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PositronRStudio Server
Free

Free to download and use.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Supports both Python and R in one IDE
  • Data Explorer for large datasets
  • Full RStudio workbench reachable from any browser
  • Several users can share one server
  • Source-available under Elastic License 2.0, not open source
  • Focused on data science rather than general development
  • Focused on R; other languages are secondary
  • Requires running and maintaining a server
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License: Elastic-2.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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