Best Google Colab Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 tools from coding playgrounds ranked against Google Colab on the same published basis.

1
Replit Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $18/mo9.5
Google Colab vs Replit
2
Playcode Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $25/mo9.3
Google Colab vs Playcode
3
GitHub Codespaces Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.07/mo9.1
Google Colab vs GitHub Codespaces
4
Coder Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.9
Google Colab vs Coder
5
Deepnote Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $3,920/mo8.9
Google Colab vs Deepnote
6
Datalore Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 8.7
Google Colab vs Datalore
7
JupyterLab Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
Google Colab vs JupyterLab
8
Daytona Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
Google Colab vs Daytona
9
Codeground AI Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $9.99/mo8.4
Google Colab vs Codeground AI
10
JDoodle Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb 8.3
Google Colab vs JDoodle
11
AWS Cloud9 Free plan LinuxWeb Free8.2
Google Colab vs AWS Cloud9
12
CodePen Free plan apiWeb $8/mo8.2
Google Colab vs CodePen
13
StackBlitz Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free8.2
Google Colab vs StackBlitz
14
Scratch Free plan AndroidMacWebWin $2.92/mo8.2
Google Colab vs Scratch
15
MATLAB Grader Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free8.2
Google Colab vs MATLAB Grader
16
Paperspace Gradient Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $8/mo8.2
Google Colab vs Paperspace Gradient
17
PaizaCloud Cloud IDE Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $9.80/mo8.2
Google Colab vs PaizaCloud Cloud IDE
18
Firebase Studio AndroidWeb 8.1
Google Colab vs Firebase Studio
19
Google Cloud Workstations apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.05/mo8.1
Google Colab vs Google Cloud Workstations
20
Observable Free plan self-hostedWeb $2,225/mo8.1
Google Colab vs Observable

Google Colab 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	JupyterLab	8.4	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
8	Daytona	8.4	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9	Codeground AI	8.4	Free plan	$9.99/mo	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10	JDoodle	8.3	Free plan	—	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web
11	AWS Cloud9	8.2	Free plan	Free	Linux, Web
12	CodePen	8.2	Free plan	$8/mo	API, Web
13	StackBlitz	8.2	Free plan	Free	API, self-hosted, Web
14	Scratch	8.2	Free plan	$2.92/mo	Android, Mac, Web, Windows
15	MATLAB Grader	8.2	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16	Paperspace Gradient	8.2	Free plan	$8/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17	PaizaCloud Cloud IDE	8.2	Free plan	$9.80/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18	Firebase Studio	8.1	No	—	Android, Web
19	Google Cloud Workstations	8.1	No	$0.05/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20	Observable	8.1	Free plan	$2,225/mo	self-hosted, Web

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Questions about Google Colab alternatives

What is the best alternative to Google Colab?

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 Google Colab?

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.