When comparing Neutron Drive vs Glitch, the Slant community recommends Glitch for most people. In the question“What are the best cloud IDEs?” Glitch is ranked 14th while Neutron Drive is ranked 25th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Realtime collaboration
Collaborating with Neutron Docs works similar to Google Docs. You can invite a friend/coworker for pair program or assistance
Pro Syntax highlighting (40+ Language Modes)
Pro LaTeX syntax highlighting
Pro Detailed change tracking
You can enable auto save with changes tracking and get minute to minute tracking of changes. But not good for tracking time spent on a projects because every 30 days or 100 changes gets automatically deleted.
Pro Unlimited number of public and private projects for free
Pro Runs a server out of the box
Perfect for building web applications, be it client-only, server-only, or full stack.
Pro Private data are kept secret, even in public projects
Non-collaborators can't access private data (e.g. API keys) which are stored in a special file, and they are deleted when a project is forked.
Pro Persistent storage
Pro Multiple languages supported
Although the only official language/framework is Node.js, you can access the terminal and install other languages via apt-get (as long as it doesn't exceed the storage limit).
Pro VS Code integration
If you feel the built-in web editor is not sufficient, you can switch to VS Code and get the full power of its plugins. You still work with the files and server in the cloud, no extra setup required.
Pro It has a friendly welcoming community of builders
Cons
Con Does not support Git
Neutron Drive only saves to Gdrive or a private file server, so there is no github integration.
Con No code prediction
