs development IDEs in Kubernetes and lets users create workspaces from a Git repository or sample.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Workspace configuration
- Development workspaces are defined with Devfiles, YAML files that can be versioned with application source code.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Workspace sharing
- The site says teams can share a development setup using a URL.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser access
- The product page says a browser is the only requirement for using Che online.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Brussels, Belgiumchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The Eclipse Foundation describes itself as an international non-profit association supporting open-source collaboration.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Maker history
- The Eclipse Foundation says it was created in January 2004 as an independent not-for-profit corporation.checked 9 Oct 2026
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