Best Polynote Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from notebook software ranked against Polynote on the same published basis.
- 1Polynote vs Deepnote
- 2Polynote vs Pluto.jl
- 3Polynote vs Datalore
- 4Polynote vs JupyterLab
- 6Polynote vs BinderHub
- 7Polynote vs Google Colab
- 8Polynote vs Hex
- 9Polynote vs Kaggle Notebooks
- 10Polynote vs Nextjournal
- 11Polynote vs Observable
- 12Polynote vs marimo
- 13Polynote vs nteract
- 14Polynote vs Apache Zeppelin
- 15Polynote vs Dnote
- 16Polynote vs SageMath
- 17Polynote vs Saturn Cloud
- 18Polynote vs JupyterHub
- 19Polynote vs Kubeflow Notebooks
- 20Polynote vs Mathematica
- 21Polynote vs Paperspace Notebooks
Polynote alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deepnote | 6.7 | Free plan | $3,920/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Pluto.jl | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Datalore | 6.5 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | JupyterLab | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | BinderHub | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Google Colab | 6.4 | Free plan | — | API, Browser, Web |
| 8 | Hex | 6.4 | Free plan | $36/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | Kaggle Notebooks | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 10 | Nextjournal | 6.4 | Free plan | $299/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Observable | 6.4 | Free plan | $2,225/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | marimo | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | nteract | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Apache Zeppelin | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | Dnote | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | SageMath | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Saturn Cloud | 5.3 | No | $0.09/mo | Web |
| 18 | JupyterHub | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Kubeflow Notebooks | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Mathematica | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 21 | Paperspace Notebooks | 5.2 | Free plan | $8/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Polynote alternatives
What is the best alternative to Polynote?
Deepnote, number 1 in notebook software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Pluto.jl, Datalore, JupyterLab and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Polynote?
Deepnote is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.