Our take
Pick CodeSandbox if hobbyists who will stay on Free (browser sandboxes + monthly VM credits) while they open a first Excalidraw preview, then Pro at the printed $170/month per workspace when they need more than 5 members / more VM hours — not Replit Core $20 first unless they want that Agent IDE. Pick StackBlitz if front-end engineers who will stay on Personal at $0 (unlimited public projects, 1MB uploads) while
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CodeSandbox A browser sandbox you start at a public $
StackBlitz A WebContainer editor you start at a public $
Free plan
CodeSandbox $0 · never expires (FAQ). Browser Sandboxes do not spend VM credits. Free workspace: 400 monthly credits (Subscriptions). 20 GB storage class on the credits table
StackBlitz $0 · /month. Fully browser-based IDE. Unlimited public projects. Open and edit public GitHub repositories. Up to 1MB of file uploads per project. Community support
Lowest paid
CodeSandbox Credits $0.01486
StackBlitz Pro $18/mo, monthly only
Next step up
CodeSandbox Pro $170/mo
StackBlitz
Watch out
CodeSandbox VM hours freeze on Free when credits run out
StackBlitz Personal stays public projects + 1MB uploads
Last checked
CodeSandbox 2026-10-23 · codesandbox.io/pricing
StackBlitz 2026-10-23 · stackblitz.com/pricing
hobbyists who will stay on Free (browser sandboxes + monthly VM credits) while they open a first Excalidraw preview, then Pro at the printed $170/month per workspace when they need more than 5 members / more VM hours — not Replit Core $20 first unless they want that Agent IDE.
Read the CodeSandbox pagefront-end engineers who will stay on Personal at $0 (unlimited public projects, 1MB uploads) while they open a first Vitejs IDE, then Pro at $18/month billed annually ($25 monthly) when they need unlimited uploads and localhost / CORS backends — not Teams $55 / $60 per member unless they need private collections for up to 10 users.
Read the StackBlitz page
