Best Data Science Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: KNIME Analytics Platform is ranked #1 of 20 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI and JupyterLab. The best-ranked option with a free plan is JupyterLab. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI at $0.06/mo.
Choosing a data science platform means weighing the environment for working with data alongside tools for developing and delivering models. Compare deployment options, hosted notebooks, and model deployment, then consider supported languages, version control, and workflow automation for your working style. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing give you additional points for comparing access and cost. NETVIBES, Siemens Building X, and Paperspace Gradient are among the entries. Start with the languages and development setup you need, then compare how each platform’s listed deployment and workflow features align with your projects.
20 data science platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 KNIME Analytics Platform No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.0Free
- 2 Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3$0.06/mo
- 3 JupyterLab No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.2Free
- 4 Google Colab No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1Free
- 5 Datalore No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0Free
- 6 Hex No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9$36/mo
- 7 H2O.ai iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7
- 8 Deepnote No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7$3,920/mo
- 9 Anaconda Notebooks No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7$15/mo
- 10 Paperspace Gradient No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6$8/mo
- 11 Domino Data Lab No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4
- 12 DataRobot No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3
- 13 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Science No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1
- 14 Kubeflow Notebooks No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1
- 15 MLJAR Studio No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$20/mo Hosted notebooks: NoDeployment options: bothWorkflow automation: Yes
- 16 3DEXPERIENCE Enterprise Data Science No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8
- 17 Saturn Cloud No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6$0.09/mo
- 18 NVIDIA AI Workbench No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Hosted notebooks: NoDeployment options: both
- 19 Hexagon-ML No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
- 20 ML Workspace No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9 Hosted notebooks: YesDeployment options: self_hosted
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Questions about this list
Which data science platform is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
KNIME Analytics Platform is ranked #1 of 20 with a score of 8.0. Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI is second and JupyterLab third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 20 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.06/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.