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Best WaveMaker Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

WaveMaker 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
10HBuilderX6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
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—
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Questions about WaveMaker alternatives

What is the best alternative to WaveMaker?

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 WaveMaker?

GitHub Codespaces is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.