Development software

Hosting, deployment, editors and developer platforms.

We currently cover 2 products classified primarily as development software, plus 4 more that cover it as a secondary capability. Prices below are the vendors' own published figures, checked in August 2026.

Compare development tools

Development software compared on price, plans and API access
Product	Best for	Starting price	Free plan	Trial	API
Framer	Marketing sites and landing pages with strong visual design	Free on a framer.website subdomain; paid sites from $5/month billed annually	Yes	—	Yes
Vercel	Next.js and React application hosting	Free (Hobby); Pro from $20/user/month	Yes	14 days on Pro	Yes

Profiles

Framer

Development

Design-led website builder that publishes production sites from a canvas.

from $5/mo
Free plan
API

Vercel

Development

Deployment platform for frontend frameworks, built by the team behind Next.js.

from $20/mo
Free plan
API

Also covers development

These products are classified elsewhere but include meaningful development capability.

ChatGPT

General-purpose AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding and research.

from $20/mo
Free plan
API

Claude

AI assistant built by Anthropic, strongest on long documents, careful writing and code.

from $20/mo
Free plan
API

Figma

Design

Collaborative interface design, prototyping and design systems in the browser.

from $12/mo
Free plan
API

Notion

Productivity

Connected workspace combining docs, databases, wikis and project tracking.

from $10/mo
Free plan
API

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Updated 8 August 2026