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Codeanywhere really does allow you to Code Anywhere, but it could be better about editing code elsewhere.
September 14, 2022

Codeanywhere really does allow you to Code Anywhere, but it could be better about editing code elsewhere.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Codeanywhere

I use Codeanywhere as a fully online IDE to make edits to live websites. Using Codeanywhere, I can edit the files directly on the server without having to download and keep versions on a local drive. This allows me to have the same editing experience on Mac, PC, and Chromebook, as well as have the portability to be able to edit on the fly. I have also used it to spin up development environments to crunch SCSS and do minor tasks.
  • Run development containers with backend and frontend access.
  • Allow for multiple users to collaborate and share containers and connections.
  • Manage multiple connections to different servers.
  • Since some updates a couple of years ago, using Codeanywhere as a remote code editor rather than a container-based development environment has been more cumbersome and difficult.
  • The modular nature of connections and containers seems like a good idea, but they don't always work properly.
  • It's difficult sometimes to share a connection or container together with a collaborator.
  • Ability to connect to multiple different servers securely.
  • Multiple users and collaboration.
  • Code editing with linting, beautification and syntax highlighting in the cloud.
  • Helped me make mission critical edits remotely and on-the-fly.
  • Spent a bit of time figuring out the change in user interfaces.
I've used CodeTasty, which is much more of a straight remote code editor, but their dev team is entirely unresponsive, and I became uncomfortable storing credentials with them, so I pulled everything from them and went back to Codeanywhere. VS code is similar but not fully online. While I know that they've released a fully online version, I haven't had the time or wherewith-all to make it work in the capacity I need. Codeanywhere is still the best solution I've found.

Do you think Codeanywhere delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Codeanywhere's feature set?

Yes

Did Codeanywhere live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Codeanywhere go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Codeanywhere again?

Yes

If you're looking for a VS Code-like online environment with containers to spin up a dev environment or execute code and scripts it is a good fit. The environments are very customizable, and, all said and done, the price is fair. If you're looking for a remote code editor that allows you to connect via SFTP/SSH and edit the remote files, it isn't quite as seamless as it used to be. I still haven't found any all-cloud alternative, but it could be better.