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Gitpod

Cloud development environments that spin up in seconds

FreemiumFree TierAdded Apr 1, 2019

About

Gitpod provides automated, standardized cloud development environments that launch instantly from any Git repository. Each environment is a full Linux container with your project's dependencies pre-installed, configured via a simple YAML file. It eliminates 'works on my machine' issues and slashes onboarding time from days to minutes. Gitpod supports VS Code in the browser, local VS Code via SSH, and JetBrains IDEs. It's open-source and can be self-hosted.

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cloud-dev-environmentsremote-developmentdeveloper-experienceopen-source

Origin Story

By Sven Efftinge

The Problem

Setting up development environments wastes hours of developer time and causes endless 'it worked on my machine' issues.

Building It

Founded 2018, launched Gitpod 2019, open-sourced. Growing adoption among engineering teams and open-source projects.

What It Means

Proves that development environments should be ephemeral, automated, and consistent — like CI/CD but for dev.

The Dream

Make development environments instant, consistent, and disposable for every developer on every project.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Free tierAvailable

Free tier with 50 hours/mo of standard workspace. Pay-as-you-go from $0.036/hr. Dedicated plans from $20/user/mo. Enterprise self-hosted available.

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Category

Developer Tools

Problems Solved

  • Slow Developer Onboarding
  • Works On My Machine Problems
  • Inconsistent Development Environments

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