DevPod vs. GitPod

DevPod allows dev teams to take full control over their dev environments, without being locked into a specific provider. Developers can write code in any language, and run it anywhere. For example, they can test on virtual machines, or code in Python with VS Code running on Docker Desktop, or in Go running in EKS. If the provider they need doesn’t exist, they can build it.

Compared to GitPod:

• DevPod does not require any signup
• Open-Source: DevPod is 100% open-source and extensible. A provider doesn’t exist? Just create your own.
• Client-only: No need to install a server backend. DevPod runs solely on your computer.
• Cross IDE support: VS Code and the full JetBrains suite is supported. Other IDEs can be connected through ssh.
• Rich feature set: DevPod already supports prebuilds, auto inactivity shutdown, git & docker credentials sync, with many more features to come.

Check out the full comparison below:

FeatureDevPodGitPodPlatform TypeSelf-hostedSaaS + Self-hostedCostPay for cloudPay GitPodSelf-hostingYesPaidSignup RequiredNoYesClient SideYesNoOpen sourceYesYes + CommercialAuto inactivity shutdownYesYesPrebuildsSupportedSupportedEnvironment build toolAPI calls on Cloud VM, Containers on Kubernetes and DockerDocker Container on GCPRaw pre-configured VMsYesNoTerraform requiredNoNoCommand line accessYesYesInternet access requiredNoYesExisting Kubernetes clustersSupportedNot supportedExisting machines with SSHSupportedNot supportedTry in seconds (cloud)YesYes (Managed)Try in seconds (laptop)YesNoSupport for multiple languagesYesYesSupport for new cloud providers by communityYesNoGPUs in workspacesYesNoDevcontainers supportYesNoMulti Devcontainers support for mono repoYesNoSecurity isolationUnopinionatedOpinionatedCustomizationHighLowAudit logYesNoVS Code IDE supportYesYesJupyter notebook supportYesNoJetBrains Fleets supportYesNoJetBrains IDE support through GatewayYesYesDesktop applicationYesNoAny SCM providerYesNoGitHub IntegrationYesYesGitLab IntegrationYesYesBitbucket IntegrationYesYesAzure DevOpsYesNo

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