AWS Cloud9

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Freedom report

Two barsScore 7.9

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

AWS Cloud9 is ranked #6 of 136 in coding playgrounds on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Web. There is a free plan.

AWS Cloud9 plans and pricing

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AWS Cloud9 Free No additional charge for Cloud9; AWS resource usage is billed at normal rates. EC2 compute and storage charged separately · existing Linux server via SSH has no additional Cloud9 charge aws.amazon.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on coding playgrounds

Free plan: Yes
VCS hosts: multiple
Persistent storage: Yes
Self-hosted option: Yes

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The record

Product: AWS Cloud9 is a browser-based IDE for writing, running, and debugging code, with an editor, debugger, and terminal.
Languages: Cloud9 supports over 40 programming languages, including JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, and C++.
Environments: Users can create a Cloud9 environment on a new EC2 instance or connect an existing Linux server over SSH.
Collaboration: Users can share an environment for real-time collaboration on IDE features and command-line sessions with IAM users in the same AWS account.
Serverless development: Cloud9 includes tools to create, edit, run, debug, and deploy AWS Lambda functions written in Node.js or Python, and supports AWS SAM.
AWS access: Cloud9 EC2 environments include a preinstalled AWS CLI authenticated with the logged-in AWS user's permissions.
Editor features: The editor includes auto-completion, code folding, hinting, syntax highlighting, and more than 30 color schemes.
Preinstalled tools: Cloud9 EC2 environments include tools such as Git and Docker, plus language runtimes and package managers such as Node.js and Python.
Browser support: AWS says Cloud9 is fully supported on recent versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.
Data storage: Code and related data are stored on the associated EBS volume in the user's AWS account for EC2 environments, or on the connected Linux server for SSH environments.
Resource management: For EC2 environments, Cloud9 creates an EC2 instance, an 8-GB EBS volume, a security group, and a CloudFormation stack; users remain responsible for tasks such as patching and backups.
Auto-hibernation: EC2 environments default to stopping 30 minutes after the IDE closes; restarting can end active terminal sessions and cause a wait when reopening the IDE.
Pricing: Cloud9 has no additional service charge, but EC2 compute, EBS storage, and other AWS resources used through it are billed at normal AWS rates.
Intended users: AWS describes Cloud9 as usable by anyone who writes code and specifically notes developers using common languages, AWS developers, and people evaluating AWS services.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Coding Playgrounds in 2026#6 of 136
Best IDE Software in 2026#24 of 53
Best Cloud Development Environments in 2026#8 of 27

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Sources

aws.amazon.com/cloud9/· checked 4 Oct 2026
aws.amazon.com/cloud9/faqs/· checked 4 Oct 2026
aws.amazon.com/cloud9/pricing/· checked 4 Oct 2026