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RStudioRStudio Server
Freemium

The IDE is free; the Posit AI assistant is a paid add-on with a free trial.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Editor, console, data viewer and environment pane in one window
  • Data frame viewer with sorting, filtering and histogram filters
  • Full RStudio workbench reachable from any browser
  • Several users can share one server
  • Built around R; other languages are secondary
  • AI assistant requires a paid subscription after the trial
  • Focused on R; other languages are secondary
  • Requires running and maintaining a server
Downloadable app 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 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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