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RStudio Server vs code-server: catalog facts
RStudio Servercode-server
Free

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

Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Linux, Web, Self-hosted Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web
  • Full RStudio workbench reachable from any browser
  • Several users can share one server
  • Runs the development environment on a machine you control.
  • Focused on R; other languages are secondary
  • Requires running and maintaining a server
  • Requires a configured host with WebSocket support.
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: MIT
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 October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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