CoCalc is a full Sage/Jupyter/LaTeX computing environment. If you only want LaTeX, Sarmate offers the same compile experience without workspace startup delays — plus HTML and Office editors.
CoCalc is powerful but overkill for pure LaTeX documents. Here's the direct comparison.
| Feature | Sarmate.net Free | CoCalc Trial | CoCalc Standard | Sarmate.net Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Limited | $14/mo | €9.99/mo |
| Instant compilation | Workspace boot 30s+ | Workspace boot 30s+ | ||
| pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX | ||||
| TikZ Gallery (300+) | ||||
| Visual editors (tables, boxes) | ||||
| HTML/JS/CSS editor | Via Jupyter | Via Jupyter | ||
| Office suite (DOCX/XLSX/PPTX) | ||||
| Sage / Jupyter / Python | ||||
| EU hosting (GDPR) |
CoCalc requires a 30s+ container boot for every session. Sarmate opens the editor immediately and compiles in a second.
If you don't need Sage, Jupyter, Python, or R, you're paying for CoCalc features you'll never use. Sarmate does one thing very well: LaTeX documents.
300+ TikZ examples, one-click insert. WYSIWYG editors for tables, colored boxes, and probability trees — everything CoCalc lacks.
CoCalc runs on Google Cloud (USA). Sarmate is hosted in France and Germany — no US data transfer, easier GDPR compliance.
If the answer is "just LaTeX", try the demo — instant, no account.
