# Coder vs VSCodium

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** VSCodium

| Attribute | Coder | VSCodium |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 45.2 (54% (medium)) | 51.2 (38% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 22 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 33,642 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Infrastructure for provisioning isolated development environments and running AI agents on your own infrastructure, with centralized management of security, costs, and access controls. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"What is Coder?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Coder offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Community, Premium and AI Premium. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"Is Coder free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Coder supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Coder support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Coder can be deployed on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"Can Coder be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Coder, including GitHub, JFrog, Backstage, OIDC, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and Helm, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"What does Coder integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Coder. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Coder not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://coder.com","question":"What security certifications does Coder have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Coder is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"Where is Coder available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"VSCodium provides a community-maintained, MIT-licensed build of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor. It distributes the same core functionality as VS Code but without telemetry, tracking, or Microsoft-specific customizations, available pre-built for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://vscodium.com","question":"What is VSCodium?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"VSCodium offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://vscodium.com","question":"Is VSCodium free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"VSCodium supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://vscodium.com","question":"What platforms does VSCodium support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. VSCodium can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://vscodium.com","question":"Can VSCodium be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. VSCodium is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/vscodium/vscodium","question":"Is VSCodium open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that provisions secure, self-hosted development environments where developers and AI agents collaborate with full enterprise visibility, policy controls, and compliance support. | VSCodium provides a community-maintained, MIT-licensed build of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor. It distributes the same core functionality as VS Code but without telemetry, tracking, or Microsoft-specific customizations, available pre-built for Windows, macOS, and Linux. |
| features.capabilities | `{"type":"cloud_ide","builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"both","os_support":"Linux, macOS, Windows","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"open_core","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"config_only","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade"}` | `{"type":"full_ide","lsp_dap":true,"builtin_ai":"none","deployment":"both","os_support":"Windows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64)","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"oss","base_platform":"vscode_fork","extensibility":"marketplace","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade","integrated_debugger":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"JFrog"},{"name":"Backstage"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Amazon Q","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"JetBrains","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Anthropic","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"SUSE Rancher","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"Google Gemini","native":true,"category":"ai"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Shell |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free tier with unlimited workspaces and core platform features","features":["Unlimited workspaces","Shared workspaces","Supports Linux, macOS, Windows","Web IDEs and Desktop IDEs","IDE plugins (VS Code, JetBrains)","Coder Desktop","Dynamic parameters","Platform integrations (limited to 1)","Unlimited templates","Web UI, CLI, REST API","Prometheus metrics","Template usage insights","Community support on GitHub and Discord"],"description":"For hobbyists and small teams. Includes unlimited self-hosted workspaces, support for Linux/macOS/Windows, multiple IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Jupyter), and community support.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"Annual per-user pricing for enterprise AI governance","features":["Everything in Community, plus:","Audit logging and AI action governance","Workspace proxies for global teams","External provisioners","High availability","Multi-organization RBAC","OIDC synchronization","Custom roles and resource quotas","Workspace command logging","SSO (OpenID Connect)","Ticket-based global support with SLA"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Billed annually per user. For enterprises scaling development infrastructure. Includes everything in Community plus AI governance, support for thousands of developers, enterprise access controls, and SLA-backed support.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_agents":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"AI Premium","summary":"Custom pricing. For AI-native enterprises with self-hosted agent orchestration","features":["Everything in Premium, plus:","Unlimited concurrent Coder Agents","Coder Agents API for headless execution","Network-isolated agent workspaces","MCP Server support","AI Gateway","Agent Firewall","Connect to Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure, AWS Bedrock"],"description":"Custom pricing. For enterprises fully adopting AI-native development. Includes everything in Premium plus native AI agent orchestration, headless agents, and flexible model connectivity.","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_agents":"Unlimited"}}],"summary":"Free community tier, annual per-user Premium, custom AI Premium with unlimited agents","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://coder.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T15:56:04.786Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free, open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vscodium.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:06:47.119Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 11 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.140.06880","date":"2026-10-13T17:03:30Z","type":"stable","version":"1.140.06880"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.135.06055","date":"2026-09-09T08:19:21Z","type":"stable","version":"1.135.06055"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.126.04524","date":"2026-07-07T13:01:09Z","type":"stable","version":"1.126.04524"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.121.03429","date":"2026-05-22T22:14:58Z","type":"stable","version":"1.121.03429"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.116.02821","date":"2026-04-27T14:01:34Z","type":"stable","version":"1.116.02821"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.112.01907","date":"2026-03-20T12:01:28Z","type":"stable","version":"1.112.01907"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.110.11631","date":"2026-03-08T23:34:19Z","type":"stable","version":"1.110.11631"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.110.11607","date":"2026-03-07T23:19:53Z","type":"stable","version":"1.110.11607"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.110.11602","date":"2026-03-07T18:24:37Z","type":"stable","version":"1.110.11602"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.110.01571","date":"2026-03-06T11:59:01Z","type":"stable","version":"1.110.01571"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.51242","date":"2026-02-20T18:39:01Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.51242"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.41146","date":"2026-02-16T18:37:09Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.41146"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.31074","date":"2026-02-13T18:51:47Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.31074"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.21026","date":"2026-02-11T18:55:07Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.21026"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.01000","date":"2026-02-10T17:01:01Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.01000"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.108.20787","date":"2026-02-01T19:40:23Z","type":"stable","version":"1.108.20787"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.108.10359","date":"2026-01-15T00:24:56Z","type":"stable","version":"1.108.10359"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.107.18627","date":"2025-12-25T11:55:59Z","type":"stable","version":"1.107.18627"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.107.18605","date":"2025-12-24T14:11:50Z","type":"stable","version":"1.107.18605"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.106.37943","date":"2025-11-26T23:56:27Z","type":"stable","version":"1.106.37943"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://coder.com/security/policy | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=vscodium-fhs&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (IDEs & Code Editors)

| Capability | Coder | VSCodium |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type | Cloud IDE / CDE | Full IDE |
| Language scope | Polyglot | Polyglot |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Both | Both |
| **Platform support** |  |  |
| OS support | Linux, macOS, Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64) |
| Base platform | Original | VS Code fork |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Extensibility | Config file only | Extension marketplace |
| **DX** |  |  |
| LSP / DAP support | - | ✓ |
| Remote / dev-containers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrated debugger / profiler | - | ✓ |
| Code intelligence depth | IDE-grade | IDE-grade |
| Built-in git integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| **AI** |  |  |
| Built-in AI | Native | None |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Openness | Open-core | Open-source |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | - | Free |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:47:13.834Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*