Eclipse PHP Development Tools vs Zed

Eclipse PHP Development Tools (PDT) provides a PHP IDE framework for Eclipse, for developing PHP web applications and extending PHP capabilities through the Web Tools Project. Its editing tools include syntax highlighting and validation, content assistance, navigation, formatting, refactoring, and code templates. PDT lists debugging and profiling with Zend Debugger or Xdebug, PHPUnit support, and remote projects. The PHP Developers package is described as a starting point for PHP developers and includes PHP language support, a Git client, XML Editor, Mylyn, and Terminal. Downloads are available for macOS, Windows, and Linux in 64-bit and ARM 64-bit builds; Java must be installed. PDT can also be installed into an existing Eclipse workspace. Listed extensions include Symfony, Twig, YAML, Smarty, Emmet, and CS-Fixer. The project page lists version 8.4, dated 2025-12-10, as its latest release and labels the project Mature. PDT is free, and its site points users to a manual, forum, wiki, mailing list, and bug-submission link.

Zed is a code editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with Personal, Pro, and Business plans. Personal is free forever and includes 2,000 accepted edit predictions; it also allows unlimited use with API keys or external agents. Pro costs $10.00 per month, includes unlimited edit predictions and $5 of tokens, and bills usage beyond that allowance at API list price plus 10%. The Pro trial lasts 14 days or until its $5 balance is used, with no credit card required. Editing tools include extensions, multi-cursor and column editing, and macro recording; the editor also supports a built-in debugger, remote development, and language servers. Native Git operations include staging, commits, pulls, pushes, and viewing diffs. Users can chat with teammates, code together, and share screens and projects. Supported model providers include Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, GitHub Copilot, Google AI, and OpenAI; the extension ecosystem has hundreds of extensions. Business costs $30.00 per month and has no minimum seat count. SSO, SAML, and SCIM are planned but not currently available.