Best Web Development IDEs in 2026
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A web development IDE can bring coding together with services for testing, deployment and working across environments. Compare AI assistance and the extensions marketplace alongside container support, database tools and remote development. Deployment previews may suit workflows that need to inspect changes, while platforms, free plans and paid-from pricing help frame compatibility and cost. Alpha Anywhere, GitHub Codespaces and StackBlitz are among the options, alongside Scriptcase and Replit. Consider which parts of your development setup you want close to the editor, and use the listed capabilities to assess how each environment could fit with the tools and workflow your team already uses.
Web Development IDEs, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 14 of 14 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Alpha Anywhere API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$83.25/mo
- 02 GitHub Codespaces API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$0.07/mo
- 03 StackBlitz API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 04 GeneXus API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 05 Google Antigravity IDE API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 06 WaveMaker API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2
- 07 WEBDEV API yesDOCS 6.9
- 08 Cursor Origin API yesFREE noDOCS 6.8$20/mo
- 09 ShiftEdit API yesDOCS 6.8$6/mo
- 10 ASPRunner.NET API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7
- 11 Codesphere API yesDOCS 6.7
- 12 LANSA API yesDOCS 6.7
- 13 Oracle Visual Builder API yesDOCS 6.7
- 14 Scriptcase API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$33.27/mo
- 15 Mendix FREE yesDOCS 6.0$1,090/mo
- 16 Replit FREE yesDOCS 6.0$18/mo
- 17 Visual Studio FREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 18 Visual Studio Code FREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 19 Apache NetBeans FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 20 Eclipse IDE FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 21 Google Cloud Shell Editor FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 22 HBuilderX FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 23 IntelliJ IDEA FREE yesDOCS 5.8$8.33/mo
- 24 PyCharm FREE yesDOCS 5.8$16.67/mo
- 25 Rider FREE yesDOCS 5.8$14.08/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Platforms | Remote development |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Anywhere | 7.3 | Free plan | $83.25/mo | Yes | |||
| 2 | GitHub Codespaces | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.07/mo | Yes | |||
| 3 | StackBlitz | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 4 | GeneXus | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 5 | Google Antigravity IDE | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | desktop | ||
| 6 | WaveMaker | 7.2 | No | both | ||||
| 7 | WEBDEV | 6.9 | desktop | |||||
| 8 | Cursor Origin | 6.8 | No | $20/mo | No | 20 /user/mo | ||
| 9 | ShiftEdit | 6.8 | $6/mo | browser | Yes | |||
| 10 | ASPRunner.NET | 6.7 | No | No | both | |||
| 11 | Codesphere | 6.7 | ||||||
| 12 | LANSA | 6.7 | ||||||
| 13 | Oracle Visual Builder | 6.7 | No | |||||
| 14 | Scriptcase | 6.7 | No | $33.27/mo | No | both | Yes | |
| 15 | Mendix | 6.0 | Free plan | $1,090/mo | Yes | |||
| 16 | Replit | 6.0 | Free plan | $18/mo | Yes | |||
| 17 | Visual Studio | 6.0 | Free plan | Yes | 45 /user/mo | |||
| 18 | Visual Studio Code | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 19 | Apache NetBeans | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 20 | Eclipse IDE | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 21 | Google Cloud Shell Editor | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | browser | Yes | |
| 22 | HBuilderX | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | desktop | ||
| 23 | IntelliJ IDEA | 5.8 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Yes | |||
| 24 | PyCharm | 5.8 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Yes | |||
| 25 | Rider | 5.8 | Free plan | $14.08/mo | Yes |
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