Best Pop Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from pair programming software ranked against Pop on the same published basis.
- 1Pop vs Drovio
- 2Pop vs Zed
- 4Pop vs Visual Studio
- 5Pop vs CodeTogether
- 6Pop vs HackerRank
- 7Pop vs Tuple
- 8Pop vs Saros
- 9Pop vs Duckly
- 10Pop vs Gobby
- 11Pop vs Remote Collab
- 12Pop vs CoderPad
- 13Pop vs Coterm
- 14Pop vs Codeshare
- 15Pop vs Teamtype
- 16Pop vs live-share.nvim
- 17Pop vs ShareCode
- 18Pop vs Hopp
- 19Pop vs CodeInterview
- 20Pop vs Codovate Meet
- 21Pop vs CodePair by CodeSubmit
Pop alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drovio | 7.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Zed | 7.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Visual Studio | 7.4 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 5 | CodeTogether | 7.3 | No | $10/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | HackerRank | 7.1 | No | $165/mo | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Tuple | 7.1 | No | $30/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Saros | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Duckly | 6.9 | Free plan | $6/mo | Browser, Web |
| 10 | Gobby | 6.9 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Remote Collab | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | CoderPad | 6.8 | No | $6.67/mo | API, Browser, Web |
| 13 | Coterm | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted |
| 14 | Codeshare | 6.7 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 15 | Teamtype | 6.7 | No | — | Android, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | live-share.nvim | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | ShareCode | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 18 | Hopp | 6.0 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac |
| 19 | CodeInterview | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Codovate Meet | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | CodePair by CodeSubmit | 5.6 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Pop alternatives
What is the best alternative to Pop?
Drovio, number 1 in pair programming software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Zed, Visual Studio, CodeTogether and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Pop?
Drovio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.