Best Data Science Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: Paperspace Gradient is ranked #1 of 32 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Deepnote and Datalore. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Deepnote. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI at $0.06/mo.
Data science platforms provide environments for exploring data, developing models, and managing analytical work. Compared on hosted notebooks, supported languages, and deployment options, the entries let you consider where and how you prefer to work. Version control and workflow automation offer additional ways to compare collaboration and process support, while model deployment helps you assess options for taking models beyond development. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context. Paperspace Gradient, Deepnote, and Datalore are among the platforms named here; JupyterLab and KNIME Analytics Platform offer further choices. Weigh these listed capabilities against the languages, workflows, and deployment needs of your projects.
32 data science platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
11 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paperspace GradientWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | $8/mo | 6.7 | |
| 2 | DeepnoteWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API · Extension | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | $3,920/mo | 6.6 | |
| 3 | DataloreWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 4 | JupyterLabWeb · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 5 | KNIME Analytics PlatformWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 6 | MLJAR StudioWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $20/mo | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Anaconda NotebooksWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $15/mo | 6.4 | |
| 8 | Google ColabWeb · API · Extension | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 9 | HexWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $36/mo | 6.4 | |
| 10 | NVIDIA ShadowPlayWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 11 | Amazon SageMaker AutopilotWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | — | 6.3 | |
| 12 | NETVIBESWeb · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 13 | Cloudera Data Lake ServiceWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 14 | C3 AI Demand PlanningWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 15 | Glycerine WorkbenchWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | A$15/mo | 5.3 |
| 16 | NVIDIA AI WorkbenchWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 17 | Siemens Building XWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API | Two bars | — | — | 6 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 18 | Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AIWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.06/mo | 5.2 |
| 19 | ML WorkspaceWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 20 | Saturn CloudWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.09/mo | 5.2 |
| 21 | Snowflake CoCoWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 22 | DataRobotWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 23 | H2O.aiWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 24 | Hexagon-MLWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 25 | SAS Visual StatisticsWeb · Self-hosted | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
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Questions about this list
Which data science platform is ranked first on Freedom251?
Paperspace Gradient is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 6.7. Deepnote is second and Datalore third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Alibaba Cloud Machine Learning Platform for AI has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.06/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.