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gitpod is a free, open source version control & collaboration project written in TypeScript and released under AGPL-3.0. It has 13,772 GitHub stars, 1,392 forks and 452 open issues, and was last pushed 7 hours ago. On this registry it ranks #9 of 30 tracked projects in Version Control & Collaboration, with 5 head-to-head comparisons available. It gained 1 stars over the last 3 tracked days.

What is gitpod?

What it is

Gitpod is a developer platform that provides on-demand, pre-configured cloud development environments. It lives in the cloud development environment (CDE) ecosystem, alongside the cloud IDE and dev environment tooling categories it is tagged with. Repositories are configured through a .gitpod.yml file, and workspaces are Docker-based, ephemeral, and secure, giving developers the same capabilities as a local Linux machine but in a consistent and reproducible cloud environment. The project is written in TypeScript and released under the AGPL-3.0 license, with roughly 13,771 stars and 1,392 forks on GitHub after eight years of development and a last push in September 2026.

The concrete problem it solves is manual environment setup. Rather than each developer installing and maintaining a local toolchain, Gitpod spins up a ready workspace from the repository configuration. It integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps, and adds prebuilt environments so workspaces start faster, plus collaborative code reviews and VS Code extension support. Important context: Gitpod has been renamed to Ona, described as mission control for software projects and software engineering agents. The Gitpod Classic pay-as-you-go plan sunset on October 15, 2025, and this version of Gitpod is no longer recommended.

Key capabilities

  • Ephemeral, Docker-based cloud workspaces that mirror a local Linux machine without local setup.
  • Repository configuration through a single .gitpod.yml file.
  • Prebuilt environments that prepare a workspace before the developer opens it.
  • Integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps.
  • Collaborative code review workflows inside the same environment as development.
  • VS Code extension support together with editor and IDE customization options.
  • Related infrastructure projects, including ready-to-use workspace images and OpenVSCode Server for running VS Code remotely in a browser.

Who uses it and how

  • Teams that want a consistent, reproducible development environment across contributors rather than per-machine setups.
  • Developers running remote or browser-based work through OpenVSCode Server and other supported editors.
  • Reviewers who need to inspect and run code in the same environment used for development.
  • Users of GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps who install the Gitpod browser extension to launch workspaces from those installations.
  • Organizations that maintain their own workspace images to standardize the base environment for their repositories.

Getting started

Documentation lives at www.gitpod.io/docs, with a Gitpod tutorial and sample repositories in the gitpod-samples organization. Migration guidance points to Ona, which offers a free tier through app.gitpod.io and an enterprise option through sales contact.

When to use it — and when not to

Gitpod Classic is no longer the recommended path: the pay-as-you-go plan sunset on October 15, 2025, and the upstream project now directs users to Ona, which claims more powerful environments with industry-standard specs based on Dev Containers and Ona Agents. A self-hoster takes on the operational burden of running workspace infrastructure and Docker-based environments, and the repository shows 452 open issues, which is worth weighing before adopting it for new work.

project readme (upstream, from github) — read inline

Gitpod has been renamed to Ona - mission control for software projects and software engineering agents. We no longer recommend this version of Gitpod, users should take advantage of Ona's free tier or contact sales for enterprise. With Ona you gain more powerful development environments than Gitpod Classic with industry-standard specifications based on Dev Container and Ona Agents.

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Gitpod Classic

Gitpod Classic is a developer platform providing on-demand, pre-configured development environments in the cloud. It allows developers to spin up secure workspaces with a simple .gitpod.yml configuration file, eliminating the need for manual environment setup. The platform integrates seamlessly with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps, offering features like prebuilt environments, collaborative code reviews, and professional developer experience with VS Code extensions and customization options. Workspaces are ephemeral, secure, and based on Docker, providing developers with the same capabilities as their local Linux machines but in a consistent, reproducible cloud environment.

Important: Gitpod Classic pay-as-you-go did sunset on October 15th 2025. See our blog for detailed instructions.

Documentation

All documentation can be found on www.gitpod.io/docs. For example, see Gitpod tutorial and check the following helpful resources:

Related Projects

During the development of Gitpod, we also developed some of our infrastructure toolings to make development easier and more efficient. To this end, we've developed many open-source projects including:

Frequently asked questions

Is gitpod free to use?

gitpod is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence. There is no licence fee and no seat count — you can self-host it or, where the project offers one, pay a vendor for a managed version instead.

What does gitpod do?

The developer platform for on-demand cloud development environments to create software faster and more securely.

What is gitpod written in?

gitpod is primarily written in TypeScript. Its source is publicly available at https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod, and it has 13,772 GitHub stars.