Comparison

StackBlitz vs Zed

No clear leader: StackBlitz (56.7) and Zed (56.5) 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.

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StackBlitz57

Zed57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	StackBlitz	Zed
Vioscale score	57 / 100medium · 55%	57 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=perf-gpui-standalone&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	89,264
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

StackBlitz57 / 100medium · 55%

Zed57 / 100medium · 57%

Pricing

Free tier

StackBlitz✓

Zed✓

Model

StackBlitzfreemium

Zedcommercial

Price level

StackBlitzlow

Zedlow

Transparent

StackBlitz✓

Zed✓

Integrations

Count

StackBlitz5

Zed9

Security

Disclosure policy

StackBlitz–

Zed✓

Gdpr

StackBlitz✓

Zed✓

Vulnerabilities

StackBlitz–

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

Reliability

Status page

StackBlitz✓

Zed✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

StackBlitz–

Zed0

Github stars

StackBlitz–

Zed89,264

Activity

Commits last 30d

StackBlitz–

Zed100

Release

History

StackBlitz–

Zed20 items

Language

Primary

StackBlitz–

ZedRust

Market

Availability

StackBlitzAvailable worldwide · HQ US

ZedAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for IDEs & Code Editors
Capability	StackBlitz	Zed
Core
Type	Cloud IDE / CDE	Code editor
Language scope	Polyglot	Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment	Browser	Desktop
Platform support
OS support	All platforms via web browser	macOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux
Base platform	Original	Original
Extensibility
Extensibility	Plugins	Plugins
DX
LSP / DAP support	-	✓
Remote / dev-containers	✗	✓
Integrated debugger / profiler	✗	-
Code intelligence depth	-	IDE-grade
Built-in git integration	✓	✓
AI
Built-in AI	Native	Native
Licensing
Openness	Open-core	Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Per-seat subscription	-

Core

Type

StackBlitzCloud IDE / CDE

ZedCode editor

Language scope

StackBlitzPolyglot

ZedPolyglot

Deployment

StackBlitzBrowser

ZedDesktop

Platform support

OS support

StackBlitzAll platforms via web browser

ZedmacOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux

Base platform

StackBlitzOriginal

ZedOriginal

Extensibility

StackBlitzPlugins

ZedPlugins

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✓

Built-in AI

StackBlitzNative

ZedNative

Licensing

Openness

StackBlitzOpen-core

ZedOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

StackBlitzPer-seat subscription

Zed-

What each one is

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

StackBlitz

Cloud-based development platform that runs entirely in your web browser using WebAssembly technology, allowing teams to create and deploy full-stack web applications with AI assistance. Includes Node.js runtime, live collaboration, and GitHub integration.

Independently observed

Zed

A minimal code editor built for fast, responsive coding and seamless collaboration. Includes built-in AI features with multiple model options, real-time code collaboration with teammates, and agent integration for automated editing and navigation.

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 2026-08-13verify ↗

Zed

from $0.10/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Pro at $10/month with $5 token credits included; token-based billing for additional AI usage at API list price + 10%.

FreeFree
- 2,000 accepted edit predictions
- 50 Zed-hosted prompts per month
Pro$10/month with $5 token credits; overage at API list price + 10%
- Unlimited accepted edit predictions
- $5 of token credits included
- Additional usage at API list price + 10%
- Claude Sonnet and Claude Opus
- GPT-5 + mini/nano
- +1 more
Pro TrialFree
- Unlimited accepted edit predictions
- $20 of token credits

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

StackBlitz✓

Zed✗

macOS

StackBlitz✗

Zed✓

Windows

StackBlitz✗

Zed✓

Linux

StackBlitz✗

Zed✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

StackBlitz✓

Zed✓

Hybrid

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

9 total - 8 not shared

Anthropic
OpenAI
Google
xAI
GitHub Copilot
OpenRouter
AWS Bedrock
Ollama

Independently observed

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