Best Data Science Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: Google Colab is ranked #1 of 16 as of 1 October 2026, ahead of Datalore and Hex. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Datalore. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Saturn Cloud at $0.09/mo.
16 data science platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Hosted notebooks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Colab | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 8.33 /user/mo | — | View |
| 2 | Datalore | 8.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 | Hex | 7.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $36/mo | Yes | 36 /user/mo | — | View |
| 4 |  Deepnote | 7.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $3,920/mo | Yes | 39 /user/mo | — | View |
| 5 | KNIME Analytics Platform | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 6 | JupyterLab | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 7 | Anaconda Notebooks | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /user/mo | — | View |
| 8 | H2O.ai | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 9 |  Domino Data Lab | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 10 | DataRobot | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 11 |  Paperspace Gradient | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $8/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 12 | Kubeflow Notebooks | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 13 | Saturn Cloud | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.09/mo | — | — | — | View |
| 14 |  MLJAR Studio | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $20/mo | Yes | — | No | View |
| 15 |  ML Workspace | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 16 |  Hexagon-ML | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
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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 data science platform is ranked first on Inferse?
Google Colab is ranked #1 of 16 with a score of 8.2. Datalore is second and Hex third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 16 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Saturn Cloud has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.09/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.