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Pinegrow vs Spring Tools for Eclipse

Both stand on web development ides. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Pinegrow

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Pinegrow brings visual page editing, code work and WordPress building into one editor. Check its separate license requirements and plan details against the tools you need.

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Choose Spring Tools for Eclipse if you want free Spring Framework and Spring Boot development support within Eclipse, with project creation, code navigation, completions, and Actuator details. Developers working in Kotlin or Groovy should consider that those languages do not have included tooling support.

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The facts

	Pinegrow	Spring Tools for Eclipse
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	Extension, Linux, Mac, Windows
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	Free or on request
Plans published	10	1
Maker	Pinegrow	Not published
Website	pinegrow.com	spring.io
On web development ides	#16 of 44	#20 of 44

Pinegrow: what it does well

Visual controls work alongside code editing.
Supports CSS, SASS, LESS and CSS Grid.
Responsive editing includes custom breakpoints.
Exports WordPress themes and blocks as PHP files.
One license permits unlimited projects.

What to know first

Each user needs a separate license.
One user can install it on up to three computers.
Built-in analytics are not included.
Shop Builder requires WordPress Builder.

Spring Tools for Eclipse: what it does well

Free and open source.
Available as an Eclipse distribution or extensions.
Spring Initializr helps create Spring Boot apps.
Shows Spring code navigation and smart completions.
Actuator runtime details appear in the editor.

What to know first

Included tooling support is limited to Java out of the box.
Kotlin and Groovy projects can be generated without included tooling support.

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