Eclipse Che

What is Eclipse Che?

Eclipse Che is an open source, cloud-native development platform that runs IDEs on Kubernetes, so developers can start coding from a browser without local setup. Workspaces are defined with the CNCF Devfile standard, and it supports Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs.

Key features of Eclipse Che

• Browser-based development environments
• Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDE support
• CNCF Devfile reproducible workspaces
• Kubernetes-native architecture
• Direct Kubernetes API access
• Production-like testing environments
• Deployment on public or private clusters
• Open source under the Eclipse Public License 2.0

Who uses Eclipse Che?

Platform and DevOps teams, enterprises and open source communities use Eclipse Che to give developers consistent, centrally managed workspaces. It suits organizations standardizing on Kubernetes or OpenShift that want faster onboarding and less local environment drift.

Eclipse Che pricing

Eclipse Che is free, open source software licensed under the Eclipse Public License 2.0. There is no license fee, although running it requires your own Kubernetes or OpenShift infrastructure, and commercial support is available through vendors such as Red Hat.

Eclipse Che alternatives

Common alternatives to Eclipse Che include GitHub Codespaces, Gitpod and Coder. The right choice depends on required features, deployment model, integrations and budget, so compare shortlisted tools against your own requirements.