Best Pair Programming Software in 2026
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In short: Coterm is ranked #1 of 26 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Teamtype and Visual Studio. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Visual Studio. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Duckly at $6/mo.
Pair programming tools let you collaborate on code through shared editing and communication features. As you compare options, consider editor support and maximum participants alongside voice audio, integrated chat, and screen sharing. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing can help you assess access and cost, while a self-hosted option may matter for your setup. Teamtype, CodeTogether, and Duckly appear among the first entries, followed by Drovio and Coterm. The ranking gives you an order to consider, but the listed features can help you weigh which tools support the editors and collaboration modes you need.
26 pair programming software 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 Coterm iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6
- 2 Teamtype Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6 Editor support: Neovim, VS Code/Codium, JetBrains IDEs, TeXstudio
- 3 Visual Studio No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free
- 4 Zed No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$10/mo
- 5 Drovio No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$15/mo Editor support: Any IDE or appMax participants: 10 usersVoice audio: Yes
- 6 Duckly No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$6/mo Editor support: VS Code, VS Codium, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, PhpStorm, CLion, Rider, RubyMine, AppCode, Android Studio, DataGrip, GoLandMax participants: 3 usersVoice audio: Yes
- 7 Pop No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$25/mo Voice audio: Yes
- 8 Saros No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Editor support: Eclipse; IntelliJ IDEA and IntelliJ-platform IDEsVoice audio: No
- 9 ShareCode No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0Free Editor support: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C, C++, C#, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, HTML, CSS, SQL, Bash, Dart, Scala, R, and 50+ languagesVoice audio: No
- 10 Gobby No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8
- 11 CodeTogether No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7$10/mo Editor support: Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ-based IDEsVoice audio: No
- 12 HackerRank No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7$165/mo
- 13 CoderPad No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6$6.67/mo
- 14 Tuple No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$30/mo Voice audio: Yes
- 15 Codovate Meet No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Editor support: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, HTML, CSS, C++, Java, Go, Rust, Monaco EditorVoice audio: Yes
- 16 CodeInterview No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Editor support: browser-based collaborative code editorVoice audio: Yes
- 17 CodePair by CodeSubmit No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Editor support: browser-based shared IDEVoice audio: Yes
- 18 Hopp No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Max participants: 10 usersVoice audio: Yes
- 19 ShareCodeLive No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1
- 20 SyncodeLive No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Editor support: web-based code editorVoice audio: Yes
- 21 Codeshare No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Editor support: Browser-based online code editor
- 22 live-share.nvim No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Editor support: Neovim; VS Code via open-pair
- 23 CodeCollab No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
- 24 Open Pair No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9 Editor support: VS Code 1.85+, VSCodium, Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, and Neovim via live-share.nvim
- 25 Remote Collab No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9 Editor support: SublimeText
Is your app on this list?
Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which pair programming software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Coterm is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 6.6. Teamtype is second and Visual Studio third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Duckly has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6/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.