G2 Vendor Directory

IntelliJ IDEA vs. NetBeans

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricIntelliJ IDEA

by JetBrains

NetBeans

by NetBeans

Overall rating4.64.2
Review count2,399673
Ease of use8.98.7
Ease of setup9.18.7
Quality of support8.88.1
Meets requirements9.48.7
NPS74.25021440.610687
Small Business30.8%44.7%
Mid-Market29.2%30.6%
Enterprise39.9%24.7%
Total page views2,079273
Total LLM citations21,416892

IntelliJ IDEA

IntelliJ IDEA is a JetBrains IDE for professional development in Java and Kotlin, created to boost productivity with AI-powered features, built-in tools, and seamless integrations. IntelliJ IDEA helps you code faster and smarter from the start – no additional setup required. Designed for clean, high-quality code, the IDE offers powerful debugging, error detection, and diagnostic tools to minimize mistakes. It stays ahead of the curve, supporting the latest Java and Kotlin versions with early access to new technologies.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Debugging
  • User Interface
  • Auto-Suggestions
  • Code Completion

NetBeans

NetBeans IDE. The Smarter and Faster Way to Code. Quickly and easily develop desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, PHP, C/C++ and more. NetBeans IDE is FREE, open source, and has a worldwide community of users and developers.

Pros

  • Features
  • Platform Compatibility
  • Integrations
  • Easy Integrations
  • User Interface
  • Cross-Platform Compatibility