Best Web Development IDEs in 2026
Updated
In short: Replit is ranked #1 of 43 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of GitHub Codespaces and Alpha Anywhere. The best-ranked option with a free plan is GitHub Codespaces. The lowest first paid tier on this page is GitHub Codespaces at $0.07/mo.
Building for the web can involve editing code alongside databases, deployment previews, containers, or remote environments. Compare IDEs on those capabilities, as well as AI assistance, extensions marketplaces, and supported platforms. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer a way to weigh costs. Visual Studio Code, GitHub Codespaces, and WebStorm are the first entries, followed by Pinegrow and CodeSandbox. Think about which parts of your workflow you want close to your editor and whether you prefer local or remote development; the listed features can help you compare environments against those priorities.
43 web development IDEs ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Replit Top pick · 7.7 Free plan · $18/mo
#2 GitHub Codespaces Runner-up · 7.6 Free plan · $0.07/mo
#3 Alpha Anywhere Also great · 7.4 Free plan · $83.25/mo- Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$18/mofirst paid tier About ReplitVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.07/mofirst paid tier About GitHub CodespacesVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$83.25/mofirst paid tier About Alpha AnywhereVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan extensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platforms
- both
- Remote development
- Yes
- AI assistance
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platforms
- desktop
- AI assistance
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan extensionLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$8.33/mofirst paid tier About IntelliJ IDEAVisit site - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$16.67/mofirst paid tier About PyCharmVisit site - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$14.08/mofirst paid tier About RiderVisit site - Free planFree trial Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 45 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan extensionLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platforms
- browser
- Remote development
- Yes
- AI assistance
- Yes
- Container support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial LinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$2.08/mofirst paid tier About PinegrowVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Platforms
- both
- Remote development
- Yes
- AI assistance
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$33.27/mofirst paid tier About ScriptcaseVisit site - WebiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platforms
- desktop
- AI assistance
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which web development IDE is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Replit is ranked #1 of 43 with a score of 7.7. GitHub Codespaces is second and Alpha Anywhere third.
How many of these have a free plan?
18 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, GitHub Codespaces has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.07/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.