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CodeCollab

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Spec score 8.4 #9 of 26 in Pair Programming Software

What it is

CodeCollab is a browser-based shared workspace for pair programming, technical interviews, teaching, and team brainstorming. Rooms provide real-time multi-cursor editing with shared cursors, selections, and keystrokes. The editor offers syntax highlighting, bracket matching, and language-aware indentation for 15 languages. A shared canvas can sit beside the code for architecture sketches, flows, and other ideas. Users can share secrets protected at rest with AES-256-GCM, expiry timers, and instant revocation. Connections use HTTPS and negotiate TLS 1.3 with compatible browsers, but secrets are not end-to-end encrypted because CodeCollab holds the key. Code is not compiled or executed on the service. Unclaimed rooms are deleted after seven days; claimed rooms remain until deletion or account closure. The Free plan costs nothing, while Pro costs $49 a month. CodeCollab is operated by Zeppl Studios in Lisbon.

Spec sheet

Product
CodeCollab is a browser-based shared workspace for pair programming, technical interviews, and team brainstorming.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Intended users
The maker identifies developers, hiring teams, teachers, and small teams as users for pairing, interviews, teaching, and temporary credential sharing.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Compliance
The maker says it has no third-party security certification and has not completed a SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent audit.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Support
The maker offers support by email, with priority support for Pro plans.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Company
CodeCollab is built and operated by Zeppl (Zeppl Studios), a software development studio headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
API and integrations
There is no public API, API token, programmatic room creation, embeddable editor, or CLI; the maker describes its backend interface as unsupported for third-party use.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Encryption boundary
Secrets are not end-to-end encrypted because the encryption key is held on CodeCollab's servers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Execution limits
CodeCollab is an editor rather than a runtime, so code is not compiled or executed on its servers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Languages
The editor provides syntax highlighting, bracket matching, and language-aware indentation for 15 languages.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Live editing
Rooms support real-time multi-cursor editing with shared cursors, selections, and keystrokes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Room retention
Rooms opened without an account are automatically deleted after 7 days; claimed rooms persist until deleted or the account is closed.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Secret sharing
Secrets are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, have user-set expiry timers, and can be revoked instantly.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Transport security
Connections use HTTPS and negotiate TLS 1.3 with browsers that support it.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Whiteboard
A room can include a shared canvas for sketching architecture, flows, and ideas alongside code.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev

Plans and prices

Free Free forever Unlimited rooms · 10 collaborators per room · 3 saved rooms; unclaimed rooms expire after 7 days · 1 canvas · 5 file shares a day · 1 secret at a time, up to 1 hour · ad-supported Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev
Pro $49 a month monthly Unlimited collaborators and saved rooms · private and view-only links · unlimited canvases with image export · unlimited file shares and secrets with no expiry ceiling · default team room settings · no ads · priority support Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecollab.dev

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Real-time multi-cursor collaboration
  • Editor supports 15 languages
  • Shared whiteboard canvas
  • Expiring, revocable secret sharing
  • Free plan available

Limits

  • Secrets are not end-to-end encrypted
  • Code cannot run on the service
  • Unclaimed rooms expire after seven days
  • No public API or CLI

Who it suits

CodeCollab suits developers, hiring teams, teachers, and small teams needing temporary collaborative coding rooms, canvases, interviews, or credential sharing. It is also for users who do not need server-side code execution.

Verdict

CodeCollab focuses on browser collaboration rather than executing code. The free tier covers basic rooms, while Pro adds larger sharing and collaboration limits for $49 a month.

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