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Why pay for JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate when Visual Studio Code

What you get free

Free editor with Git, debugging and a terminal, with Java support added through extensions.

What you miss

Ultimate's deep Java refactoring, database tools and built-in Spring and framework support.

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  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.