Coder Reviews & Product Details

I like that Coder helps enforce policies and maintain compliance automatically, which means fewer risks, easier audits, and a consistent standard across the team without slowing down development or sacrificing developer speed and productivity. The initial setup was also easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slow down edge cases or require extra effort to configure and maintain. It can sometimes trade off flexibility, speed of edge cases, and simplicity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Coder supports Terraform documents and that it's easy to use. It makes it easy to spin up and spin down containerized environments in a UI that's easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm unable to delete workspaces sometimes. The update workspace feature has never worked for me. It was very difficult to figure out how to set up Terraform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the ease of deployment with Coder and their use of tried and tested technologies, like TF for infrastructure management, which aligns with our Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This alignment means we don't need multiple languages to maintain our infrastructure. I find the initial setup quite easy, which is a significant advantage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish they had a hosted option. As in, deploy provisioner inside our environment, but have the control plane hosted by Coder. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Instead of developers wrestling with local environments, it gives you secure, cloud-based dev workspaces that are consistent and reproducible. That sounds simple, but it solves a lot of real pain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Coder is strong, but it’s not frictionless. The downsides mostly show up when you move from a small pilot to enterprise-scale adoption Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Coder requires no privileges or docker socket required. The Terraform provider uses the Kubernetes API, which is noninvasive and safe for multi-user environments. Sysbox also helps a lot, where it allows noninvasive docker daemon usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The native Kubernetes coder-k8s project is something to be developed further. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate Coder's AI Governance because it allows me to securely run agents and maintain audit logs easily. It saves time, money, and reduces development headaches. The initial setup of Coder was very easy, which I found beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Having an IDE in the browser is a real game changer for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At times, it feels slower than the desktop version of VS Code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is a great solution for running virtual development environments. I appreciate having access to a complete IDE from anywhere, which makes working remotely much more convenient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I understand that developers need to make a profit, but there are far too many features locked behind the premium plan. It’s also frustrating that they don’t provide any public information about pricing, which makes things even less helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Coder has become an essential tool in our company, with more than 50 developers relying on it on a day to day basis.

The platform is extremely user-friendly. For us, having a clean user interface instead of depending on CLI commands or YAML files was a significant advantage. With just a few clicks, our developers can launch workspaces and connect using their preferred IDEs. The learning curve is minimal: any developer can get started with Coder immediately, without any prior experience.

Another feature we appreciate is the ability to create templates. We maintain various templates with all the dependencies our different teams need, updating them regularly. This ensures that no one has to waste time setting up or installing packages; as soon as a workspace is launched, everything is ready to use.

We run Coder on Kubernetes, which makes integration with standard K8s tools like Karpenter, OpenCost, Argo CD, and Prometheus straightforward. The setup process was also simple. Deploying Coder using the provided documentation and Helm chart in Kubernetes was quick and smooth.

Even though we’re using the Community Edition, their support through Discord has been great, whenever we’ve asked a question the team has always replied and helped us out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Certain features that would be particularly useful for our needs are not yet fully developed or tailored to our requirements. For instance, our workflow depends significantly on GPU workloads, and we were hoping to utilize DevContainers. However, at this time, DevContainers do not offer GPU isolation in a manner compatible with our environment. Additionally, we make extensive use of Docker. Although we succeeded in building a template that enables us to run Docker with GPU isolation within a workspace, achieving this setup required considerable effort and the solution is still not completely reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Coder is great. We tested the self-hosted option on Kubernetes, and it delivered a strong devbox experience that helped us speed up development and refine our workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’m not a fan of SaaS, so for us the OSS version works just fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.