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Pop brings voice and video together with low-latency screen sharing that participants can control using their own mouse and keyboard. Drawing and highlighting support visual collaboration, and people can join a meeting from a link before registering. Its free plans include unlimited meetings, while Enterprise is $25.00 per month per user, starting at 40 licenses for $12K/year. One-to-one calls are end-to-end encrypted; calls with three or more participants use an SFU that decrypts and re-encrypts media.

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    Drovio

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

    Distributed teams pairing across shared apps — Drovio adds browser joining, webcam sharing, and peer-to-peer end-to-end encrypted sessions for shared apps.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo · 15-day trial Visit site
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    Zed

    by Zed
    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Developers editing code in a collaborative editor — Zed offers a code editor with extensions, multi-cursor editing, macros, and column editing rather than Pop's screen-based collaboration.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Hopp

    Free plan Open source MacSelf-hostedWeb+1

    Developer teams wanting open-source, self-hosted pairing — Hopp adds self-hosting, 4K screen sharing, shared cursors, annotations, and rooms for up to 10 people.

    8.9 Open source · paid from $15/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Saros

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1

    Teams editing shared files in Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEs — Saros synchronizes shared text-file editing in IDEs and supports self-hosting, but recommends separate VoIP or audio conferencing.

    7.2 Open source Visit site
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    CodeInterview

    Free plan APIExtensionWeb

    Teams conducting developer interviews and assessments — CodeInterview adds a collaborative code editor, screening tests, interview playback, private notes, and hiring-focused tools.

    7.5 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Coterm

    Free plan Open source APIiPhoneMac+1

    Two developers pairing in a macOS terminal and agent session — Coterm provides a native macOS terminal workspace for two developers, with self-hosted collaboration and coding-agent support.

    9.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Duckly

    Free plan ExtensionWeb

    Software teams collaborating across supported IDEs — Duckly adds real-time code, terminal, and server sharing inside supported IDEs, with audio, video, and screen sharing.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $6/mo Visit site
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    CodeTogether

    Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+3
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    CodeCollab

    Free plan Web
    7.3 Free plan · paid from $49/mo Visit site
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    HackerRank

    Free plan APIMacWeb+1
    7.3 From $165/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Codeshare

    Free plan Web
    7.1 Free plan · paid from $49/mo Visit site
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    Codovate Meet

    Free plan Web
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Gobby

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    live-share.nvim

    Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+2
    7.0 Open source Visit site
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    Remote Collab

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.0 Open source Visit site
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    ShareCode

    by ShareCode
    Free plan Web
    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Teamtype

    Free plan AndroidExtensionLinux+3
    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    ShareCodeLive

    Free plan Web
    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    SubEthaEdit

    Free plan Mac
    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    SyncodeLive

    Free plan Web
    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Visual Studio

    Free plan APIWindows
    6.6 Free plan · paid from $45/user/mo Visit site
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    Open Pair

    Free plan Extension
    6.5 Open source Visit site
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    CoderPad

    by CoderPad
    Free trial APIExtensionWeb
    6.4 From $80/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    CodePair by CodeSubmit

    Free trial APIWeb
    6.2 From $49/mo · 7-day trial Visit site

An alternative may suit work that depends on a particular development environment, interview process, or hosting arrangement. The options range from shared IDEs and collaborative editors to an interview platform, a self-hosted IDE plugin, and a macOS terminal workspace. Consider whether you need shared control of a whole screen or tools focused on code editing, hiring, and agent workflows. Also compare supported platforms, whether participants can join in a browser, and the alternative’s pricing against Pop’s free plans and paid Enterprise tier.

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