I've recently discovered that Microsoft allows you to self-host vscode.dev:

• Visual Studio Code Server (Code Tunnel)

However, I have also discovered, it's not as popular as Coder's Code Server:

• Home - code-server Docs (coder.com)

Has anyone done a review comparing the 2? I imagine they are pretty similar experiences, but wondering if they have ever been compared?

From my understanding, there is only 3 major differences between the 2.

• Microsoft's Code Server is still in Preview

• Microsoft uses the official Microsoft extensions marketplace where Coder uses the Open-VSX extension gallery

• While both are software-locked to single user access, Microsoft's is also restricted by license. Coder's license permits usage of multiple user access and running it as a service, where Microsoft's supposedly does not.

  • Technically speaking you could setup MS Code Tunnel in a similar fashion as Coder's "Multiplayer Mode," it supposedly still goes against Microsoft's usage license.