Best Positron Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from IDE software ranked against Positron on the same published basis.
- 1Positron vs Replit
- 2Positron vs Qt Creator
- 3Positron vs Xojo
- 4Positron vs Visual Studio
- 5Positron vs Arm Keil MDK
- 6Positron vs Eric
- 7Positron vs KDevelop
- 8Positron vs StackBlitz
- 9Positron vs Apache NetBeans
- 10Positron vs BlueJ
- 11Positron vs C2000Ware
- 12Positron vs CLion
- 13Positron vs CS+
- 14Positron vs Eclipse IDE
- 15Positron vs Geany
- 16Positron vs IAR Embedded Workbench
- 17Positron vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 18Positron vs MPLAB X IDE
- 20Positron vs PyCharm
- 21Positron vs Rider
Positron alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replit | 7.9 | Free plan | $18/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Qt Creator | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Xojo | 7.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Visual Studio | 6.4 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 5 | Arm Keil MDK | 6.3 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Eric | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | KDevelop | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | StackBlitz | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Apache NetBeans | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | BlueJ | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | C2000Ware | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | CLion | 6.2 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | CS+ | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Eclipse IDE | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Geany | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | IAR Embedded Workbench | 6.2 | No | — | Browser, Linux, Windows |
| 17 | IntelliJ IDEA | 6.2 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | MPLAB X IDE | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | PyCharm | 6.2 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | Rider | 6.2 | Free plan | $14.08/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Positron alternatives
What is the best alternative to Positron?
Replit, number 1 in IDE software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Qt Creator, Xojo, Visual Studio and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Positron?
Replit is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.