Best Pop Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from pair programming software ranked against Pop on the same published basis.
- 1Pop vs Drovio
- 3Pop vs Zed
- 4Pop vs Saros
- 5Pop vs Coterm
- 6Pop vs Duckly
- 7Pop vs Remote Collab
- 8Pop vs Visual Studio
- 9Pop vs Codeshare
- 10Pop vs ShareCode
- 11Pop vs CodeTogether
- 12Pop vs Gobby
- 13Pop vs Teamtype
- 14Pop vs HackerRank
- 15Pop vs live-share.nvim
- 16Pop vs Codovate Meet
- 17Pop vs Tuple
- 18Pop vs CodeInterview
- 19Pop vs ShareCodeLive
- 20Pop vs SyncodeLive
- 21Pop vs CodeCollab
Pop alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drovio | 6.6 | Free plan | $15/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Zed | 6.6 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Saros | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Coterm | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted |
| 6 | Duckly | 6.4 | Free plan | $6/mo | Browser, Web |
| 7 | Remote Collab | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Visual Studio | 6.4 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 9 | Codeshare | 6.3 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
| 10 | ShareCode | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 11 | CodeTogether | 5.6 | No | $10/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Gobby | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Teamtype | 5.6 | No | — | Android, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | HackerRank | 5.5 | No | $165/mo | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | live-share.nvim | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Codovate Meet | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Tuple | 5.2 | No | $30/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | CodeInterview | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | ShareCodeLive | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | SyncodeLive | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | CodeCollab | 5.0 | Free plan | $49/mo | Web |
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Questions about Pop alternatives
What is the best alternative to Pop?
Drovio, number 1 in pair programming software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Zed, Saros, Coterm and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Pop?
Drovio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.