BrowserCode vs CodePen
BrowserCode
browsercode.io
CodePen
codepen.ioSide by side
| Figure | BrowserCode | CodePen |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $8/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 4 |
| Spec score · Code Playground Software | 7.8 (#23) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Coding Playgrounds | 7.4 (#112) | 8.7 (#19) |
| Security | The project README says the browser sandbox is isolated from the user's operating system. | CodePen says it uses security processes, firewalls, and generally available security technologies, and states that it cannot guarantee data security from intrusion or unauthorized release. |
| Support | The official site invites users to ask questions and chat with the team on Discord. | CodePen directs users to its documentation and an online support form, and lists [email protected] as a contact address. |
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In their own words
BrowserCode
BrowserCode has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
CodePen
CodePen is a web-based social development environment for creating, testing, deploying, sharing and discovering front-end code. In a Pen, users write HTML, CSS and JavaScript and see a live browser preview. It supports HTML preprocessors such as Markdown, Haml, Slim and Pug, and CSS preprocessors including Sass, Less, Stylus and PostCSS. The CodePen 2.0 editor supports automatic preprocessing, live previews, file systems, version history, collaboration and one-click Pen deployment. Users can add external CSS and JavaScript resources, reuse other Pens, find libraries through CDNjs and import bare npm packages through its compiler. Pens can be embedded on other websites, and CodePen documents a REST API and other embed and prefill options. Pens and Projects are public by default. PRO users can make Pens and Collections private, but anyone with the shared URL can view them without logging in. The free plan includes unlimited public Pens and three files per Pen. Starter costs $8 a month, Developer $12 a month and Super $26 a month. CodePen does not offer a self-hosted version.