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Best Hex Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from coding playgrounds ranked against Hex on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Playcode Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $25/mo9.3
    Hex vs Playcode
  2. 2
    Replit Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $18/mo9.2
    Hex vs Replit
  3. 3
    Coder Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free9.1
    Hex vs Coder
  4. 4
    Deepnote Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $3,920/mo9.1
    Hex vs Deepnote
  5. 5
    Datalore Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 9.0
    Hex vs Datalore
  6. 6
    GitHub Codespaces Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.07/mo8.9
    Hex vs GitHub Codespaces
  7. 7
    Daytona Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.6
    Hex vs Daytona
  8. 8
    JupyterLab Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.5
    Hex vs JupyterLab
  9. 9
    AWS Cloud9 Free plan LinuxWeb Free8.4
    Hex vs AWS Cloud9
  10. 10
    CodePen Free plan apiWeb $8/mo8.4
    Hex vs CodePen
  11. 11
    StackBlitz Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free8.4
    Hex vs StackBlitz
  12. 12
    Observable Free plan self-hostedWeb $2,225/mo8.3
    Hex vs Observable
  13. 13
    Val Town Free plan apiWeb $21/mo8.3
    Hex vs Val Town
  14. 14
    Kaggle Notebooks Free plan apiWeb Free8.2
    Hex vs Kaggle Notebooks
  15. 15
    Anaconda Notebooks Free plan Web $15/mo8.2
    Hex vs Anaconda Notebooks
  16. 16
    JDoodle Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb 8.2
    Hex vs JDoodle
  17. 17
    Scratch Free plan AndroidMacWebWin $2.92/mo8.2
    Hex vs Scratch
  18. 18
    Codeground AI Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $9.99/mo8.2
    Hex vs Codeground AI
  19. 19
    Google Colab Free plan apiextensionWeb 8.1
    Hex vs Google Colab
  20. 20
    Theia IDE Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.1
    Hex vs Theia IDE

Hex alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Playcode9.3Free plan$25/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Replit9.2Free plan$18/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Coder9.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Deepnote9.1Free plan$3,920/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Datalore9.0Free plan—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6GitHub Codespaces8.9Free plan$0.07/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Daytona8.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8JupyterLab8.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
9AWS Cloud98.4Free planFreeLinux, Web
10CodePen8.4Free plan$8/moAPI, Web
11StackBlitz8.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
12Observable8.3Free plan$2,225/moself-hosted, Web
13Val Town8.3Free plan$21/moAPI, Web
14Kaggle Notebooks8.2Free planFreeAPI, Web
15Anaconda Notebooks8.2Free plan$15/moWeb
16JDoodle8.2Free plan—Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web
17Scratch8.2Free plan$2.92/moAndroid, Mac, Web, Windows
18Codeground AI8.2Free plan$9.99/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Google Colab8.1Free plan—API, Browser, Web
20Theia IDE8.1Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Hex alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hex?

Playcode, number 1 in coding playgrounds with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: Replit, Coder, Deepnote and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Hex?

Playcode is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives 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.