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Best Hex Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Replit Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $18/mo9.5
    Hex vs Replit
  2. 2
    Playcode Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $25/mo9.3
    Hex vs Playcode
  3. 3
    GitHub Codespaces Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.07/mo9.1
    Hex vs GitHub Codespaces
  4. 4
    Coder Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.9
    Hex vs Coder
  5. 5
    Deepnote Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $3,920/mo8.9
    Hex vs Deepnote
  6. 6
    Datalore Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 8.7
    Hex vs Datalore
  7. 7
    Lightning AI Studios Free plan apiWeb 8.5
    Hex vs Lightning AI Studios
  8. 8
    JupyterLab Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
    Hex vs JupyterLab
  9. 9
    Daytona Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
    Hex vs Daytona
  10. 10
    Codeground AI Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $9.99/mo8.4
    Hex vs Codeground AI
  11. 11
    JDoodle Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb 8.3
    Hex vs JDoodle
  12. 12
    AWS Cloud9 Free plan LinuxWeb Free8.2
    Hex vs AWS Cloud9
  13. 13
    CodePen Free plan apiWeb $8/mo8.2
    Hex vs CodePen
  14. 14
    StackBlitz Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free8.2
    Hex vs StackBlitz
  15. 15
    Scratch Free plan AndroidMacWebWin $2.92/mo8.2
    Hex vs Scratch
  16. 16
    MATLAB Grader Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free8.2
    Hex vs MATLAB Grader
  17. 17
    Paperspace Gradient Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $8/mo8.2
    Hex vs Paperspace Gradient
  18. 18
    PaizaCloud Cloud IDE Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $9.80/mo8.2
    Hex vs PaizaCloud Cloud IDE
  19. 19
    Firebase Studio AndroidWeb 8.1
    Hex vs Firebase Studio
  20. 20
    Google Cloud Workstations apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.05/mo8.1
    Hex vs Google Cloud Workstations

Hex alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Replit9.5Free plan$18/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Playcode9.3Free plan$25/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3GitHub Codespaces9.1Free plan$0.07/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Coder8.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Deepnote8.9Free plan$3,920/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Datalore8.7Free plan—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Lightning AI Studios8.5Free plan—API, Web
8JupyterLab8.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
9Daytona8.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Codeground AI8.4Free plan$9.99/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
11JDoodle8.3Free plan—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web
12AWS Cloud98.2Free planFreeLinux, Web
13CodePen8.2Free plan$8/moAPI, Web
14StackBlitz8.2Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
15Scratch8.2Free plan$2.92/moAndroid, Mac, Web, Windows
16MATLAB Grader8.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Paperspace Gradient8.2Free plan$8/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18PaizaCloud Cloud IDE8.2Free plan$9.80/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Firebase Studio8.1No—Android, Web
20Google Cloud Workstations8.1No$0.05/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about Hex alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hex?

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 Hex?

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.