Best Notebook Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Deepnote is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Datalore and JupyterLab. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Datalore. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Saturn Cloud at $0.09/mo.
For interactive work with code and explanatory material, notebook software varies in how it runs, what formats it supports, and how people collaborate. Compare execution model and supported languages with the notebook formats you need to create or use. GPU compute may matter for some workloads; real-time collaboration and version history can help you assess shared work and revisiting changes. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Deepnote, Datalore, and JupyterLab are among the tools shown, along with Polynote and BinderHub. Consider how these capabilities fit the way you develop, explore, and share notebook-based work.
25 notebook software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
10 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 | DeepnoteWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API · Extension | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | $3,920/mo | 6.7 | |
| 2 | DataloreWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 3 | JupyterLabWeb · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 4 | PolynoteWeb · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 5 | BinderHubWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 6 | Google ColabWeb · API · Extension | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 7 | HexWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $36/mo | 6.4 | |
| 8 | Kaggle NotebooksWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 9 | NextjournalWeb · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $299/mo | 6.4 | |
| 10 | ObservableWeb · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $2,225/mo | 6.4 | |
| 11 | nteractWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 12 | Pluto.jlWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android | One bar | — | — | 5 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 13 | Apache ZeppelinWeb · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 14 | DnoteWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 15 | SageMathWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 16 | Saturn CloudWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.09/mo | 5.3 |
| 17 | JupyterHubWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 18 | Kubeflow NotebooksWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 19 | marimoWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 20 | Paperspace NotebooksWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 21 | Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Financial AidWeb · Windows | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 22 | JupyterLiteWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 23 | MathematicaWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 24 | Oracle Machine Learning NotebooksWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 25 | QuiverMac | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which notebook software is ranked first on Freedom251?
Deepnote is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 6.7. Datalore is second and JupyterLab 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, Saturn Cloud has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.09/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.