Comparison: Zend Studio vs. Eclipse PDT

 

OverviewSupportEnvironment SetupProductivityDevelopment ToolsMobileWeb DevelopmentZend Framework SupportDebugger & Run Time AnalysisCloud & Remote SystemsZend Server Integration

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 

 
Support
Environment Setup

Productivity
Development Tools
Mobile
Web development
Zend Framework Support
Debugger & Run Time Analysis
Cloud & Remote Systems
Zend Server Integration

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 

 

  

Support

    

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 

 
Environment Setup  
Dozens of free add-ons
Easy Installation of extra add-ons
Installation  
PHP 5.3 executable  
PHP 5.4 executable  
PHP 5.5 executable  

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 


 
Productivity  
Comprehensive editor capabilities
change detection
Smart Code Assist
& restore
Code Navigation
management

Syntax Errors detection & Problems view
PHP Code Formatter
On-the-fly Code Analysis  
Code Generation  
PHP Code Refactoring  

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 


 
Development Tools  
Source Control (Git - SVN)
Database Connectivity

Composer

Easy Project creation from Source Control

  

Integrated JDBC Drivers & Project creation

  

PHP Documentor Support

  
PHP Unit Testing    

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 

 
Mobile  
Cloud connected mobile project  

REST Web API project

  

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 
Web Development  
HTML & CSS Support
JavaScript Support
enterprise-class PHP runtime

Ext JS Support

 
  

Integrated PHP Debugging

 
  

jQuery Support

 
  

Prototype Support

 
  

Dojo Support

 
  

WSDL File Editor

 
  

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 
Zend Framework Support  
Example Project
ZF code Awareness

Code Assist

Code Generation

Code Formatter

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 
Debugger & Run Time Analysis  
Web Server / Remote Debugging
Debug Mode (Web Services & Mobile debugging)

Tunneling & SSL Communication

PHP Executable Debugger

  

Integrated PHP Debugging

  

Profiler

  

Code Coverage

  

Firefox / IE Toolbars

  

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 
Cloud & Remote Systems  
phpcloud.com Integration
OpenShift support

SSH, FTP & SFTP support

  

Amazon Web Services toolkit

  

VMware Workstation integration

  

 

Edition

 

Eclipse PDT

 

 
Zend Server Integration  

Easy setup and maintenance of

client/server environment

Secured View / Debug and

Profile production events

Integrated snapshot of product

issues with Code Tracing

Application and Libraries

deployment and support