Comparison

Replit vs Zed

On the evidence we track, Replit leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Replit full profile →Zed full profile →

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.

★Replit64

Zed54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ReplitLeader	Zed
vioscaleAI score	64 / 100medium · 73%	54 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$18	$20
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	450	10
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://replit.com/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=gpui&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	91,706
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Replit64 / 100medium · 73%

Zed54 / 100medium · 53%

Pricing

Free tier

Replit✓

Zed✓

Model

Replitfreemium

Zedfreemium

Price level

Replitmid

Zedmid

Starting price

Replit$18

Zed$20

Transparent

Replit✓

Zed✓

Integrations

Count

Replit450

Zed10

Security

Certifications

ReplitSOC 2

Zed–

Disclosure policy

Replit–

Zed✓

Gdpr

Replit✓

Zed✓

Soc2

Replit✓

Zed–

Trust center

Replithttps://replit.com/security

Zed–

Vulnerabilities

Replit–

ZedCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=gpui&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Replit✓

Zed✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Replit–

Zed0

Github stars

Replit–

Zed91,706

Activity

Commits last 30d

Replit–

Zed100

Release

History

Replit–

Zed20 items

Language

Primary

Replit–

ZedRust

Market

Availability

ReplitAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

ZedAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Replit7 items

Zed7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ides & code editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for IDEs & Code Editors
Capability	Replit	Zed
Core
Type	Cloud IDE / CDE	Code editor
Language scope	Polyglot	Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment	Browser	Desktop
Platform support
OS support	Cross-platform via web browser	macOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux
Base platform	Original	Original
Extensibility
Extensibility	Extension marketplace	Plugins
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	Native
Licensing
Openness	Closed	Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Per-seat subscription	Per-seat subscription

Core

Type

ReplitCloud IDE / CDE

ZedCode editor

Language scope

ReplitPolyglot

ZedPolyglot

Deployment

ReplitBrowser

ZedDesktop

Platform support

OS support

ReplitCross-platform via web browser

ZedmacOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux

Base platform

ReplitOriginal

ZedOriginal

Extensibility

ReplitExtension marketplace

ZedPlugins

LSP / DAP support

Replit-

Zed✓

Remote / dev-containers

Replit✓

Zed✓

Integrated debugger / profiler

Replit-

Zed✓

Code intelligence depth

ReplitIDE-grade

ZedIDE-grade

Built-in git integration

Replit✓

Zed✓

Built-in AI

ReplitNative

ZedNative

Licensing

Openness

ReplitClosed

ZedOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

ReplitPer-seat subscription

ZedPer-seat subscription

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Replit

Leader

A cloud development environment where AI agents generate full-stack applications. Includes built-in authentication, database, hosting, and access to 450+ service integrations for rapid app development.

Independently observed

Zed

An open-source IDE emphasizing speed and real-time team collaboration, with optional integrated AI features for code assistance. Runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Replit

Leader

from $18/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Core from $18/month (annual) or $20/month (monthly). Pro from $90/month (annual) or $100/month (monthly). Enterprise custom pricing.

FreeFree
- Free daily usage
- Built-in database
- First prompt free
Core$18/month billed annually (or $20/month month-to-month)
- AI integrations
- Up to 30 hours of chat on Free Mode
- Up to 60 projects on Free Mode
- $20 towards most powerful models
- Plan mode
- +1 more
Pro$90/month billed annually (or $100/month month-to-month)
- 10 parallel agents
- Premium Support
- Everything in Core plus
- Enhanced Free Mode usage
- $100 towards most powerful models
- +3 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Enterprise-grade security and control
- Custom seat limits
- SSO/SAML
- Advanced privacy controls
- Single-tenant environments
- +1 more

as of 2026-09-18verify ↗

Zed

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Pro at $20/month with token-based overages.

FreeFree
Pro$20/month with $5 token credits; overages at API list price + 10%
- Unlimited accepted edit predictions
- 500 prompts per month
- Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash
Pro TrialFree

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Replit	Zed
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Replit✓

Zed✗

macOS

Replit✗

Zed✓

Windows

Replit✗

Zed✓

Linux

Replit✗

Zed✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Replit✓

Zed✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)

OpenAI
Google Gemini
GitHub

Replit

Leader

20 total - 17 not shared

Stripe
Google Workspace
Slack
Notion
Coinbase Developer Platform
Microsoft 365
Linear
HubSpot
Salesforce
Figma
Airtable
Shopify
Plaid
Atlassian Jira
Razorpay
Coinbase
Adobe

Independently observed

Zed

15 total - 12 not shared

Anthropic
Google
xAI
GitHub Copilot
OpenRouter
AWS Bedrock
Ollama
Claude
Grok
Gemini
Gemini CLI
Claude Code

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Replit or Zed: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.