Atom vs Eclipse: who evaluates each
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In our data, 24 companies have people who reviewed both Atom and Eclipse: 11% of the 222 companies whose people reviewed Atom, and 5% of the 445 that reviewed Eclipse.
Atom
- Companies
- 222
- Contacts
- 241
- Countries
- 37
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Eclipse
- Companies
- 445
- Contacts
- 560
- Countries
- 43
See which companies use Eclipse →
How many companies evaluated both
- Atom only
- 198
- companies
- Both
- 24
- companies
- Eclipse only
- 421
- companies
Twenty-four companies evaluated both Atom and Eclipse, representing 11% of Atom's reviewer base and 5% of Eclipse's. The low overlap suggests that most organizations evaluating these tools do so independently rather than as direct alternatives.
Who reviews each, by team
| Atom | Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 10% | 20% |
| Marketing | 104% | 112% |
| Engineering & IT | 15263% | 38469% |
| Operations & Finance | 52% | 204% |
| Consulting & Analysis | 2812% | 7513% |
| Leadership | 135% | 163% |
| Other | 3213% | 529% |
Engineering & IT drives evaluation for both products, but Eclipse attracts significantly more reviewers in that discipline. Consulting & Analysis teams show notably higher engagement with Eclipse, while both products draw smaller numbers from sales, finance, and leadership roles.
What else they compared
Companies that reviewed Atom also reviewed
Companies that reviewed Eclipse also reviewed
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Frequently asked questions
- How many companies reviewed only Atom or only Eclipse?
- 198 companies reviewed Atom without also reviewing Eclipse, while 421 reviewed Eclipse alone. This split indicates distinct evaluation patterns across the two developer tool markets.
- Which teams are most active in reviewing these tools?
- Engineering & IT represents the largest reviewer group for both: 152 for Atom and 384 for Eclipse. Consulting & Analysis is the second-largest group for Eclipse with 75 reviewers, compared to 28 for Atom.
- Do companies typically evaluate both tools together?
- No. Only 24 companies out of 222 Atom reviewers and 445 Eclipse reviewers evaluated both products, suggesting these development tools tend to be assessed through separate evaluation processes rather than head-to-head comparisons.