Best Saros Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from pair programming software ranked against Saros on the same published basis.
- 1Saros vs Teamtype
- 2Saros vs Coterm
- 3Saros vs Duckly
- 4Saros vs Drovio
- 5Saros vs CodeTogether
- 7Saros vs CodeCollab
- 8Saros vs Zed
- 9Saros vs Codeshare
- 10Saros vs Codovate Meet
- 11Saros vs live-share.nvim
- 12Saros vs ShareCode
- 13Saros vs Hopp
- 14Saros vs Visual Studio
- 15Saros vs SyncodeLive
- 16Saros vs Remote Collab
- 17Saros vs Pop
- 18Saros vs Open Pair
- 19Saros vs Gobby
- 20Saros vs ShareCodeLive
- 21Saros vs HackerRank
Saros alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teamtype | 8.4 | No | — | Android, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Coterm | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted |
| 3 | Duckly | 8.1 | Free plan | $6/mo | Browser, Web |
| 4 | Drovio | 8.0 | Free plan | $15/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | CodeTogether | 7.6 | No | $10/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | CodeCollab | 7.2 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 8 | Zed | 7.0 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Codeshare | 6.9 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 10 | Codovate Meet | 6.8 | No | — | Web |
| 11 | live-share.nvim | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | ShareCode | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 13 | Hopp | 6.6 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac |
| 14 | Visual Studio | 6.6 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 15 | SyncodeLive | 6.5 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Remote Collab | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Pop | 6.3 | Free plan | $25/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Open Pair | 6.0 | No | — | Browser |
| 19 | Gobby | 6.0 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | ShareCodeLive | 5.9 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | HackerRank | 5.7 | No | $165/mo | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Saros alternatives
What is the best alternative to Saros?
Teamtype, number 1 in pair programming software with a score of 8.4 out of 10. The others here: Coterm, Duckly, Drovio and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Saros?
Coterm is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.