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Zend Studio - Feature Comparison

To meet developer's needs, Zend Studio 5.5 comes in two editions: Professional and Standard. 

Zend Studio Standard is designed with beginning PHP programmers in mind. It provides a code editor with complete support for PHP4 and PHP5, HTML, Javascript, XML, CSS combined with a local debugger for a simple easy to use solution.

Zend Studio Professional is the most advanced Integrated Development  Environment (IDE) available for professional PHP developers. Designed with modern business application development needs in mind; it is the perfect development environment for developers creating robust database applications with PHP.
Customers buying Zend Studio get licenses for both the stand-alone Zend Studio Professional and the new Eclipse based product – so you could enjoy both versions.
The license includes:


High Level Features Comparison



Feature Standard Professional
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Professional IDE w/ Editor, Debugger, and Help Checkmark Checkmark
Windows, Linux, Mac versions Checkmark Checkmark
Multi Language support Checkmark Checkmark
Professional Editor Checkmark Checkmark
Syntax highlighting for PHP, HTML, XHTML, and JavaScript Checkmark Checkmark
Syntax highlighting for XML & CSS Checkmark Checkmark
Code Templates Checkmark Checkmark
Code Folding Checkmark Checkmark
Support PHP 4 and PHP5 Checkmark Checkmark
Advanced Code completion Checkmark Checkmark
PHP Code (+PHPDoc) Analysis Checkmark Checkmark
Professional Internal Debugger Checkmark Checkmark
Code snippets Checkmark Checkmark
Zend Framework Integration Checkmark Checkmark
Embedded Java Code Completion Checkmark
Remote Debugger & Debug URL Checkmark
Remote Profiler Checkmark
Database Connectivity & Integration for:
IBM DB2/Cloudscape/ Derby, MySQL, Oracle Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, and PostgreSQL
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Set of SQL tools: SQL Query Editor, SQL Explorer, and more Checkmark
PHPDocumentor Checkmark
CVS integration for team development Checkmark
FTP Support Checkmark
Subversion Integration Checkmark
Web Services Support (SOAP) Checkmark
PHP Intelligence: Checkmark
Scripts errors & Performance bottlenecks
reports
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Alert rules Checkmark
XML Integration Checkmark
QA/Testing Solution Checkmark
Staging Platform Checkmark
Centralized Management Console Checkmark
Zend Studio For Eclipse Key Features:


New! Code refactoring Checkmark
New! Code generation and New File wizards Checkmark
New! Code Coverage Checkmark
New! PHPUnit testing support Checkmark
Improved PHP Editor with advanced formatting, new to-do lists and problems view Checkmark
Improved JavaScript Support Checkmark
Improved HTML support including HTML WYSIWYG, Code Folding, Drag & Drop components and more Checkmark
Improved Version Control support with Local history Checkmark
Improved Debugging and Profiling with Path Mapping Checkmark
Improved Zend Framework support with new Framework Project, code templates, MVC view and more Checkmark
New! Access to the ecosystem of Eclipse plug-ins
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New! Multiple development languages support Checkmark
New! Zend Studio 5.5 Migration tools Checkmark
New! Automatic update mechanism Checkmark
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