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Why pay for JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate when Eclipse IDE

What you get free

Free, open-source Java IDE with refactoring, debugging, Maven and Git support.

What you miss

IntelliJ's smarter code completion, more polished interface and built-in framework tooling.

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All free options for JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, best first

  1. Visual Studio Code Free editor with Git, debugging and a terminal, with Java support added through extensions.
  2. Eclipse IDE Free, open-source Java IDE with refactoring, debugging, Maven and Git support.