Alternatives to Eclipse Che

A self-hostable, Kubernetes-native platform that runs browser-based development workspaces for your team. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Eclipse Che.

  • code-server

    Use a VS Code-based workspace through your browser.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWeb

    code-server is an MIT-licensed VS Code-based workspace served to your browser from one host you control, needing no Kubernetes cluster but lacking Che's Devfiles and JetBrains editor choice.

  • OpenVSCode Server

    Upstream VS Code packaged to run on a remote machine and be used from a web browser.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    OpenVSCode Server packages upstream VS Code to run on your own Linux server for browser use, simpler to host than a Kubernetes platform but without team workspace management.

  • Theia IDE

    An open-source IDE for desktop and browser from the Eclipse Foundation that runs VS Code extensions.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    Theia IDE is an Eclipse Foundation open-source IDE for desktop and browser that runs VS Code extensions from Open VSX, without Che's Kubernetes-based shared workspaces.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Eclipse Che as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • StackBlitz

    A browser-based IDE that runs full-stack Node.js web projects entirely inside the browser tab.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Eclipse Che runs browser workspaces on your own Kubernetes cluster with VS Code based or JetBrains editors, which is more infrastructure than StackBlitz's hosted service.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.