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Best HBuilderX Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from web development IDEs ranked against HBuilderX on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    GitHub Codespaces Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.07/mo6.8
    HBuilderX vs GitHub Codespaces
  2. 2
    Replit Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $18/mo6.8
    HBuilderX vs Replit
  3. 3
    Alpha Anywhere Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacself-hosted $83.25/mo6.7
    HBuilderX vs Alpha Anywhere
  4. 4
    Google Antigravity IDE Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    HBuilderX vs Google Antigravity IDE
  5. 5
    Theia IDE Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    HBuilderX vs Theia IDE
  6. 6
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    HBuilderX vs Visual Studio Code
  7. 7
    Apache NetBeans Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    HBuilderX vs Apache NetBeans
  8. 8
    Eclipse IDE Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.5
    HBuilderX vs Eclipse IDE
  9. 9
    GeneXus Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    HBuilderX vs GeneXus
  10. 11
    IntelliJ IDEA Free plan LinuxMacWin $8.33/mo6.5
    HBuilderX vs IntelliJ IDEA
  11. 12
    PyCharm Free plan LinuxMacWin $16.67/mo6.5
    HBuilderX vs PyCharm
  12. 13
    Rider Free plan LinuxMacWin $14.08/mo6.5
    HBuilderX vs Rider
  13. 14
    RubyMine Free plan LinuxMacWin $10.90/mo6.5
    HBuilderX vs RubyMine
  14. 15
    WebStorm Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    HBuilderX vs WebStorm
  15. 16
    Spring Tools for Eclipse Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.4
    HBuilderX vs Spring Tools for Eclipse
  16. 17
    StackBlitz Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    HBuilderX vs StackBlitz
  17. 18
    Visual Studio Free plan Win 6.4
    HBuilderX vs Visual Studio
  18. 19
    Google Cloud Shell Editor Free plan Web Free6.3
    HBuilderX vs Google Cloud Shell Editor
  19. 20
    Mendix Free plan Free6.3
    HBuilderX vs Mendix
  20. 21
    Pinegrow Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $2.08/mo5.6
    HBuilderX vs Pinegrow

HBuilderX alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1GitHub Codespaces6.8Free plan$0.07/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Replit6.8Free plan$18/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Alpha Anywhere6.7Free plan$83.25/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Google Antigravity IDE6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, Windows
5Theia IDE6.6Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Visual Studio Code6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Apache NetBeans6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8Eclipse IDE6.5Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
9GeneXus6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
11IntelliJ IDEA6.5Free plan$8.33/moLinux, Mac, Windows
12PyCharm6.5Free plan$16.67/moLinux, Mac, Windows
13Rider6.5Free plan$14.08/moLinux, Mac, Windows
14RubyMine6.5Free plan$10.90/moLinux, Mac, Windows
15WebStorm6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16Spring Tools for Eclipse6.4Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
17StackBlitz6.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
18Visual Studio6.4Free plan—Windows
19Google Cloud Shell Editor6.3Free planFreeWeb
20Mendix6.3Free planFree—
21Pinegrow5.6No$2.08/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about HBuilderX alternatives

What is the best alternative to HBuilderX?

GitHub Codespaces, number 1 in web development IDEs with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Replit, Alpha Anywhere, Google Antigravity IDE and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to HBuilderX?

GitHub Codespaces is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.