Best data science notebooks
Notebook environments for writing and running Python or SQL alongside charts and notes, from hosted Jupyter services to collaborative analytics notebooks.
7 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
All data science notebooks
- Alternatives to Hex
Analytics workspace that mixes SQL, Python and AI in notebooks you can publish as apps.
Free plan + paidWeb - Alternatives to Google Colab
Free hosted Jupyter notebooks from Google, with access to GPUs and TPUs.
Free plan + paidWeb - Alternatives to Kaggle
Google-owned data science community with hosted notebooks, public datasets and machine learning competitions.
FreeWeb - Alternatives to marimo
Open-source reactive Python notebook stored as plain .py files.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWindows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Observable
Data visualisation platform with JavaScript notebooks, canvases and an open-source framework for data apps.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS - Alternatives to CoCalc
Collaborative online workspace for Jupyter, LaTeX, terminals and AI coding agents.
Free plan + paidSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Apache Zeppelin
Open-source web notebook for SQL, Spark, Python and R analytics, run on your own servers.
Open sourceSelf-hostableSelf-hosted, Linux, macOS, Web
Our picks by need
Best for most people
HexBest for a free option
KaggleBest for open source
marimoBest for self-hosting
CoCalcBest for Mac
ObservableBest for Windows
marimoBest for Linux
Apache ZeppelinPopular comparisons
Common questions
What are the best data science notebooks?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading data science notebooks right now are Hex, Google Colab, Kaggle, marimo and Observable.
Are there free data science notebooks?
Yes. Hex (free plan + paid), Google Colab (free plan + paid), Kaggle (free), marimo (open source) and Observable (free plan + paid) have a free option, out of 7 free or freemium apps we track.
Which data science notebooks are open source?
marimo and Apache Zeppelin.