Best Data Science Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: Deepnote is ranked #1 of 32 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Datalore and KNIME Analytics Platform. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Datalore. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI at $0.06/mo.
Data science work may span exploration, model development, and putting models into use. Compare deployment options and hosted notebooks, then check supported languages and version control for the working environment each platform describes. Model deployment and workflow automation offer further ways to assess capabilities beyond analysis. Free-plan availability and “Paid from” add cost context. Deepnote, Datalore, and KNIME Analytics Platform are among the named options. Consider how you prefer to develop and manage data work, and use the listed fields to compare the environments and functions relevant to your needs.
32 data science platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Data Science Platforms, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 14 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 DeepnotePaid from $3,920/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 DataloreFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 KNIME Analytics PlatformFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Amazon SageMaker Autopilot
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 HexPaid from $36/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Paperspace GradientPaid from $8/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 MLJAR StudioPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 NETVIBES
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Anaconda NotebooksPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 JupyterLabFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 NVIDIA ShadowPlayFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 Snowflake CoCo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 SAS Visual Statistics
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 Google ColabFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Siemens Building X
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 Cloudera Data Lake Service
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 C3 AI Demand Planning
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Glycerine WorkbenchPaid from A$15/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AIPaid from $0.06/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 NVIDIA AI Workbench
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 Saturn CloudPaid from $0.09/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 ML Workspace
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 KEEL
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 Oracle Code Assist
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 SAS Advanced Analytics
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which data science platform is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Deepnote is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 7.8. Datalore is second and KNIME Analytics Platform third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.06/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.