AWS Cloud9 vs CodeSandbox

AWS Cloud99.0Visit CCodeSandbox8.5Visit

Higher score AWS Cloud9 #2 in Cloud IDEs 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit AWS Cloud9

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C CodeSandbox #5 in Cloud IDEs 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit CodeSandbox

• AWS Cloud9 fits best

  Existing AWS users with browser-based development needs

• CodeSandbox fits best

  Teams needing collaborative, prebuilt development sandboxes

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Cloud9 9.0/10 Visit ↗	CCodeSandbox 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Cloud IDEs	#5 in Cloud IDEs
Best for	Existing AWS users with browser-based development needs	Teams needing collaborative, prebuilt development sandboxes
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, iOS
Support	Docs, Community	Docs, Community, Email
Integrations	15 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Cloud9 0/5 · CodeSandbox 1/5
Devcontainer support	Not published	Not published
Live collaboration	Not published	Not published
Preview URLs	Not published	Not published
Workspace prebuilds	Not published	✓ (best)
AI coding assistance	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Combines editor, terminal, code hints, and debugging in a browser Supports collaborative editing, chat, and SSH to Linux servers Includes AWS Lambda development and local debugging tools	Browser and VM sandboxes support varied development environments. Prebuilt branches, fast resume, persistent storage, and snapshots. Real-time collaboration, previews, GitHub workflows, and a sandbox API.
Cons	No longer available to new customers EC2 compute and storage resources are billed separately Support channels are documentation and community	Build limits teams to 5 members and 40 monthly VM-credit hours. Scale costs $170 monthly per workspace; on-demand VM credits cost extra. Enterprise uses custom pricing and deployment.
Our verdict	AWS Cloud9 brings a code editor, terminal, debugger, and language tooling into a browser-based development environment. It is aimed at developers working with AWS services, including solo users and teams, who want AWS CLI access and… Read the review →	CodeSandbox provides browser-based and mobile cloud development environments for prototyping, learning, collaboration, full-stack development, and programmatic code execution. Developers can import GitHub repositories, configure sandboxes… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Cloud9 — where it wins

  • Combines editor, terminal, code hints, and debugging in a browser
  • Supports collaborative editing, chat, and SSH to Linux servers
  • Includes AWS Lambda development and local debugging tools

  Where it doesn't

  • No longer available to new customers
  • EC2 compute and storage resources are billed separately
  • Support channels are documentation and community

• CodeSandbox — where it wins

  • Browser and VM sandboxes support varied development environments.
  • Prebuilt branches, fast resume, persistent storage, and snapshots.
  • Real-time collaboration, previews, GitHub workflows, and a sandbox API.

  Where it doesn't

  • Build limits teams to 5 members and 40 monthly VM-credit hours.
  • Scale costs $170 monthly per workspace; on-demand VM credits cost extra.
  • Enterprise uses custom pricing and deployment.

• AWS Cloud99.0/10 · Free plan

  A free browser IDE with deep AWS tooling, but new customers can no longer access it.

  Visit AWS Cloud9Full verdict →
• CCodeSandbox8.5/10 · Free plan

  Collaborative browser and VM sandboxes with GitHub workflows, prebuilds, and persistent storage.

  Visit CodeSandboxFull verdict →