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Top 8 JetBrains Space Alternatives
in 2026.
JetBrains Space was discontinued in 2024. Its dev environment features were split into Gateway and Fleet. If you're migrating, here are the best alternatives for cloud dev environments and team workflows.
Why teams need JetBrains Space alternatives
Discontinued product
JetBrains Space was shut down in 2024. Teams must migrate to alternative tools for dev environments, CI/CD, and project management.
Features fragmented
Space's features were split across Gateway (remote dev), Fleet (editor), TeamCity (CI/CD), and YouTrack (issues). No single replacement.
JetBrains IDE lock-in
Space was tightly coupled to JetBrains IDEs. Teams using VS Code, Cursor, or Windsurf need IDE-agnostic alternatives.
No environment lifecycle
Space never had full-stack preview environments, production management, or environment lifecycle features.
All 8 Alternatives at a Glance
Compared on what matters: dev environments, preview environments, AI features, and pricing.
Bunnyshell for full environment lifecycle with any IDE. GitHub Codespaces for VS Code integration. Coder for self-hosted enterprise with JetBrains support. Gitpod for Git-triggered workspaces. Daytona for open-source with multi-provider support.
| # | Platform | Best For | Stack | Preview Envs | AI | Pricing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunnyshell | Teams migrating from Space who need full environment lifecycle | Compose, Helm, K8s, Terraform | ✓ | ✓ | $0.007/min, pay-per-use, unlimited users | Compare → |
| 2 | GitHub Codespaces | GitHub-centric teams wanting zero-config cloud dev | Devcontainer.json, Docker | ✗ | ✓ | Free 60hrs/mo, then $0.18-$1.44/hr | Compare → |
| 3 | Coder | Enterprise teams wanting self-hosted JetBrains-compatible dev | Terraform, Docker, K8s | ✗ | ✗ | Free OSS, Enterprise from $7/user/mo | Compare → |
| 4 | Gitpod | Teams wanting automated dev environments | Devcontainer.json, Docker | ✗ | ✗ | Free 50hrs/mo, paid from $9/user/mo | Compare → |
| 5 | Daytona | Teams wanting open-source dev workspace management | Devcontainer.json, Docker | ✗ | ✓ | Free & open source, cloud plans | Compare → |
| 6 | DevPod | Developers wanting infrastructure-agnostic dev containers | Devcontainer.json, Docker | ✗ | ✗ | Free & open source | Compare → |
| 7 | Eclipse Che | Enterprise teams on OpenShift wanting self-hosted IDE | Devfile v2, Kubernetes | ✗ | ✗ | Free & open source | Compare → |
| 8 | AWS Cloud9 | AWS-centric teams | EC2, any language | ✗ | ✓ | Free (pay for EC2) | Compare → |
| 9 | Codeanywhere | Small teams wanting browser coding | Docker, pre-built stacks | ✗ | ✗ | Per-seat subscription | Compare → |
Bunnyshell — Beyond Discontinued Platforms
JetBrains Space is gone. Bunnyshell gives you what Space never had — full-stack preview environments per PR, production management, AI sandboxes, DORA metrics — plus support for any IDE including JetBrains.
Why teams choose Bunnyshell after Space
- Preview environments: Auto-create full-stack environments per PR.
- Multi-stack: Docker Compose + Helm + K8s + Terraform in one environment.
- AI-native: AI Sandboxes (hopx), MCP Server, AI IDE Workspaces.
- Pay-per-minute: $0.007/min. Sleeping envs cost $0.
- BYOC: Deploy to your own AWS, GCP, or Azure clusters.
- DORA metrics: Deploy frequency, cycle time, MTTR — built-in.
All JetBrains Space Alternatives Reviewed
Honest pros and cons for each platform.
GitHub Codespaces
Cloud-hosted dev environments with VS Code integration.
- Seamless VS Code integration
- Free tier
- Copilot integration
- GitHub-hosted only
- No preview environments
- VS Code focused
Coder
Self-hosted dev environments with Terraform and JetBrains Gateway support.
- JetBrains Gateway support
- Self-hosted Terraform provisioning
- Any IDE
- Self-hosting overhead
- No preview environments
- Terraform required
Gitpod
Cloud and self-hosted dev environments with Git-triggered workspaces.
- Git-triggered workspaces
- JetBrains support
- Self-hosted option
- Product pivoting
- No preview environments
- Per-user pricing
Daytona
Open-source dev environment manager with multi-provider support.
- Open-source
- Multi-provider
- Sandbox API
- Self-hosting required
- No preview envs
- Newer project
DevPod
Open-source client for dev containers on any infrastructure.
- Open-source, any infrastructure
- JetBrains support via devcontainers
- Desktop app
- Client-only
- No cloud hosting
- No AI
Eclipse Che
Open-source K8s-native cloud IDE.
- Kubernetes-native
- Devfile spec
- OpenShift integration
- Heavy ops overhead
- Declining community
- No AI
AWS Cloud9
Amazon's browser IDE backed by EC2.
- AWS integration
- Free beyond EC2
- Browser-based
- AWS-locked
- Less active development
- No lifecycle management
Codeanywhere
Cloud IDE with browser-based coding.
- Simple browser IDE
- Quick setup
- Pre-built stacks
- No BYOC
- No preview environments
- Limited features
Trusted by engineering teams
shipping fast
“Manual tests on Argo CD PRs now take me seconds. When you review dozens of PRs a day, that's a game-changer.”
“Automatically created BunnyShell environment based on PRs, speeding up the entire task implementation process.”
“The automation and scalability that Bunnyshell provides complements the DigitalOcean platform, empowering developers to build amazing products.”
“Websites don't die anymore, sales keep growing sustained by state-of-the-art tech scalability. Customers send thank you cards.”
“From a release once in 2-4 weeks to multiple times per week, and nobody's stressed about it.”
“I can count on an integrated platform for managing our infrastructure — capabilities we don't have in-house, at a fraction of the cost.”
“I can do with Bunnyshell and a DevOps person what my clients are doing with 4 DevOps people.”
“Developers want convenience. They expect someone to translate their Docker Compose to the cloud. They're not going to rush to learn Kubernetes.”
“Bunnyshell was the only tool that handled our Helm + EKS setup without asking us to change everything.”
“60+ microservices. Bunnyshell deploys them in parallel and lets us control which ones come first.”
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JetBrains discontinued Space in 2024. Dev environment features moved to JetBrains Gateway, the editor to Fleet, CI/CD to TeamCity, and issues to YouTrack.
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