Best AWS Cloud9 Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 tools from coding playgrounds ranked against AWS Cloud9 on the same published basis.

1
Replit Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $18/mo9.5
AWS Cloud9 vs Replit
2
Playcode Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $25/mo9.3
AWS Cloud9 vs Playcode
3
GitHub Codespaces Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.07/mo9.1
AWS Cloud9 vs GitHub Codespaces
4
Coder Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.9
AWS Cloud9 vs Coder
5
Deepnote Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $3,920/mo8.9
AWS Cloud9 vs Deepnote
6
Datalore Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 8.7
AWS Cloud9 vs Datalore
7
Lightning AI Studios Free plan apiWeb 8.5
AWS Cloud9 vs Lightning AI Studios
8
JupyterLab Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
AWS Cloud9 vs JupyterLab
9
Daytona Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
AWS Cloud9 vs Daytona
10
Codeground AI Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $9.99/mo8.4
AWS Cloud9 vs Codeground AI
11
JDoodle Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb 8.3
AWS Cloud9 vs JDoodle
13
CodePen Free plan apiWeb $8/mo8.2
AWS Cloud9 vs CodePen
14
StackBlitz Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free8.2
AWS Cloud9 vs StackBlitz
15
Scratch Free plan AndroidMacWebWin $2.92/mo8.2
AWS Cloud9 vs Scratch
16
MATLAB Grader Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free8.2
AWS Cloud9 vs MATLAB Grader
17
Paperspace Gradient Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $8/mo8.2
AWS Cloud9 vs Paperspace Gradient
18
PaizaCloud Cloud IDE Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $9.80/mo8.2
AWS Cloud9 vs PaizaCloud Cloud IDE
19
Firebase Studio AndroidWeb 8.1
AWS Cloud9 vs Firebase Studio
20
Google Cloud Workstations apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.05/mo8.1
AWS Cloud9 vs Google Cloud Workstations
21
Observable Free plan self-hostedWeb $2,225/mo8.1
AWS Cloud9 vs Observable

AWS Cloud9 alternatives compared

#	Tool	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Replit	9.5	Free plan	$18/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2	Playcode	9.3	Free plan	$25/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3	GitHub Codespaces	9.1	Free plan	$0.07/mo	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4	Coder	8.9	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5	Deepnote	8.9	Free plan	$3,920/mo	API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6	Datalore	8.7	Free plan	—	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7	Lightning AI Studios	8.5	Free plan	—	API, Web
8	JupyterLab	8.4	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
9	Daytona	8.4	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10	Codeground AI	8.4	Free plan	$9.99/mo	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11	JDoodle	8.3	Free plan	—	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web
13	CodePen	8.2	Free plan	$8/mo	API, Web
14	StackBlitz	8.2	Free plan	Free	API, self-hosted, Web
15	Scratch	8.2	Free plan	$2.92/mo	Android, Mac, Web, Windows
16	MATLAB Grader	8.2	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17	Paperspace Gradient	8.2	Free plan	$8/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18	PaizaCloud Cloud IDE	8.2	Free plan	$9.80/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19	Firebase Studio	8.1	No	—	Android, Web
20	Google Cloud Workstations	8.1	No	$0.05/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21	Observable	8.1	Free plan	$2,225/mo	self-hosted, Web

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Questions about AWS Cloud9 alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS Cloud9?

Replit, number 1 in coding playgrounds with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Playcode, GitHub Codespaces, Coder and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AWS Cloud9?

Replit is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives 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.