# Eclipse Web Tools Platform Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Eclipse Web Tools Platform the right Application Lifecycle Management solution for you? Explore 23 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/175991/Eclipse-Web-Tools-Platform/reviews --- Eclipse Web Tools Platform 4.2 (23) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Eclipse Web Tools Platform Ease of use 3.8 Customer Service 3.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MC Michele C ConsultantTelecommunications, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Sometimes it is difficult to find what you are searching for.“ November 9, 2024 MJ MOHAMMAD AMIR J Deputy ManagerTelecommunications, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “The Plugins for Eclipse are not being updated timely which is very difficulty to communicate with Third Party Vendors for API Calls.“ September 16, 2020 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-23 of 23 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Rob B. WSO2 Trainer and Integration Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Eclipse+ WSO2 Integration Studio, an IDE that takes a while to get used too" December 8, 2019 3.0 Overall, Eclipse / Integration Studio is a handy tool for (WSO2) Developers because of the versatility and the possibilty for new users to set up a graphical overview and look in the source to see what is done 'under water'. That is the reason why we use it in training (and personally also for regular development). It is a product some people love to hate, but i tend more to the love side. Pros Elipse with the add on of Integration Studio from WSO2 is the tool to create Mediation and Transformation artifacts for the WSO2 Enterprise Integrator. It is a full blown IDE that allows to develop Java programs but also works in conjunction with WSO2. The great benefit is that it allows to set up a graphical high level overview and fill in the configuration details either via properties or in the source view. It also allows to create extensions to WSO2 in Java so it is a multi purpose environment that really has a lot of options. The use that we have is limited to this combination of XML / Java based development, even with newbies in training. Cons Getting used to Elipse takes some time. There is a number of do's and don'ts that you need to keep in mind in order to keep the product stable. Sometimes, switching between modes (graphical and source) can corrupt the configuration that you are developing. The number of option and views is also quite large and sometimes get people lost when they first work with it. In general, when you work with it for some time it gets better and you can really and quickly design configuration. Review Source MAJ MOHAMMAD AMIR J. Deputy Manager Telecommunications Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Ecilpse - The Coder's Platform " September 16, 2020 4.0 Eclipse is the best IDE for Educational Institutions for Teaching Perspective. I was able to learn the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) with Eclipse IDE. You don't need to worry about the GIT integration for version control. The startup time for Eclipse is very less, so you wont need to wait for a long time. With eclipse. you can earn OCJP and advance Java certifications easily since it lays focus on programming and business logic layer better than other IDEs. Pros The most important Pros are : 1. You need not learn all the Subclasses and Functions since Eclipse IDE will provide it for you. This let me focus on core Functional Part of code rather than remembering the Servlet Classes and JSP tags. 2. The Java Beans along with Spring Framework is best suited to run on the localhost server as Tomcat, Weblogic, and Maven are easy to configure in Eclipse. So We need not worry about the classpath or running from command line. 3. Eclipse provide all the 3 window pane(Model,view and Controller) in single desktop view making 3 tier web architecture very easy to develop. 4. GIT Version Control is really a good feature in Eclipse. Cons 1\. When you are beginning to learn the concept of Web Programming for any Language be it Java, Python or Haskell.. I advise not to use any IDE (pycharm, eclipse or Intellij. ) . This is because many compile time errors are removed by default by Eclipse so we don't develop the error debugging skills which is important for Code Reviews in future works. 2. Eclipse is mostly equipped with libraries and modules , Before importing a particular module especially in case of Web-Sockets, Blockchain Contracts, you should go i detail of that module to reduce the chances of errors. 3. The Plugins for Eclipse are not being updated timely which is very difficulty to communicate with Third Party Vendors for API Calls. Also Restart of Eclipse is required when you install a particular plugin. 4. The IDE is not suitable for Functional Programming Languages like Haskell, Clojure and CLisp. Switched from [Notepad++](https://www.capterra.com/p/185965/Notepad/) For fast pace software development. For completion of Class and function names so that i could focus on integration and development part of SDLC more than the code syntactic and semantic part. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Okay IDE but better alternatives" December 3, 2019 4.0 I think better alternatives exist so I wouldn't recommend it personally. I prefer using Intellij IDEA ultimate edition. Pros It's a free IDE for interacting with Java EE applications. There are not a lot of options out there, so out of the free tools it's pretty good. It has code completion, deploy support, etc. Cons It's very clunky and doesn't have great code completion. The hot deployment is a bit buggy and doesn't always work properly. Switched from [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.capterra.com/p/136010/IntelliJ-IDEA/) Wanted to try it out. However, I think IntelliJ IDEA does a better job, it just costs money instead of being free. Review Source MZA Muhammad Zeeshan A. