Alternatives to GitHub Codespaces

Cloud-hosted development environments launched from GitHub repositories, with an editor in the browser. Notes say what changes if you switch.

  • GitHub Codespaces

    Cloud-hosted development environments launched from GitHub repositories, with an editor in the browser.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

14 alternatives

Most similar to GitHub Codespaces first.

  • GitHub

    A web platform for hosting Git repositories, with issues, code review, automation and AI coding help.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

  • StackBlitz

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    StackBlitz runs Node.js projects inside the browser tab with no server environment, which suits JavaScript and web projects but not other stacks.

  • Live Share

    A Visual Studio Code extension for real-time collaborative editing and debugging with other developers.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

  • Dev Container CLI

    The reference command-line tool for creating and configuring development containers from devcontainer.json.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

  • Coder

    Self-hosted cloud development environments where developers and AI coding agents work in remote workspaces.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsSelf-hostedCommand line

  • Eclipse Che

    A self-hostable, Kubernetes-native platform that runs browser-based development workspaces for your team.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Eclipse Che is open source and self-hosted on your own Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster, with browser workspaces defined in Devfiles and VS Code or JetBrains editors.

  • OpenVSCode Server

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

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    OpenVSCode Server runs upstream VS Code on your own server for browser use, so code stays on your machine but you must run and secure it.

  • DevPod

    A client-only desktop app and CLI for creating dev containers on local, Kubernetes or cloud backends.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    DevPod is open source, uses the same devcontainer.json standard and runs on local, Kubernetes or cloud backends, but you provide and pay for the infrastructure.

  • Code App

    A code editor for iPad modelled on VS Code, with Git and terminal support.

    FreeOpen sourceiOS

  • Atheos

    A self-hosted, browser-based IDE that runs on a minimal PHP server, continued from Codiad.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

  • Google Colab

    Hosted Jupyter notebook service from Google with built-in AI assistance for analysing data.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

  • Replit

    A browser-based AI app builder and coding workspace for creating and publishing apps and websites.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

  • RStudio Server

    The RStudio IDE for R run as a server, so users work in it through a web browser.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hosted

  • CoCalc

    An online collaborative computing platform with shared Linux projects, notebooks, terminals, documents and AI coding agents.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted