Best Notebook Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Deepnote is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Datalore and Hex. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Datalore. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Saturn Cloud at $0.09/mo.
Notebook software combines executable code with material that explains or presents the work. Compare execution model and supported languages with the notebook formats you need, and consider GPU compute for workloads that call for it. Real-time collaboration and version history can help distinguish how teams work together and revisit changes. Free-plan availability and the paid-from price offer additional cost context. Deepnote, Datalore, and Hex are among the options shown. Weigh the listed runtime, format, compute, and collaboration details against how you create, run, and maintain notebooks.
25 notebook software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
25ranked
10free plans on this page
$0.09/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Notebook Software 25 channels on this page · 118 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromExecution modelReal-time collaborationVersion historyGPU computeSupported languagesNotebook formats Spec sheet Score
01 Deepnote Free planYesPaid from39/user/moExecution modelhybridReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computeYesSupported languagesPython, SQL, R, StataNotebook formats.deepnote, .ipynb, .qmd, .py (Percent/Marimo), PDF 8/8spec lines stated 7.9
02 Datalore Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhybridReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computeYesSupported languagesPython, SQL, R, Scala, KotlinNotebook formats.ipynb, .datalore, .zip, .py, .kts, .scala, .r, .html 7/8spec lines stated 7.6
03 Hex Free planYesPaid from36/user/moExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computeYesSupported languagesSQL, Python, RNotebook formatsJupyter Notebook (.ipynb), Hex YAML (.yaml) 8/8spec lines stated 7.4
04 Nextjournal Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computeYesSupported languagesPython, R, Julia, Clojure, Bash, JavaScript, ClojureScriptNotebook formatsNextjournal .njmd, Jupyter/IPython .ipynb, Markdown .md, R Markdown .Rmd 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
05 JupyterLab Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modellocalReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computenot statedSupported languagesPython, R, Julia, Scala, and other community-maintained kernel languagesNotebook formats.ipynb JSON; export to HTML, Markdown, LaTeX/PDF, and reStructuredText 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
06 Polynote Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedExecution modellocalReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesScala, Python, SQL, VegaNotebook formatsJupyter .ipynb, Zeppelin .json 3/8spec lines stated 7.1
07 Observable Free planYesPaid from22/user/moExecution modelnot statedReal-time collaborationYesVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesnot statedNotebook formatsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.0
08 Google Colab Free planYesPaid from8.33/user/moExecution modelnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesnot statedNotebook formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.9
09 Kaggle Notebooks Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computeYesSupported languagesPython, RNotebook formats.ipynb 7/8spec lines stated 6.9
10 BinderHub Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesPython, R, Julia, Octave, Rust, Fortran, C, CythonNotebook formatsJupyter Notebook (.ipynb) 3/8spec lines stated 6.8
11 nteract Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modellocalReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computenot statedSupported languagesPython, TypeScript/JavaScriptNotebook formatsJupyter Notebook (.ipynb) 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
12 Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Financial Aid Free planNoPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computeYesSupported languagesSQL, PL/SQL, Python, RNotebook formats.dsnb, .json, .ipynb 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
13 Pluto.jl Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modellocalReal-time collaborationYesVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesJuliaNotebook formatsjl, plutojl, pluto.jl, html, pdf 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
14 Apache Zeppelin Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhybridReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computeYesSupported languagesScala, Python, SQL, R, Java, Groovy, Shell, Markdown, SPARQLNotebook formatsJSON, .zpln 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
15 Saturn Cloud Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyNoGPU computeYesSupported languagesPython, R, Julia, JavaNotebook formatsJupyter Notebook (.ipynb) 6/8spec lines stated 6.2
16 Dnote Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modellocalReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesnot statedNotebook formatsSQLite 3/8spec lines stated 6.0
17 marimo Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhybridReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historyNoGPU computeYesSupported languagesPython, SQLNotebook formatsPython (.py), Jupyter Notebook (.ipynb), HTML, PDF, Markdown 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
18 Mathematica Free planNoPaid fromnot statedExecution modelnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesnot statedNotebook formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.0
19 Paperspace Notebooks Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationYesVersion historynot statedGPU computeYesSupported languagesPythonNotebook formatsJupyter files 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
20 SageMath Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modelnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesnot statedNotebook formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.0
21 JupyterHub Free planYesPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhybridReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesPython, R, Julia, ScalaNotebook formatsipynb 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
22 Oracle Machine Learning Notebooks Free planNoPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationYesVersion historyYesGPU computeYesSupported languagesSQL, PL/SQL, Python, RNotebook formats.dsnb, .json, .ipynb 7/8spec lines stated 5.9
23 Quiver Free planNoPaid fromnot statedExecution modelnot statedReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesnot statedNotebook formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.8
24 Kubeflow Notebooks Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedExecution modelhostedReal-time collaborationnot statedVersion historynot statedGPU computeYesSupported languagesPython, RNotebook formatsJupyter Notebook (.ipynb) 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
25 JupyterLite Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedExecution modelnot statedReal-time collaborationNoVersion historynot statedGPU computenot statedSupported languagesnot statedNotebook formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.2
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Questions about this list
Which notebook software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Deepnote is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.9. Datalore is second and Hex third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Saturn Cloud has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.09/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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