Best Pair Programming Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Drovio is ranked #1 of 26 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Pop and Zed. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Pop. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Duckly at $6/mo.
Pair programming software helps you collaborate on code, and the entries differ in how they support shared work and communication. Compare editor support and maximum participants, then check for integrated chat, voice audio, and screen sharing. Free-plan availability, paid-from pricing, and a self-hosted option can help you assess cost and setup requirements. CodeTogether and Drovio lead the ranking, with Duckly and Saros also among the early entries. Consider how you prefer to work through code with others, which editors need support, and whether hosting control matters to your team; then weigh those priorities against the listed features.
26 pair programming software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Drovio Top pick · 7.2 Free plan · $15/mo
#2 Pop Runner-up · 7.2 Free plan · $25/mo
#3 Zed Also great · 7.2 Free plan · $10/mo
- Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /user/mo
- Editor support
- Any IDE or app
- Max participants
- 10 users
- Voice audio
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About DrovioVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Voice audio
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$25/mofirst paid tier About PopVisit site - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About ZedVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Editor support
- Eclipse; IntelliJ IDEA and IntelliJ-platform IDEs
- Voice audio
- No
- Screen sharing
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 45 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan extensionWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- VS Code, VS Codium, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, PhpStorm, CLion, Rider, RubyMine, AppCode, Android Studio, DataGrip, GoLand
- Max participants
- 3 users
- Voice audio
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$6/mofirst paid tier About DucklyVisit site - Free trial extensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ-based IDEs
- Voice audio
- No
- Screen sharing
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$10/mofirst paid tier About CodeTogetherVisit site - apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apimacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$165/mofirst paid tier About HackerRankVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C, C++, C#, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, HTML, CSS, SQL, Bash, Dart, Scala, R, and 50+ languages
- Voice audio
- No
- Screen sharing
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 30 /user/mo
- Voice audio
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$30/mofirst paid tier About TupleVisit site - Free trial apiextensionWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$6.67/mofirst paid tier About CoderPadVisit site - WebWindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 15 /user/mo
- Max participants
- 10 users
- Voice audio
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOSLinuxAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- Neovim, VS Code/Codium, JetBrains IDEs, TeXstudio
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- browser-based collaborative code editor
- Voice audio
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, HTML, CSS, C++, Java, Go, Rust, Monaco Editor
- Voice audio
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOSiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Editor support
- Neovim; VS Code via open-pair
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Editor support
- SublimeText
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screen sharing
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- web-based code editor
- Voice audio
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Editor support
- browser-based shared IDE
- Voice audio
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Editor support
- Browser-based online code editor
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which pair programming software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Drovio is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 7.2. Pop is second and Zed third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Duckly has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.