12 best Zed alternatives
Looking for tools like Zed? Here are the top code & developer AI tools, ranked by traffic and reviews.
Top 12 alternatives
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FeaturedClaude
claude.ai
Anthropic's helpful, harmless, and honest AI assistant.
FreemiumWriting & ContentChatbot & Assistants
240M+28.0% 5.0
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FeaturedDeepSeek
deepseek.com
Strong open reasoning models.
FreemiumChatbot & AssistantsCode & Developer
60M+200.0% 4.0
Visit 3
FeaturedCursor
cursor.com
The AI-first code editor.
FreemiumCode & Developer
35M+60.0% 4.6
Visit 4
FeaturedGroq Cloud
groq.com
Ultra-fast LLM inference.
FreemiumCode & Developer
5.5M+50.0% 4.6
Visit 5
Hugging Face
huggingface.co
The home of open AI.
FreemiumCode & DeveloperResearch
35M+14.0% 4.4
Visit 6
Replit
replit.com
Build and ship apps with AI.
FreemiumCode & Developer
30M+20.0% 4.1
Visit 7
GitHub Copilot
github.com
AI pair programmer in your editor.
PaidCode & Developer
22M+6.0% 4.4
Visit 8
Lovable
lovable.dev
Build apps by chatting with AI.
FreemiumCode & Developer
14M+120.0% 4.0
Visit 9
Bolt.new
bolt.new
Prompt, run, edit, deploy full-stack apps.
FreemiumCode & Developer
12M+80.0% 4.6
Visit 10
Framer AI
framer.com
Generate websites with AI.
FreemiumCode & DeveloperDesign
11M+8.0% 4.3
Visit 11
Codeium / Windsurf
codeium.com
AI-powered IDE Windsurf.
FreemiumCode & Developer
9M+35.0% 4.3
Visit 12
JetBrains AI
jetbrains.com
AI inside JetBrains IDEs.
PaidCode & Developer
8M+6.0% 4.4
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Why look for an alternative to Zed?
- Zed pricing or limits don't fit your use case
- You want a tool with a free tier, an open-source license, or self-hosted option
- You need features Zed doesn't offer
- You're evaluating multiple code & developer tools before committing