--- title: CodePen Reviews meta\_title: 'CodePen Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 96 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how CodePen works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 96 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Editor url: https://www.g2.com/categories/editor --- # CodePen Reviews & Product Details CodePen is a social development environment for front-end designers and developers. * * * Seller [CodePen](https://www.g2.com/sellers/codepen) Discussions [CodePen Community](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Visual Studio Code](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Visual Studio Code") Visual Studio Code 4.7/5(2,732) ](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) [ ![Sublime Text](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sublime Text") Sublime Text 4.5/5(1,783) ](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) [ ![Notepad++](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Notepad++") Notepad++ 4.6/5(2,475) ](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 96 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Betsegaw G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Betsegaw G.") BG Betsegaw G. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/18/2023 "Overly good" 3/5 What do you like best about CodePen? CodePen is an easy-to-use code editor on the web. It can be very handy for running quick and simple code. As someone who teaches coding, I recommend using CodePen for beginners, since you don't have to deal with localhost or anything like that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CodePen? CodePen can be very slow and buggy when running programs written in languages like React. I have personally experienced a very slow response time when running codes like that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CodePen solving and how is that benefiting you? While I have absolutely no clue what CodePen is solving (I don't work there) I believe it will benefit from adding React and other programming languages as an option Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/29/2022 "Messy" 3/5 What do you like best about CodePen? I like that it is readily shareable and linked to my profile. Easy to share small bits of code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CodePen? I dislike how messy it is. I dislike that appearance of it. I don't like working in a codepen. It's not a smooth experience. It's annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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[ Ask about CodePen ](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/discussions/new) GU Guest User What do you like most about CodePen for web development, and what features could be added? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-do-you-like-most-about-codepen-for-web-development-and-what-features-could-be-added) ![Dhananjay P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dhananjay P.") DP Dhananjay Patel • Last activity over 3 years ago Is there any way to connect Github account to CodePen and uploads the pen directly? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-any-way-to-connect-github-account-to-codepen-and-uploads-the-pen-directly) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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