--- description: Review of JRebel Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: JRebel | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [App Development Software](/directory/4499/app-development/software) > [JRebel](/software/223432/jrebel) # JRebel Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/223432/jrebel > JRebel is a JVM plugin that allows developers to reload code changes instantly. JRebel skips the rebuild, restart, and redeploy cycle common in Java development. It is not an IDE plugin, framework, application server, or custom JVM. JRebel is often used through an IDE like IntelliJ and Eclipse but can be used without an IDE. JRebel does not introduce any dependencies in your application and does not require you to make any changes to the JVM. JRebel enables developers to get more done in the same amount of time and stay in the flow while coding. Give your developers back their time so that they can maintain a constant flow as they develop their application. JRebel supports a majority of real-world enterprise Java stacks and is easy to install into existing development environments. > > Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 4 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 4 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Perforce - **Location**: Minneapolis, US - **Founded**: 2000 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Debugging - Offline Access - Software Development - Web App Development ## Integrations (2 total) - Eclipse - IntelliJ IDEA ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [App Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4499/app-development/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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JRebel handles all these situations gracefully and just blows Spring-loaded out of the water. JRebel's support is extremely responsive and follows up to make sure an issue is resolved. The kids of death for developers is downtime during development; JRebel's hot reloading stops the waiting and distraction of restarting the server away. Theme product pays for itself many times over by saving costly developer time. JRebel is also super easy to install, with IDE plugins for many popular editors. > > **Cons**: The only issue we've had with JRebel was in a multi-project Gradle build where it didn't automatically pick up changes to dependent modules. In this case, we had to manually recompile a changed file and then JRebel picked it up right away. Not too much of an issue. ----- ### "Your productivity boost with JRebel" — 5.0/5 > **Cristian** | *12 July 2019* | Semiconductors | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: When I first learned that there is a way to remove the redeployment of a Java application for almost any change you do in the code, I said: finally, save us from this nightmare. Not needing to redeploy has so many implications like: - saves development time - keeps the developer focused on the task at hand - removes the "context switching" issue (when the developer focuses on something else while redeploying the app) - improves productivity - reduces team members' frustration > > **Cons**: The license manager's User Interface is difficult to use. We have a combination of floating and dedicated user licenses and managing these is not intuitive, especially if you have often people joining and leaving the team and you need to assign/reassign licenses. > > Going JRebel for us was great. It improved the productivity in so many ways (they even have reports that calculate how much money you save by avoiding redeployments). ----- ### "Makes Developer More Productive" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *26 August 2019* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: This tool is not just a plugin in eclipse. It's a game changer for developers which eliminates the wait time and frustration in building and redeploying code. It reloads changes in java, spring annotations, xml, jsp, javascript and almost any types of files in fraction of time. It cuts off unnecessary distractions in development and makes developer more productive. > > **Cons**: It consumes lot of space resulting in out of space exception some times. The first build process is little time taking and if the development involves switching between GIT branches from time to time then the developer needs to make sure the configurations are intact. > > We use JRebel in our everyday development and it has definitely improved teams' productivity. ----- ### "Must have for every web developer" — 5.0/5 > **Ivan** | *12 September 2017* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use, saves a lot of time and nerves for developers which at the end means a lot of money saved > > **Cons**: Price can always be a bit lower, not easy to handle who is allowed / disallowed to use license within the company > > time saved ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/223432/jrebel) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data