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Eclipse Useability" August 31, 2020 4.0 By the way overall good product by Eclipse Foundation. Pros All the things work together is the best use of this IDE... Like Git and Tomcat Server we are using in it they are providing best. Cons The design of this IDE because all other IDEs are updating their UI/UX day by day but the eclipse is still need improvements then it will be the preference for everyone. Alternatives considered [Apache NetBeans](https://www.capterra.com/p/178681/Apache-NetBeans/)[IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.capterra.com/p/136010/IntelliJ-IDEA/) Reason for choosing Eclipse Web Tools Platform We are using from 2016 and not moving to any other just because of its features and our associations with this IDE. Review Source Serhat C. Senior Software Developer Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Web Tool For JAVA! " July 9, 2023 5.0 Pros The web application we use to assign and monitor the work of technical and maintenance personnel in the field is java based. We use Eclipse Web Tools Platform to develop and update this application. My favorite features are; for example, it contains many plug-ins; junit, cactus, ant, maven and cruisecontrol. It saves me a lot of effort by easily showing how to configure application servers for use with WTP and finally being able to deploy directly to servers. Cons Frankly, eclipse web tools has never disappointed me so far. I even feel like I've improved a lot. It doesn't have a feature that I don't like. It's already developer friendly. I am satisfied. Review Source KT Keith T. Sr Software Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good for beginners and doing Java Web work" November 11, 2022 3.0 Decent for Java and web web based programming Pros It can be very complicated to setup and customize and get how you want it, but its nice for beginners for a full featured IDE, especially if they are working on Java and web applications Cons Outside of Java AND specifically web based programming this isn't that great. It has plugins for other things but its super slow with those and can be very buggy. Switched from [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/80230/microsoft-visual-studio/)[Apache NetBeans](https://www.capterra.com/p/178681/Apache-NetBeans/)[Notepad++](https://www.capterra.com/p/185965/Notepad/)[Sublime Text](https://www.capterra.com/p/179535/Sublime-Text/)[scite](https://www.capterra.com/p/231963/scite/) I wanted to try out other ways of coding to try to see what is better than a simple text editor Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best IDE that i have used so far of my career " September 27, 2018 5.0 I have used Eclipse for writing basic java programs, java web dynamic projects, maven projects and also jasper report generations. So far this is the best IDE i have ever used Pros 1\. Eclipse has a simple interface, which makes the programmer or any person who likes for coding interesting and motivating. 2. External plugin installation is much easier, which makes the user to use other services much better. 3. Availability of customer support. 4. Provide customization of the interface. Cons Honestly , so far i have not gone through any of the issues with eclipse IDE. Review Source Ronny Leal - D. Java Software Developer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I use this development environment to create web and desktop applications in java, integrating tech" June 12, 2018 5.0 It is a very useful tool for the development of applications Pros It is a very complete tool for the development of applications, it has several plugins that facilitate many predetermined options Cons The new versions demand to have a computer equipped with a greater capacity of ram memory, to run the app without problems Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Systems development International Trade and Development Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Eclipse Web Tools Platform - The best and simplest development software" February 11, 2020 5.0 I work every day with Eclipse, my coworkers use it too, and I had no problems, Eclipse offers me everything I need for good development. Pros Software manages to be simple and complete at the same time, it allows me everything I need for agile development, it even allows the installation of plugins to improve development, I use it every day and I hardly have problems. Cons As it is software for development, sometimes it takes time to open a class, entities ... another against, is that I know that Eclipse has many shortcuts, but I don't know how to discover more new shortcuts, one way to find new shortcuts is by searching the Internet. Review Source ravi M. Application development analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Quite a good tool for development of java based web application " June 6, 2022 4.0 Can able to develop enterprise level web based application easily using different web tools including HTML, CSS and java script with backend in java Pros Built in plugins and variety of features made web tool very compliant tool for building java based web application easy and fast Cons One can find difficulty using the web tool for the first time due to lack of documentation Review Source MC Michele C. Consultant Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Eclipse Web Tools Platform really helps you" November 9, 2024 4.0 In an enterprise environment, Eclipse Web Tools Platform is a good solution to find what you are searching for: JSF, Service tools, EJB tools and so on and on. Pros A lot of tools and platform extensions for Eclipse. I really find anything there. I like it! Cons Sometimes it is difficult to find what you are searching for. Integration with Target Platform can be difficultus Review Source CHMC Carlos Hugo Martin C. Consultor Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Experiencia con Eclipse Web Tools Platform" December 1, 2022 4.0 Hemos utilizado la herramienta para desarrollo de aplicaciones de medianas empresas, además de modificaciones para monitoreo de aplicaciones de grandes empresas. Pros La facilidad de poder gestionar proyectos, permitiendo tener un control de los componentes de cada proyecto, además de podernos conectar a distintos servidores para las pruebas productivas y los pases a producción. Cons El consumo de memoria es alto, además que el buscador de plugin puede resultar engorroso. Alternatives considered [Apache NetBeans](https://www.capterra.com/p/178681/Apache-NetBeans/) Reason for choosing Eclipse Web Tools Platform Por el costos y la facilidad de implementación e uso. