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CodePen - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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CodePen overview

What is CodePen?

CodePen is an online code editor primarily designed for the front-end social community. With an integrated IDE, CodePen allows users to create, test, and find front-end code for any project. Developers can browse and share work from CodePen's active community of over 1.8 million world-class designers and developers.

Starting price

8flat rate /
per month

CodePen’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

CodePen reviews

Overall rating

4.6

/5

23

Positive reviews

96

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.96/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

14

8

1

0

0

Pros
“It's an amazing hub for collaboration, creative ideas, and skill training.I get in touch with various developers around the world and I also get to discover their skills and work- it's simply fun.”
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Joël T.

Senior Web dev.

“It is definitely its graphical interface, how intuitive it is, you like to use it. For students who are just starting out, the use of a tool like Code Pen is great.”

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“It is a great social platform tool to showcase your code like amazing animations. Most users share and showcase their animation snippet through codepen.”
KN

Khan N.

Software Engineer

Cons
“You can't work on it offline. The interface is outdated and can be confusing when you are starting out.”
KV

Kartheek V.

Full-stack Developer

“Very limited feature for codepen projects. More features are available in paid version.”
KN

Khan N.

Software Engineer

“Although this application have lots of features but it lacks many which other competitors have. The auto-code completion is poor as the code library is not vast.”
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Abrar K.

Survey Programmer

Who uses CodePen?

Based on 23 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Computer Software
Information Technology and Services
Internet
Education Management
Others

Use cases

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Application Development

CodePen's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from CodePen users:

Debugging
Graphical user interface
Code development
Code editing
Deployment management
For developers

All CodePen features

Features rating:

Website development

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CodePen pricing

Value for money rating:

Starting from

8

Per month

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Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about CodePen price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of CodePen's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“It's an amazing hub for collaboration, creative ideas, and skill training.I get in touch with various developers around the world and I also get to discover their skills and work- it's simply fun.”
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Joël T.

Senior Web dev.

“It is definitely its graphical interface, how intuitive it is, you like to use it. For students who are just starting out, the use of a tool like Code Pen is great.”

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CodePen integrations (2)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 23 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as CodePen integrations and how users feel about them.

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WordPress

Integration rating: 3.5 (2)

Other top integrations

CodePen support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk

Training options

Documentation

CodePen FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does CodePen offer?

CodePen has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $8.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription


Q. Who are the typical users of CodePen?

CodePen has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business


Q. What languages does CodePen support?

CodePen supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does CodePen offer an API?

No, CodePen does not have an API available.


Q. What other apps does CodePen integrate with?

CodePen integrates with the following applications:
WordPress


Q. What level of support does CodePen offer?

CodePen offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk

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