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Comparison

StackBlitz vs Zed

No clear leader: StackBlitz (55.5) and Zed (54.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

StackBlitz full profile →Zed full profile →
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StackBlitz56
Zed54
Score
vioscaleAI score
StackBlitz56 / 100medium · 55%
Zed54 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
StackBlitz✓
Zed✓
Model
StackBlitzfreemium
Zedfreemium
Price level
StackBlitzlow
Zedmid
Starting price
StackBlitz–
Zed$20
Transparent
StackBlitz✓
Zed✓
Integrations
Count
StackBlitz5
Zed10
Security
Disclosure policy
StackBlitz–
Zed✓
Gdpr
StackBlitz✓
Zed✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
StackBlitz✓
Zed✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
StackBlitz–
Zed0
Github stars
StackBlitz–
Zed91,706
Activity
Commits last 30d
StackBlitz–
Zed100
Release
History
StackBlitz–
Zed20 items
Language
Primary
StackBlitz–
ZedRust
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
StackBlitz7 items
Zed7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Type
StackBlitzCloud IDE / CDE
ZedCode editor
Language scope
StackBlitzPolyglot
ZedPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
StackBlitzBrowser
ZedDesktop
Platform support
OS support
StackBlitzAll platforms via web browser
ZedmacOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux
Base platform
StackBlitzOriginal
ZedOriginal
Extensibility
Extensibility
StackBlitzPlugins
ZedPlugins
DX
LSP / DAP support
StackBlitz-
Zed✓
Remote / dev-containers
StackBlitz✗
Zed✓
Integrated debugger / profiler
StackBlitz✗
Zed✓
Code intelligence depth
StackBlitz-
ZedIDE-grade
Built-in git integration
StackBlitz✓
Zed✓
AI
Built-in AI
StackBlitzNative
ZedNative
Licensing
Openness
StackBlitzOpen-core
ZedOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
StackBlitzPer-seat subscription
ZedPer-seat subscription

What each one is

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

StackBlitz

A cloud-hosted development environment where you can write, run, and publish web applications directly in your browser. Includes AI-assisted coding features.

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.

StackBlitz

SubscriptionFree tier

Free personal tier; Teams subscription for collaboration; Enterprise plans available

  • PersonalFree
    • Unlimited public projects
    • Collections
    • Public GitHub repository access
  • Teams-
    • Private repository access
    • Team collaboration
    • Organization member sync
    • Per-member pricing available
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
StackBlitz✓
Zed✗
macOS
StackBlitz✗
Zed✓
Windows
StackBlitz✗
Zed✓
Linux
StackBlitz✗
Zed✓
CLI
StackBlitz✓
Zed✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
StackBlitz✓
Zed✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

StackBlitz

5 total - 4 not shared
  • Figma
  • Storybook
  • Jira
  • Linear
Independently observed

Zed

15 total - 14 not shared
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Google
  • xAI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenRouter
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Ollama
  • Claude
  • Grok
  • Gemini
  • Google Gemini
  • Gemini CLI
  • Claude Code
Independently observed
Still deciding?

StackBlitz 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.