The ONLY web-based IDE for Drupal development.
Write, run, and debug Drupal applications - as a service
Write, run, and debug Drupal applications—as a service
You don’t need to set up your local machine. With only a browser, you can have an IDE at your fingertips within minutes.
Customer Testimonial
As a Windows shop Drupal development was slow, frustrating, and required a lot of manual configuration. Cloud IDE has freed up developer time to actually focus on development. The remote environments feel blazing fast by comparison, and our laptops are all faster without running Docker and Drupal on them
Andy Glover
Web Architect and Lead Developer, AMD Digital Marketing Technology Team
Optimized for Drupal
Best in class visual code editor and integrated development environment with Composer, Drush, Xdebug, code quality tools and Git support.
Integrated with Acquia Cloud
One-click lightning fast synchronization from Acquia Cloud environments. Make code changes and deploy seamlessly.
Secure by design
IDEs run on the secure Acquia Cloud platform. Grant and revoke access in the blink of an eye. User data is automatically sanitized.
Repeatable environments
No more configuration hurdles and environment disparity. No more corporate firewalls or networking issues in the way. Stay productive at all times.
Real-time web view
Perform code changes and view results immediately. Debug your application effortlessly with Xdebug preconfigured.
Acquia CLI
Everything you can expect from a command-line interface. Full integration with Acquia Cloud API and its 200+ API endpoints.
How Cloud IDE stacks up against old-school local development environments.
PRODUCTIVITY
| Local env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Time required to be productive | A few hours to several weeks | 5-15mn |
| Optimized Drupal environment | Manual | |
| Optimized AWS networking | X | |
| Dedicated hardware per IDE | X | |
| Firewall exceptions | Manual | Not Needed |
| Non-admin access sufficient | X | |
| Low bandwidth requirements | X |
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
| Local env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Source code editor & IDE | ||
| Git / Git UI integration | ||
| PHP Code Sniffer | Manual | |
| Composer / Composer 2 | Manual | |
| Drush Launcher | Manual | |
| Preconfigured Xdebug | Manual | |
| Node.js / NPM / NVM | Manual | |
| Ruby / RVM | Manual | |
| Preconfigured Chromedriver | Manual | |
| Built-in site preview & terminal | ||
| Preinstalled Drupal Plugins |
SECURITY
| Local env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Environment isolation | Manual | |
| Role-based access | X | |
| Automated user data sanitization | X | |
| Single sign-on | X |
ACQUIA INTEGRATIONS
| Local env + IDE | Acquia Cloud IDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Code, database and files synchronization | Manual | |
| Prod-matched PHP configuration | X | |
| Customizable PHP & MySQL | ||
| Acquia CLI | Manual | |
| Preconfigured Drupal best practices | Manual | |
| Auto-configured database connection | Manual |