AWS Cloud9 vs Nitrous.IO

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Cloud9 IDE vs Nitrous.IO: What are the differences?

Developers describe Cloud9 IDE as "Your development environment, in the cloud". Cloud9 provides a development environment in the cloud. Cloud9 enables developers to get started with coding immediately with pre-setup environments called workspaces, collaborate with their peers with collaborative coding features, and build web apps with features like live preview and browser compatibility testing. It supports more than 40 languages, with class A support for PHP, Ruby, Python, JavaScript/Node.js, and Go. On the other hand, Nitrous.IO is detailed as "Making coding in the cloud a reality". Get setup lightning fast in the cloud & code from anywhere, on any machine.

Cloud9 IDE and Nitrous.IO belong to "Cloud IDE" category of the tech stack.

Some of the features offered by Cloud9 IDE are:

  • Real-time collaboration and chat
  • Connect via SSH and FTP
  • Code Completion (suggestions)

On the other hand, Nitrous.IO provides the following key features:

  • Code from Anywhere- When you need to fix that emergency bug while on the beach.
  • Get Setup Fast- It only takes a few seconds to get from signup to a fully loaded stack.
  • Not just a Web IDE- Use Vim or Emacs to edit your code, from the terminal or your browser.

"Easy to use" is the primary reason why developers consider Cloud9 IDE over the competitors, whereas "Easy to use" was stated as the key factor in picking Nitrous.IO.

LinkedIn, Heroku, and Salesforce are some of the popular companies that use Cloud9 IDE, whereas Nitrous.IO is used by Ztory, Edify, and Glu IO. Cloud9 IDE has a broader approval, being mentioned in 29 company stacks & 40 developers stacks; compared to Nitrous.IO, which is listed in 7 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.

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Pros of AWS Cloud9
Pros of Nitrous.IO
  • 108
    Easy to use
  • 102
    Free
  • 76
    Nice UI
  • 65
    Terminal access to vm instead of simulation
  • 58
    New full ubuntu machines
  • 49
    Easy dev environment
  • 44
    Ssh access to your own machine
  • 43
    Real-time with other people
  • 43
    Free prototype hosting
  • 32
    Collaboration
  • 10
    Open Source
  • 6
    Great syntax highlighting
  • 5
    Works great
  • 4
    Nice ide
  • 4
    Better IDE than the others
  • 4
    Extremely easy setup
  • 4
    Great interface, download or upload file is nice.
  • 3
    Its easy to share code
  • 3
    You can run your project easier
  • 3
    Open-source friendly
  • 2
    Good documentation
  • 1
    Bitbucket integration
  • 1
    Versatile and robust
  • 1
    Need a credit card to get access
  • 1
    Starts a VM
  • 1
    Easy to use, seem fast, friendly ui
  • 0
    Good
  • 26
    Easy to use
  • 23
    Useful free plan
  • 16
    Web ide
  • 14
    Nice Price
  • 13
    Good node.js support
  • 12
    Works with meteor
  • 11
    Desktop Integration Tool
  • 8
    Easy cloud deployment
  • 7
    Easy setup
  • 6
    Fantastic way to learn a new language stack
  • 5
    Collaborative
  • 4
    Simple
  • 3
    Fast setup
  • 2
    ssh access
  • 2
    Adjust RAM and HD instantly
  • 2
    Clean (and fast) interface
  • 2
    GitHub OAuth Support
  • 1
    Go support
  • 1
    Docker Support
  • 1
    One-click github ssh setup
  • 1
    Great ruby on rails support
  • 1
    Clean Interface

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Cons of AWS Cloud9
Cons of Nitrous.IO
  • 6
    Not free
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    What is AWS Cloud9?

    Cloud9 provides a development environment in the cloud. Cloud9 enables developers to get started with coding immediately with pre-setup environments called workspaces, collaborate with their peers with collaborative coding features, and build web apps with features like live preview and browser compatibility testing. It supports more than 40 languages, with class A support for PHP, Ruby, Python, JavaScript/Node.js, and Go.

    What is Nitrous.IO?

    Get setup lightning fast in the cloud & code from anywhere, on any machine.

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    What are some alternatives to AWS Cloud9 and Nitrous.IO?
    WebStorm
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    Red Hat Codeready Workspaces
    Built on the open Eclipse Che project, Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces provides developer workspaces, which include all the tools and the dependencies that are needed to code, build, test, run, and debug applications.
    vscode.dev
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    CodePen
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    Codeanywhere
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