CodePen vs Sphere Engine
CodePen
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| Figure | CodePen | Sphere Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Code Playground Software | 8.6 (#8) | 7.4 (#41) |
| Headquarters | Bend, Oregon, United States | Gdynia, Poland |
| Integrations | Users can add external CSS and JavaScript resources, use other Pens as resources, and search for JavaScript and CSS libraries from CDNjs. | The modules support RESTful API and webhooks, while widget integration is also available for integrating Sphere Engine into applications. |
| 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 company says its systems provide a secure environment for code execution and support continuous 24/7 operation and data safety. |
| Support | CodePen directs users to its documentation and an online support form, and lists [email protected] as a contact address. | Enterprise subscriptions include 24/7 support, an SLA, and on-demand custom feature development. |
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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.
Sphere Engine
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