CodePen vs Compiler Explorer
CodePen
codepen.io
Compiler Explorer
godbolt.orgSide by side
| Figure | CodePen | Compiler Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | $1/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Coding Playgrounds | 8.7 (#19) | 8.2 (#48) |
| Spec score · Code Playground Software | 8.6 (#8) | 8.1 (#13) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2012 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Users can add external CSS and JavaScript resources, use other Pens as resources, and search for JavaScript and CSS libraries from CDNjs. | The interface links to CppInsights and Quick-bench as companion tools. |
| Support | CodePen directs users to its documentation and an online support form, and lists [email protected] as a contact address. | The project lists Discord, a public mailing list, GitHub issues, and email to Matt as ways to get help. |
Plans
Compiler Explorer
- Warm fuzzy glow$1 a month
- Coder Karma$5 a month
- Super supporter$10 a month
- Legendary supporter$50 a month
In their own words
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.
Compiler Explorer
Compiler Explorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.