code-server runs Visual Studio Code in your browser, providing a remote development environment you can self-host on a VM or container and access from any device.
79.1k stars6.8k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
8 self-hosted Gitpod alternatives
Cloud development environment that provides ephemeral, prebuilt workspaces from Git repositories. Offers a browser-based IDE (and VS Code client), automated prebuilds, devcontainer support, workspace snapshots and integrations with GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket to standardize setups.
Alternatives to Gitpod
JupyterLab is an extensible web-based IDE for Jupyter notebooks, code, terminals, and data exploration with rich outputs and a plugin-based interface.
15.3k stars4.1k forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit Actively maintained
#3
Open-source platform to provision secure, self-hosted developer workspaces (VMs, containers, Kubernetes) defined in Terraform, with IDE integrations and AI agent support.
14.3k stars1.5k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
Eclipse Che provides Kubernetes-based cloud development environments (CDEs) with containerized workspaces, a web IDE, and Devfile-based project configuration for teams.
7.2k stars1.2k forksEPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained
RStudio Server provides the RStudio IDE in a web browser for multi-user R and Python development, including editing, plotting, debugging, and project management.
5k stars1.2k forkslast commit Actively maintained
#6
Atheos is a self-hosted, web-based cloud IDE and code editor with a small footprint, featuring plugins, multi-user support, and built-in Git integration.
677 stars93 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#7
Web-based IDE for Java 8 focused on teaching: teacher-managed assignments, JUnit auto-testing, isolated execution via Docker workers, and Gitea-backed projects.
37 stars4 forksMITlast commit Slowing down
#8
XRSH is a browser-based XR terminal/REPL that can run standalone from a single executable, optionally booting a Linux ISO and embedding into A-Frame scenes.
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What replacing Gitpod actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 6 of 8 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, BSD-3-Clause, AGPL-3.0, EPL-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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