# GitHub Codespaces alternative that also ships the product

> GitHub Codespaces alternative: cloud workspaces plus CI/CD, servers and store releases, instead of starting over after the commit.

> Source: https://www.application-platform.com/en/alternatives/github-codespaces-alternative/

Codespaces fixes setup pain: the repo opens ready. The next pain is that “ready” only means the IDE. If the same click should reach the server and the store, you need a different product, not another IDE.