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OpenVSCode ServerRStudio Server
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

The open-source edition is free; Posit AI features are offered separately with a free…

Linux, Web, Self-hosted Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Close to upstream VS Code
  • Use the editor from any device with a browser
  • Full RStudio workbench reachable from any browser
  • Several users can share one server
  • You must run and secure the server yourself
  • Some Microsoft-specific VS Code features and marketplace access differ from the official build
  • Focused on R; other languages are secondary
  • Requires running and maintaining a server
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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