Best Open Pair Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from pair programming software ranked against Open Pair on the same published basis.
- 1Open Pair vs Drovio
- 2Open Pair vs Pop
- 3Open Pair vs Zed
- 4Open Pair vs Saros
- 5Open Pair vs Visual Studio
- 6Open Pair vs CodeInterview
- 7Open Pair vs Coterm
- 8Open Pair vs Duckly
- 9Open Pair vs Remote Collab
- 10Open Pair vs CodeCollab
- 11Open Pair vs Codeshare
- 12Open Pair vs SyncodeLive
- 13Open Pair vs Teamtype
- 14Open Pair vs CodeTogether
- 15Open Pair vs Gobby
- 16Open Pair vs SubEthaEdit
- 17Open Pair vs HackerRank
- 18Open Pair vs ShareCode
- 19Open Pair vs live-share.nvim
- 20Open Pair vs Tuple
Open Pair alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drovio | 7.2 | Free plan | $15/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Pop | 7.2 | Free plan | $25/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Zed | 7.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Saros | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Visual Studio | 7.0 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 6 | CodeInterview | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Web |
| 7 | Coterm | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted |
| 8 | Duckly | 6.8 | Free plan | $6/mo | Browser, Web |
| 9 | Remote Collab | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | CodeCollab | 6.7 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 11 | Codeshare | 6.7 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 12 | SyncodeLive | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 13 | Teamtype | 6.7 | No | — | Android, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | CodeTogether | 6.6 | No | $10/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Gobby | 6.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | SubEthaEdit | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | HackerRank | 6.4 | No | $165/mo | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | ShareCode | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 19 | live-share.nvim | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Tuple | 6.3 | No | $30/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Open Pair alternatives
What is the best alternative to Open Pair?
Drovio, number 1 in pair programming software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Pop, Zed, Saros and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Open Pair?
Drovio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.