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---

Coder offers both enterprise and open-source (code-server) solutions to meet the
needs of the software community. Both solutions enable cloud-based software
development delivered through the browser. The key differences pertain to
development operations and cloud resources.
remote development needs of organizations and individual developers. Both
solutions enable cloud-based software development delivered through the browser.
The key differences pertain to governance, development environment management,
availability of enterprise integrations (e.g., Git OAuth, SSO), and multi-IDE
support.

<table>
<tr>
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<td>Individuals</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Hosted on</th>
<td>Kubernetes</td>
<th>Self-hosted on</th>
<td>Kubernetes or Docker</td>
<td>Any machine</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>None</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Project management</th>
<td>Workspaces encapsulate a project's code,
configurations, dependencies and tooling</td>
<th>Environment management</th>
<td>Project code, configuration, dependencies, and tooling as a container</td>
<td>Code-only</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>IDE support</th>
<td>VS Code, JetBrains (e.g., IntelliJ, PyCharm), Jupyter, RStudio</td>
<td>VS Code</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Administration & security</th>
<td>Role-based permission system, audit logs, single sign-on</td>
<td>Self-administered</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Enterprise integrations</th>
<td>Git (SSH key, OAuth), SSO via OIDC, public cloud identity</td>
<td>Self-administered</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Delivery</th>
<td colspan="2">Browser, progressive web app</td>
<td>Browser, progressive web app, local IDE with SSH</td>
<td>Browser, progressive web app</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Maximum number of users</th>
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</tr>
<tr>
<th>Usage term length</th>
<td>Variable</td>
<td>Variable (<a target="_blank" href="https://coder.com/pricing">see Pricing</a>)</td>
<td>See <a href="https://github.com/cdr/code-server/blob/v3.5.0/LICENSE.txt">license</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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</table>

> To get a free trial of Coder, please visit
> [https://coder.com/trial](https://coder.com/trial).
>
> Note: Coder cannot be deployed to an air-gapped network during the free trial
> period.
> [https://coder.com/trial](https://coder.com/trial). To evaluate Coder in an
> air-gapped network during the free trial period, please <a target="_blank"
> href="https://coder.com/contact">contact Sales</a>.