Coder vs.
Gitpod

While both solutions offer a wide array of capabilities and both offer a self-hosted option, the Coder ethos of self-maintaining Cloud Development Environments is the main differentiator. This allows regulated and security-minded organizations to run fully isolated and fully data sovereign CDEs. For a full breakdown of the importance of self-maintained CDEs check our recent post on the subject.

Features
Gitpod
Coder

Open Source

Yes

Yes, even premium features

Delivery Model

SaaS or Self-hosted in AWS VPC

Self-hosted, any cloud, any platform

Self-maintained

No

Yes

Data Sovereignty

No

Yes

Full Isolation

No

Yes

Cost Model

Pay as you go for SaaS, Fixed cost + usage for Self-hosted

Per user, per year

Multi-cloud Capable

No

Yes

Workspace Platform

Kubernetes

Kubernetes, Docker, VMs, amd64, arm64, fractional CPU/RAM, GPUs

Workspace Extensibility

YAML, similar to Docker Compose

Terraform templates,full support for Terraform providers, if there is a provider for your use case, you can incorporate it into your workspace

Workspace OS

Linux

Linux, Windows, macOS

Workspace Tooling

Linux tools

Any tool that the workspace OS supports

Start a 30-day trial of Coder Premium

Country*
State*
How many developers are at your company?*
* RequiredComplete the form to receive your content and be contacted about Coder products and solutions. The information you provide will be treated in accordance with the Coder Privacy Policy. Opt-out at any time.