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Best Hex alternatives in 2026

Hex is notebooks, SQL and published apps in one collaborative workspace. These 5 alternatives come from the same rankings, ordered by editorial score. Connected products carry a small, disclosed lift.

5 alternatives From best data science notebooks How we rank

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    JupyterLab

    Is open source; also runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. The open-source standard for notebooks, free under BSD-3-Clause and extensible. It needs a local Python setup and your own hardware, and multi-user hosting needs JupyterHub.

    Best for Full control of a local or self-hosted notebook setup

    WindowsmacOSLinuxWebFree and open sourceOpen source

    91.5of 100
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    Google Colab

    Hosted Jupyter notebooks with free GPU and TPU access within usage limits, plus Pro and Pro+ plans for more compute. Limits are not guaranteed, so long or fixed-schedule jobs need a more predictable service.

    Best for Machine learning practice and quick GPU experiments

    WebFree plan, paid upgrades

    90.0of 100
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  3. 3

    Deepnote

    Collaborative notebooks in the browser, with scheduled notebooks, revision history and AI credits on paid plans. The free plan stops sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity, and paid plans charge per editor.

    Best for Data teams that share notebooks and schedule runs

    WebFree plan, paid upgrades

    86.5of 100
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    Kaggle

    Free cloud notebooks with GPU access and a large library of public datasets on the same site. The environment belongs to Kaggle, so setup control is limited, and community notebooks vary in quality.

    Best for Learning with public datasets and free GPUs

    WebFree

    84.0of 100
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    marimo

    Is open source. A reactive Python notebook stored as plain Python, so Git diffs and reuse as a module work well. Its format is not Jupyter's, and the run order follows dependencies, which takes adjusting.

    Best for Reproducible Python notebooks in Git

    WebFree and open sourceOpen source

    82.5of 100
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About Hex alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hex?
On listme.name the highest-scored alternative is JupyterLab, followed by Google Colab. The right choice depends on price, platform and whether you need open source.
Is there a free alternative to Hex?
Yes. Free options include JupyterLab, Google Colab, Deepnote.