Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Share code in real-time using Ace launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Visual Studio Live Share▲400

   Real-time collaborative development

   2018 · visualstudio.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Collab on Code▲170

   Write code remotely in real-time with coworkers and clients

   2016 · collaboncode.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stypi▲86

   Allows multiple programmers edit same code in realtime.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   chmod4▲73

   Real time code sharing without the pain of screen sharing

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CodeShare.io▲94

   Realtime code sharing for developers

   2014 · codeshare.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Share Code Snippets 2.0▲77

   Effortlessly share code with developers in no time

   2023 · goonlinetools.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SharePad.io – A collaborative code editor and compiler▲60

   SharePad is a free online code interview tool, it has a real-time collaborative code editor, you can run code with built-in compilers.

   2021 · sharepad.io · its alternatives →

8. 8CC
   Codr.cc - Etherpad meets Pastebin Meets Notepad.cc: live code sharing▲135

   2011 · codr.cc · its alternatives →

9. 9
   RTCode▲76

   Real time code sharing web application

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10RT
    Real-time ephemeral file sharing▲9

    2015 · dewdrop.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ace▲6

    The High Performance Code Editor for the Web

    2016 · ace.c9.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Aktar▲111

    Share files instantly from your own cloud. Mac, Windows, iOS

    24d ago · getaktar.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Share Code Snippets ​▲96

    Code sharing made simple and easy

    2021 · goonlinetools.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Slingcode live-reloading web IDE to make, run, and share web apps P2P▲77

    Personal computing platform. Make, run, and share web apps.

    2020 · slingcode.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Timeful▲78

    Design web apps and sync with your own codebase

    25d ago · timeful.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Codex Remote▲75

    Put Codex or Claude Code on your own cloud machine

    25d ago · codexremote.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ShareCodeLive▲2

    Real Time Code Sharing, Online Editor & Collaboration Tool

    Apr 2026 · sharecodelive.com · its alternatives →

18. 18RT
    Real-Time Web Collaborative Code Editing▲15

    2012 · cocode.io · its alternatives →

19. 19RT
    Real-time uptime monitor of Let's Encrypt▲5

    2020 · keychest.net · its alternatives →

20. 20BR
    Build real-time web apps with other people... in real-time!▲8

    2014 · loggur.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TC
    Try C# Live, Save to Gists and share IDE snapshots▲5

    2016 · gistlyn.com · its alternatives →

22. 22OA
    Online and open source low-code platform with live collaboration▲9

    2018 · icodebetter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Teletype for Atom▲13

    Code together in real time

    2017 · github.blog · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Share the DOM of any webpage in real-time▲6

    2021 · chrome.google.com · 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 →