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Best Cloud Development Environments in 2026

Cloud development environments provide hosted workspaces for building software, with different options for setup, persistence, and infrastructure control. Compare workspace configuration, prebuilds, and persistent storage, as well as JetBrains support, GPU workspaces, and supported VCS hosts.

  1. 01 Daytona

    Daytona suits teams building AI agents or code-execution workflows that need isolated sandboxes and programmatic execution controls.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.2 Visit Specs
  2. 02 DevZero
    From $5/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · iOS
    9.1 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Coder

    Coder suits development teams that want self-hosted workspaces on infrastructure they control.

    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.0 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Kloudlite

    Kloudlite suits developers who want workspaces connected to application dependencies for testing changes, and teams choosing between cloud and self-hosted deployment.

    From $29/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.0 Visit Specs
  5. 05 DevPod

    DevPod suits developers who want containerized environments across local, remote, or cloud infrastructure.

    Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.7 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Replit

    Replit suits people who want to create software through natural-language prompts, as well as developers seeking a browser-based coding and collaboration environment.

    From $18/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.7 Visit Specs
  7. 07 GitHub Codespaces

    Codespaces suits developers who want repository-configured cloud environments accessible through a browser, Visual Studio Code, or GitHub CLI.

    From $0.07/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.6 Visit Specs
  8. 08 StackBlitz

    StackBlitz suits JavaScript developers prototyping or conducting coding interviews in a browser.

    Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.6 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Okteto

    Okteto suits development teams that want cloud-based Kubernetes environments for application changes and pull request previews.

    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.5 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Bunnyshell
    From $0.01/mo Free trial Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.4 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Citrix SecurSpaces
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  12. 12 PaizaCloud Cloud IDE

    It suits beginners, teachers, instructors, schools, bootcamps and others who want to code without setting up an environment locally.

    From $9.80/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  13. 13 AWS Cloud9

    It suits developers working in supported languages, AWS developers, and people evaluating AWS services.

    Free plan Web · Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Binder

    Binder suits people who need temporary, browser-based environments for public repositories and reproducible demonstrations.

    Free plan Web · Self-hosted
    8.1 Visit Specs
  15. 15 RunCode.io

    It suits developers who want browser-based cloud workspaces, collaboration, or remote access from different devices.

    From $0.03/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Google Cloud Workstations
    From $0.05/mo Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.9 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Eclipse Che

    Che suits development teams wanting browser-accessible Kubernetes workspaces, configurable with Devfiles and connected to multiple Git hosts.

    Free plan Web · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  18. 18 CodeSandbox

    CodeSandbox suits developers and teams that need isolated, resumable environments for execution, testing, parallel agents, or browser coding.

    Web · iOS
    7.7 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Devsy
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.7 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Koding
    Web · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Ona
    From $20/mo Web · iOS · API · Self-hosted
    7.5 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Orchard
    Web · macOS · Linux · API
    7.5 Visit Specs
  23. 23 SourceLair
    From $5/mo Free trial Web
    7.5 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Codesphere
    Web · API · Self-hosted
    7.4 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Microsoft Dev Box

    It suits organizations that need configurable cloud workstations for developers and can meet the stated account and licensing requirements.

    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.4 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Free plans and paid-from pricing bring cost into view, and a self-hosted option may matter if you want to run the environment yourself. GitHub Codespaces, Coder, and Okteto are among the first ranked entries, alongside DevPod and Microsoft Dev Box. Consider how workspaces should be provisioned, what needs to persist, and which tools or version-control hosts your projects require.

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