Web-based Apache NetBeans Alternatives

Apache NetBeans is not available as a web app but there are some alternatives that runs in the browser with similar functionality. The best Online alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Apache NetBeans and nine of them are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to Apache NetBeans are Microsoft Visual Studio, Icecoder, SourceLair and Spring Roo.

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  1. Visual Studio Code icon
     1394 likes

    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    212 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
     
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    Visual Studio Code vs Apache NetBeans Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    Visual Studio Code has nothing similar to projects. It simply opens folders and files. If you have to deal with many projects, some of which have staging and live environment, things became messy very fast

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Basic isnt the same as Java?!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryApache NetBeans is Free and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableApache NetBeans is not according to our users
  2. Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    111 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
     
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    Microsoft Visual Studio vs Apache NetBeans Comments
    NikosKeyz
    Negative
    8

    VS is oriented for C, C++ and C# not Java, which is the prime target of netbeans

    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    NetBeans is an IDE for Java, Microsoft Visual Studio is not.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Microsoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and ProprietaryApache NetBeans is Free and Open Source
  3. Icecoder icon
     25 likes

    A lightweight yet powerful IDE/code editor that comes in both Web and desktop editions, the latter written with PHP and including choices for several platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac).

    64 Icecoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. SourceLair icon
     8 likes

    sourceLair is a cloud based software development environment aiming to revolutionize its market by letting developers work everywhere, with the most reliable, efficient and elegant development environment available.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Spring Roo is a next-generation rapid application development tool for Java developers. With Roo you can easily build full Java applications in minutes. It differs from other productivity tools by focusing on:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  6. OutSystems offers Platform as a Service solution to deliver flexible mobile and web applications, fully tailored to your company's business requirements.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  7. MaxBlox icon
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    MaxBlox is a complete application development platform. The entire system is web-based and allows the ability to build applications that operate over the web. This is architected as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) system.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Your custom software developed 2 to 10x faster than with traditional programming.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. The uncompromising Python code formatter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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