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RStudio Server vs RStudio: catalog facts
RStudio Server	RStudio
Free The open-source edition is free; Posit AI features are offered separately with a free…	Freemium The IDE is free; the Posit AI assistant is a paid add-on with a free trial.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Full RStudio workbench reachable from any browser Several users can share one server	Editor, console, data viewer and environment pane in one window Data frame viewer with sorting, filtering and histogram filters
Focused on R; other languages are secondary Requires running and maintaining a server	Built around R; other languages are secondary AI assistant requires a paid subscription after the trial
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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