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R vs Julia: catalog facts
R	Julia
Free Free software, supported by donations to the R Foundation.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Broad set of statistical methods and graphics Runs on Windows, macOS and many Unix platforms	Compiles to native code via LLVM for high performance Interactive REPL with a scripting-language feel
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	Compilation can make the first run of code slow Smaller package ecosystem than Python or R
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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