GitHub Codespaces Alternative

GitHub Codespaces has limited 3rd party source-code host integration options and runs in the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Coder is an open-source solution that takes a platform-agnostic approach to remote development architecture that enables software development on infrastructure designed by you which is always under your control. By leveraging Terraform, Coder lets developers run an IDE on any compute platform including on-prem, AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Kubernetes, Docker, and more, with workspaces running on Linux, Windows, or Mac.

FeatureGitHub CodespacesCoder
Delivery ModelSaaSOSS + Self-Managed
CostPay GitHub (2x Azure Compute Pricing)Pay your cloud
Internet Access RequiredYesNo
Latency and Data SovereigntyFour regions (US West, US East, Europe West, Southeast Asia)Self-Hosted
Security isolation modelAzure Virtual MachinesUnopinionated, 100% configurable and depends upon how you design your solution
EnvironmentsLinux Virtual Machines, GPUs supportedAll Terraform resources, all clouds, multi-architecture: Linux, Mac, Windows, containers, VMs, amd64, arm64
IDEVisual Studio Code Code, Visual Studio Code Desktop and JetBrains GatewayAnything (vim, emacs, theia, code-server, openvscode-server, entire jetbrains suite inc gateway remote development, visual studio code desktop, visual studio for mac, visual studio for windows) you choose to install and deploy
Last Updated14/12/2022Please file a GitHub issue if any information is out of date.

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