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What are Cloud Development Environments?

Cloud development environments (CDEs) provide remote, ready-to-use access to a cloud-hosted development environment with minimal effort for setup and configuration. This decoupling of the development workspace from the physical workstation enables a low-friction, consistent developer experience. CDEs offer built-in integrated development environment (IDE) capabilities such as code editing, debugging, code review and code collaboration, but also integrate with artificial intelligence (AI) code assistants and DevOps tools such as source code and artifact repositories. CDE users include but are not limited to software engineers, data scientists and AI engineers.

CDEs provide consistent, secure developer access to preconfigured remote development workspaces. This frees developers from setting up their own local environments, eliminating the need to install and maintain dependencies, software development kits, security patches and plug-ins, which increasingly include AI code assistants. CDEs are prepackaged with tools to support multiple programming languages and frameworks enabling teams to write code across multiple technology stacks with standardized and templatized workflows. Developers can either access a remotely hosted IDE using a browser-based interface or use their locally installed IDE to connect to the CDE.

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GitHub Codespaces

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4.3
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GitHub Codespaces is a cloud-based development environment software that enables users to create, configure, and manage full-featured development environments directly within their browser or through Visual Studio Code. The software provides features such as customizable environments, integrated terminal, access to source control, and pre-configured containers that simplify the process of starting new projects or contributing to existing ones. GitHub Codespaces addresses the business problem of setup inconsistencies and onboarding delays by offering immediate access to ready-to-code environments, streamlining collaboration and reducing configuration time for development teams. The software is designed to facilitate software development workflows by supporting code editing, debugging, testing, and deployment processes within a consistent and reproducible environment.

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Google Cloud Workstations

By Google

4.5
(10 Ratings)

Google Cloud Workstations is a software solution designed to provide cloud-based development environments for software teams. It enables users to create, manage, and access secure workstations in the cloud, offering integrated tools for coding, building, testing, and deployment. The software allows organizations to standardize developer environments and ensure scalability, security, and consistency across projects. Features include support for popular integrated development environments, automated environment provisioning, and access control. By utilizing cloud infrastructure, the software addresses challenges such as configuration drift, resource management, and secure access for distributed teams, facilitating streamlined and efficient software development processes.

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AWS Cloud9 (Legacy)

By Amazon Web Services (AWS)

4.3
(7 Ratings)

AWS Cloud9 (Legacy) is a cloud-based integrated development environment that allows users to write, run, and debug code directly from a web browser. The software provides features such as a code editor, debugger, and terminal, supporting multiple programming languages. It offers collaborative editing functionalities and enables users to develop applications with access to preconfigured development environments. The software also integrates with various AWS services, allowing developers to build serverless applications and manage resources efficiently. AWS Cloud9 (Legacy) helps address the challenges of setting up local development environments and supports remote access for distributed teams.

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Coder

By Coder

5
(4 Ratings)

Coder Community (OSS) – A free, open-source Cloud Development Environment (CDE) that removes “works on my machine” issues by provisioning consistent, secure, ready-to-use workspaces for every developer. It unites agentic AI coding agents with human developers in a self-hosted platform, reducing setup time, eliminating configuration drift, and enabling transparent, collaborative workflows.

Coder Premium – An enterprise CDE built on the same codebase, solving security, compliance, and scalability challenges by combining agentic AI with advanced workspace management, role-based access control, detailed auditing, and integrations. It accelerates delivery while maintaining centralized governance and operational control.

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Bitrise

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Bitrise is a software designed to automate and optimize mobile application development workflows. It offers features such as continuous integration and continuous delivery for iOS and Android applications, allowing teams to build, test, and deploy code automatically. The software integrates with popular version control systems and supports a wide range of development tools and third-party services through custom workflows and step libraries. Bitrise addresses the business problem of manual build processes and fragmented toolchains by providing a centralized platform to streamline app testing and deployment, reduce errors, and improve development efficiency.

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Codeanywhere

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CodeCanvas

By JetBrains

CodeCanvas is a software developed by JetBrains that offers collaborative development features intended for software engineering teams. It enables users to work together on codebases, facilitating real-time collaboration, code review, branching, and version control within a unified environment. The software is designed to address the challenges of distributed team workflows by providing tools for sharing context, discussing changes directly in the development workspace, and integrating standard development processes. CodeCanvas aims to improve productivity and cohesion for teams managing shared repositories, automation of review cycles, and conflict resolution through integrated communication and tracking mechanisms.

