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AWS Cloud9 vs Codespaces comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Cloud9
Ranking in IDE
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Codespaces
Ranking in IDE
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Development Platforms (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the IDE category, the mindshare of AWS Cloud9 is 11.2%, down from 25.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Codespaces is 14.3%, down from 30.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IDE Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Codespaces14.3%
AWS Cloud911.2%
Other74.5%
IDE
 

Featured Reviews

Matthew G. - PeerSpot reviewer
Has made it simpler to manage different user roles and access points
The initial deployment when I first started using AWS Cloud9 was medium difficulty. If you do not know what you are doing, it would be considered high medium difficulty. It only took me about an hour or two to fully set up AWS Cloud9 because I had my teacher helping us with the process.
Zishan Sayyed Yunus - PeerSpot reviewer
Smooth workflow with deployment and validation efficiency
I think there should be a scheduler option if you want to run it, similar to Google Cloud, where you can specify how long you want to keep your scheduling active. If you want to use it as a server or for a temporary time duration, you should be able to schedule it so the server will be activated between specific durations and auto-deactivate to save costs. Sometimes, at the initial stages, there is a lack of instances. It takes more time to create the instance, but now it's much faster to activate your Codespaces and delete it. The earlier Git Codespaces billing setup on GitHub was much simpler. You could easily see how much credit you have, how much you have used, and your balance. Now they have changed it, and it's confusing to understand how much Codespaces time you have, how much you have used, and how much they are charging.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with AWS Cloud9?
We are not tracking Cloud9 metrics. I do not think it is that important. AWS Cloud9 is being discontinued, so preventing its discontinuation would address the main pain point.
What is your primary use case for AWS Cloud9?
I have used AWS Cloud9 and ElastiCache. It serves as a cloud VM for DevOps team members to give them access to AWS resources, and then they use that to access different resources in AWS since AWS C...
What advice do you have for others considering AWS Cloud9?
I have never looked at the documentation on AWS Cloud9. I am a Cloud Security Engineer. On a scale of 1-10, I rate AWS Cloud9 a seven.
What do you like most about Codespaces?
The most valuable features of the solution are Copilot and Advanced Security.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Codespaces?
It's not expensive. It's very cheap compared to others such as Google. Google's same service is much more expensive because it will install the pre-dependencies and takes a longer time to activate....
What needs improvement with Codespaces?
I think there should be a scheduler option if you want to run it, similar to Google Cloud, where you can specify how long you want to keep your scheduling active. If you want to use it as a server ...
 

Also Known As

AWS Cloud9 IDE, Cloud9 IDE
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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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