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NetBeans' Awards


NetBeans has positioned itself as a leader in software development market. The products makes use of standards (swing), the portability of Java, mature code, and a supportive open source community. NetBeans software is free for commercial and non commercial use and being used for software development by today's top companies and individuals throughout the world. Below are some of the industry awards NetBeans has won to date.

  • BOSSIE Award: Best Enterprise IDE
  • Jolt Award : Best Development Environment: NetBeans 5.5 IDE
  • Jolt Productivity Winner : Collaboration Tools: NetBeans IDE
  • Jolt Productivity Winner :
    Mobile Development Tools: NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.5
  • Jolt Productivity Winner :
    Best Web Development: NetBeans Visual Web Pack
  • InfoWorld : Java IDE Innovator
  • O'Reilly ONJava : Winner, Java IDE Platform

  • Java Developer's Journal : Editors' Choice
  • Codie Award : Best Software Development Solution
  • Jolt Award : Productivity Award for NetBeans IDE

  • Codie Awards : Best Software Development Product
  • Codie Awards : Best Open Source Product or Service
  • Developer Product of the Year Awards : Open Source Tool of the Year

  • Codie Awards : Finalist - Best Software Development Product
  • Codie Awards : Finalist - Best Open Source Product or Service

  • Developer Product of the Year Awards : Java Tool of the Year
  • Java Developers Journal Readers' Choice Awards : Best Java Debugging Tool
  • Developer Product of the Year Awards : Finalist - Open Source Tool of the Year
  • Developer Product of the Year Awards : Finalist - Technology of the Year (NetBeans Platform)


Open Source Tool of the YearJava Developer's Journal Reader's Choice Awards