CodePen vs myCompiler
CodePen
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| Figure | CodePen | myCompiler |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Coding Playgrounds | 8.7 (#19) | 8.0 (#67) |
| Spec score · Code Playground Software | 8.6 (#8) | 8.2 (#11) |
| 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 privacy policy lists Google Analytics, Google Adsense, Google Recaptcha and EthicalAds as third-party services. |
| Public content | Pens and Projects are public by default, and the privacy policy says public Pens and Projects are automatically licensed under MIT. | The terms say posted programs are made publicly available and may be viewed, copied, modified and distributed by other users. |
| Security | 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. | The privacy policy says safeguards include encryption in transit, access controls, sandboxing and privilege separation; it also says these measures are not a guarantee against a breach. |
| Support | CodePen directs users to its documentation and an online support form, and lists [email protected] as a contact address. | The terms direct questions to the contact form or [email protected]. |
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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.
myCompiler
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