# GitHub Codespaces vs Zed

**Leader by Vioscale score:** GitHub Codespaces

| Attribute | GitHub Codespaces | Zed |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 64.8 (73% (medium)) | 56.5 (57% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 89,264 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` |
| description.long | GitHub Codespaces provides browser-based development environments hosted in the cloud, preconfigured for projects and integrated with GitHub repositories. Developers can start coding immediately without local setup, with environments that persist their personalized settings and dotfiles. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"type":"cloud_ide","builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"browser","os_support":"Platform-agnostic, browser-based","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"closed","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"marketplace","pricing_model":"subscription","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade"}` | `{"type":"code_editor","lsp_dap":true,"builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"desktop","os_support":"macOS 10.15+, Windows, Linux","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"oss","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"plugins","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade"}` |
| integrations.count | 26 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Render"},{"name":"LovableBot"},{"name":"Linear Code"},{"name":"OpenCode"},{"name":"CodeRabbit"},{"name":"Codemagic CI/CD"},{"name":"Qlty Cloud"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Imgbot"},{"name":"CodeFactor"},{"name":"Rewind Backups for GitHub"},{"name":"Azure Pipelines"},{"name":"Codacy"},{"name":"Codecov"},{"name":"Zenhub"},{"name":"Zube"},{"name":"Atlassian"},{"name":"Ranger"},{"name":"GuardRails"},{"name":"PullApprove"},{"name":"gitpod.io"},{"name":"DeepSource"},{"name":"Toast for Slack"},{"name":"Check Run Reporter"},{"name":"Honeybadger.io"},{"name":"Azure Boards"}]` | `[{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"xAI"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock"},{"name":"Ollama"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Rust |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Unlimited public/private repositories","Dependabot security and version updates","2,000 CI/CD minutes/month","500MB Packages storage","Issues & Projects","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$4/user/month","features":["GitHub Codespaces access","Repository rules","Multiple reviewers in pull requests","Draft pull requests","Code owners","3,000 CI/CD minutes/month","2GB Packages storage","Web-based support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Includes GitHub Codespaces access with repository rules, multiple reviewers, and enhanced CI/CD minutes","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Starting at $21/user/month","features":["Everything in Team","Data residency","Security and compliance features"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Codespaces compute","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.18,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Codespaces storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.07,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Team $4/user/month, Enterprise from $21/user/month. Compute from $0.18/hr, storage $0.07/GB/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:41:23.417Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["2,000 accepted edit predictions","50 Zed-hosted prompts per month"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"edit_predictions":"2000/mo","zed_hosted_prompts":"50/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$10/month with $5 token credits; overage at API list price + 10%","features":["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","Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"token"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"token_credits":"$5/mo"}},{"free":true,"name":"Pro Trial","summary":"Free for 14 days with $20 token credits","features":["Unlimited accepted edit predictions","$20 of token credits"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"14-day trial of Pro features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"trial_token_credits":"$20"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro at $10/month with $5 token credits included; token-based billing for additional AI usage at API list price + 10%.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zed.dev/blog/pricing-change-llm-usage-is-now-token-based","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:44:41.880Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.18.0-pre","date":"2026-08-26T17:33:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.18.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.17.2","date":"2026-08-26T15:25:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.17.2-pre","date":"2026-08-25T05:13:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.2-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.16.3","date":"2026-08-26T02:22:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.17.1-pre","date":"2026-08-24T14:17:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.1-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.16.2","date":"2026-08-24T15:47:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.17.0-pre","date":"2026-08-19T17:47:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.16.1","date":"2026-08-19T16:11:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.16.1-pre","date":"2026-08-18T15:58:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.1-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.15.1","date":"2026-08-18T16:05:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.16.0-pre","date":"2026-08-12T19:07:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2026-08-12T15:53:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.15.0-pre","date":"2026-08-05T17:59:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.15.0-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.14.2","date":"2026-08-05T16:57:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.14.2-pre","date":"2026-08-02T16:52:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.14.2-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.13.2","date":"2026-08-02T17:33:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.14.1-pre","date":"2026-07-29T17:48:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.14.1-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.13.1","date":"2026-07-29T16:07:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.13.1-pre","date":"2026-07-27T18:21:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.13.1-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.12.1","date":"2026-07-27T18:30:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=perf-gpui-standalone&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (IDEs & Code Editors)

| Capability | GitHub Codespaces | Zed |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type | Cloud IDE / CDE | Code editor |
| Language scope | Polyglot | Polyglot |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Browser | Desktop |
| **Platform support** |  |  |
| OS support | Platform-agnostic, browser-based | 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 | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:51:15.986Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*