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ECC vs netbeans
ECC has 262,175 GitHub stars, 39,228 forks, 228 open issues and last shipped today. netbeans has 3,140 stars, 933 forks, 1,081 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ECC leads on adoption by 8,250% (262,175 vs 3,140 stars). ECC is written in JavaScript under MIT; netbeans is written in Java under Apache-2.0. ECC has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, netbeans 30%. ECC was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| ECC | netbeans | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 262K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 39K | ⑂ 933 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ECC if
- You weight community size — 262K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick netbeans if
- You want the netbeans feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and netbeans fits your workflow better
About ECC
ECC is an MIT licensed open source agent harness performance optimization system that gives AI coding agents a coordinated engineering workflow — plan, test, implement, review, verify, remember, improve — for developers working in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, and other harnesses.
About netbeans
Apache NetBeans is an Apache 2.0 open source development environment, tooling platform and application framework written in Java, aimed at developers who write and run Java applications and at teams that build desktop software on top of the NetBeans Platform.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ECC or netbeans more popular?
ECC has 262,175 GitHub stars and netbeans has 3,140. ECC has the larger community by that measure.
Are ECC and netbeans free?
Both are open source. ECC is licensed under MIT and netbeans under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ECC and netbeans?
ECC is written in JavaScript and netbeans in Java. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, ECC or netbeans?
Choose ECC if you want the larger community (262,175 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose netbeans if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.