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using this for development" November 3, 2018 4.0 I would highly recommend this IDE Pros A good ide to develop your application, number of plugins available to make your work easy. Cons I didn't find any cons as such.i ts the easiest ide available Review Source aK anurag K. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Eclipse is good for writing code" February 19, 2020 4.0 Pros Eclipse is very good for doing the development as it's having so many features like we it's having the annotations and we can deploy servers as well to work with the code and easily debug the code. With the help of it able to generate the WAR file which is very handy. Cons Sometime i observe that there are some issues when try to download internal software. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Web Developer Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A good set of basic tools." October 16, 2018 4.0 Once you've figured out the basics (naming conventions and UI locations) these tools really hello you out if you're working on remote servers. Pros These tools get the job done. If you're starting out, this can help you get setup for free and the community help is pretty good. Cons Figuring out how to configure and use the tools can be frustrating. Review Source MM Mayely M. Analista Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I use this development environment to create web applications with programming language in php" June 29, 2018 5.0 IDE practical for developers Pros This tool is very practical to create websites with different technologies besides having the configuration with git repositories Cons Sometimes errors occur when some projects are imported and there is no related documentation to solve the same Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Desarrollador Sénior de Aplicaciones Java Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Eclipse Web Tools Platform review" May 23, 2018 3.0 family programming environment (for those who work with eclipse IDE) Pros the perspectives and tools that it offers when developing are friendly and simple, it does not require a wide knowledge to start developments, it has a wide catalog of plugins that facilitate the development according to the type of project Cons I understand that the perspectives have been maintained over time and that gives loyalty to its users but it is time to make improvements in terms of their views and usage settings to minimize the maximum code and make more modular components in the projects, to mention that there is a strong weakness in the preview of the pages these have failed to be developing Review Source Nitin G. Junior Dev Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Perfect software for coders" November 28, 2020 4.0 I haven been using this tool for so long and it had been a wonderful experience. Pros Amazing tools and plugins that are involved in this software makes it a great package. JPA, Java SERVER FACE TOOLS, and java ee tools are very useful in this software. Moreover, source editing of different file formats is also quite handy and can be achieved very efficiently. Cons All products of the eclipse are amazing and this software is also without any disadvantages. Review Source Christian R. Software Engineering Intern Information Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "High quality web tool platform" November 30, 2018 5.0 I used this for personal projects and work. It was a great way to test my web apps. Pros Had a decent amount of features and used the same space as regular Eclipse. Cons Configuring servers could be very frustrating as a lot of stuff isn't auto managed. Review Source SP Sayan P. Asociate Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This is the best IDE available in the Market" November 30, 2018 5.0 Pros This is the best IDE available in the Market. This is a must-have for every programmer. This Couldn't have been better. Cons There is practically no cons in this software. There is some IDEs availabale in the market withsome more functionalites but price is too high for them whereas this one is free. Review Source AK ANIL K. Jr software engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best web tool platform" April 27, 2020 4.0 Eclipse Web Tools Platform is a very useful tool to work with had a web development project. Pros Eclipse Web Tools has a very user-friendly interface which makes it easy to work with my code. Easy to plug external plugin to my code. Easy to export and import my code. Cons It will be easier if we can keep track of local history changes in code. Rest everything is fine as of now. Review Source PL Pedro L. Web Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for learning Java, but still not the best in market" October 15, 2019 4.0 Pros Eclipse IDE is a great Environment for who wants to learn and evolve in Java ecosystem, it provides intuitive functionalities and a full toolset for that public. Cons For more experienced developers it may not be the best option, considering the overall performance, customization level and other features of its market competitors. Review Source PL Peter L. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Java Toolset available for learning purposes" October 18, 2019 5.0 Pros A really complete Java IDE, with a bunch of tools for developing and debugging Java apps. Cons It's a bit hard to understand all the environment and get up to speed on the development, but once you work with it in a daily basis, it becomes netural and intuitive. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.