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CodeSandbox

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Datatailr

By Datatailr

Datatailr is a software designed to facilitate data privacy management and compliance with regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation. The software offers tools for automating processes related to data subject access requests, data inventory, and risk assessment. It enables organizations to identify, classify, and monitor personal data across their systems while supporting the documentation of compliance measures. Datatailr provides functionalities for managing data breaches, keeping audit trails, and establishing retention policies. The software aims to assist businesses in streamlining their data governance requirements and minimizing risks associated with handling personal information by maintaining visibility and control over data processing activities.

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Daytona

By Daytona Platforms

Daytona is a software designed to automate the creation and management of development environments. It enables users to set up isolated, configurable workspaces that can be preloaded with tools and dependencies required for coding, testing, and debugging applications. The software supports integration with various version control platforms and facilitates consistent development workflows across teams, aiming to reduce issues related to environment mismatches and manual setup processes. Daytona addresses the challenge of repetitive configuration tasks by standardizing environments, streamlining collaboration, and enhancing productivity for software development teams.

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DevZero

By DevZero

DevZero is a software designed to provide cloud-based development environments for engineering teams, enabling users to build, test, and deploy applications without local configurations. The software offers isolated and reproducible workspaces that mirror production environments, supporting technology stacks and workflow automation. Through containerization and scalable resources, DevZero addresses challenges related to inconsistent local setups and environment drift. It integrates with version control systems and supports remote collaboration, helping organizations minimize setup time and focus on development productivity. DevZero aims to solve the business problem of time lost to manual environment management and incompatibility issues during the application development lifecycle.

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Gitpod Dedicated

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Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces

By IBM (Red Hat)

Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces is a software that provides cloud-based development environments designed for building, editing, running, and debugging code within containers. The software enables teams to collaborate on projects by allowing developers to work in consistent, preconfigured environments that are accessible through a browser. It supports source code management integrations and workspace configurations, facilitating reproducible environments that help address issues of dependency conflicts and inconsistencies. Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces offers tools for project onboarding, security management, and automation of workspace provisioning. The software aims to streamline development workflows for organizations by minimizing local setup requirements and enhancing productivity through centralized environment management.

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ServoyCloud

By Servoy

ServoyCloud is a software designed to facilitate the deployment and management of applications built with the Servoy development platform. The software enables organizations to host, monitor, and update their Servoy applications through a centralized environment. It offers automated deployment capabilities, secure access controls, and real-time application monitoring to help reduce manual intervention in application maintenance. ServoyCloud aims to address the challenges associated with maintaining application uptime, scaling, and ensuring consistent updates across different environments. It provides features that support efficient collaboration between development and operations teams by streamlining version control and configuration management processes. The software is intended to simplify application lifecycle management for businesses utilizing the Servoy development tools.

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Space (Legacy)

By JetBrains

Space (Legacy) software by JetBrains is a collaborative platform designed to streamline communication, project management, and software development workflows within organizations. The software integrates tools for chat, meetings, and documents, allowing teams to manage source code, track tasks, and plan releases in one environment. Space (Legacy) facilitates centralized documentation and knowledge sharing and offers automation for software builds and deployments. It supports role-based access and configuration management while providing tools for code review and repository hosting. The software aims to reduce context switching by combining various development and collaboration features and helps teams coordinate resources and schedules for effective project delivery.

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Strong Network Cloud Development Environment

By Strong Network

Strong Network Cloud Development Environment is a software designed to support cloud-based development operations by enabling secure and collaborative coding environments. This software provides developers with access to cloud-hosted workspaces, source code management, and integrated development tools through containerized infrastructure. It addresses the need for secure code execution and resource management by allowing organizations to monitor and control coding activities, set access policies, and enforce data protection measures within distributed teams. The software facilitates the integration of development workflows with existing DevOps pipelines to streamline deployments, automate processes, and manage permissions. It is suitable for teams seeking centralized management, version control, and secure handling of source code during development.

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Features of Cloud Development Environments

Updated October 2024

Mandatory Features:

  • Integrate with Git-based source code management systems, AI code assistants, artifact registries and DevOps platforms for improved developer productivity and experience

  • Enable remote, self-service access to a hosted development environment in multiple modes — SaaS, self-hosted and self-managed, self-hosted but vendor-managed

  • Support centrally administering users, setting up role-based access controls and establishing consistent security configurations for development environments and workflows

  • Automate the provisioning of development environments using declarative infrastructure automation methods

  • Ability to connect from a local IDE or provide built-in IDE for code editing, debugging and code collaboration (via a URL to a shared instance of a development environment and code editor)

  • Support user authentication with single sign-on (SSO) using enterprise-managed identities

  • Ability to create ephemeral environments and switch between multiple development and test environments

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