Alternatives to marimo

Reactive Python notebook stored as a plain script. 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 marimo.

  • Deepnote

    A collaborative data notebook for Python and SQL with AI assistance, dashboards and data apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Deepnote is a hosted, closed-source collaborative notebook for Python and SQL with AI, dashboards and scheduling, replacing marimo's local reactive plain-script files.

  • Hex

    An analytics platform with an AI data assistant, notebooks, dashboards and interactive data apps.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Hex is a paid hosted analytics platform combining notebooks, dashboards and AI questions, aimed at companies with data teams rather than local open-source use.

  • Jupyter

    Browser-based notebooks, JupyterLab and the classic Notebook, that combine live code, text and visualizations.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    Jupyter supports over 40 languages and a larger ecosystem, but notebooks keep hidden state and are awkward to diff in version control.

  • JupyterLab

    A web-based interactive environment for notebooks, code and data, used widely in data science.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    JupyterLab offers a modular, extensible notebook environment for many languages, without marimo's reactive updates or plain .py storage.

  • Positron

    A free data science IDE for Python and R from the makers of RStudio.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Positron is a desktop IDE for Python and R with notebooks, a Data Explorer and consoles, under a source-available Elastic License.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.