IntelliJ IDEA vs Spring Tools for Eclipse

IntelliJ IDEA plans

• Free feature setFree
• IntelliJ IDEA coreFree
• IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate individual$19.90 a month
• IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate subscription$100 a year
• IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate annual$199 a year

Spring Tools for Eclipse plans

• Spring Tools for EclipseFree

Pick IntelliJ IDEA if…

IntelliJ IDEA suits developers working in Java or Kotlin who want an IDE with debugging, build-tool, and version-control integrations. Its free core is an option for those who do not need Ultimate's advanced tools and integrations.

Pick Spring Tools for Eclipse if…

Spring Tools suits developers building enterprise applications with Spring Framework or Spring Boot. It is also an option for Eclipse users who want Spring-specific navigation and code completion.