Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Code School

Learn by Doing - teaches coding via videos and challenges

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Code School launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Code School▲55

   Learn to code with video lessons & coding challenges

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Projects by Code School▲132

   Build and deploy real-world applications

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Code School ▲313

   Learn to code on your iPhone

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Codeplace▲257

   Learn how to code by building real web apps

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CodeDammit▲140

   Learn programming by looking at real code examples

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Enlight▲281

   Learn to code by building projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TeachYourselfToCode▲128

   Learn to code with tutorials recommended by programmers

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Codewars▲74

   Improve your skills by training w/ others on code challenges

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CodeUpStart▲298

   Learn to code by building real apps from zero to launch

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CodinGame▲12

    Learning to code becomes a game

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Full Stack Web School▲100

    Daily videos to help you build your own web.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Coding Founders▲147

    Learn to code by cloning Product Hunt

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Codecademy▲72

    Learn to code interactively, for free

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CodeCode Ninja▲114

    Flashcards for programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GitHub Classroom▲173

    Your course assignments on GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bento▲77

    Learn to code (and what to learn next)

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CodeComet▲109

    Version control, collaboration and online coding for devs

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    codeonthecob.com▲66

    A better way to practice coding

    2023 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hour of Code▲180

    Intro courses that teach programming basics (by Codecademy)

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Code Wars▲31

    Improve your skills by training w/ others on code challenges

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CodeCombat▲143

    Learn to Code JavaScript by Playing a Game

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Codecademy App▲89

    Learn to code on your iPhone

    2013 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    How I Learned to Code▲65

    Lessons From Teaching Myself Web Development

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Summer of Code▲7

    Challenge yourself and learn to code

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →