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R vs AlphaPlot: catalog facts
RAlphaPlot
Free

Free software, supported by donations to the R Foundation.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Broad set of statistical methods and graphics
  • Runs on Windows, macOS and many Unix platforms
  • Creates customizable 2D and 3D plots
  • Includes curve fitting, statistics, and FFT tools
  • Downloads are spread across CRAN mirrors rather than a single page
  • The language has quirks that take time to learn for programmers from other languages
  • Focused on scientific data analysis and graphing
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later License: GPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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