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RStudio vs Visual Studio Code: catalog facts
RStudio	Visual Studio Code
Freemium The IDE is free; the Posit AI assistant is a paid add-on with a free trial.	Free Free to download and use. GitHub Copilot and other AI features are separate paid…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Editor, console, data viewer and environment pane in one window Data frame viewer with sorting, filtering and histogram filters	Extensions for essentially every language and framework Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL
Built around R; other languages are secondary AI assistant requires a paid subscription after the trial	The shipped build is not open source and collects telemetry by default Its extension marketplace is licensed for Microsoft builds only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License: Microsoft product licence
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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