RStudio

Take control of your R code

RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R. It includes a console, syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging and workspace management.

RStudio is available in open source and commercial editions and runs on the desktop (Windows, Mac, and Linux) or in a browser connected to RStudio Server or RStudio Server Pro (Debian/Ubuntu, RedHat/CentOS, and SUSE Linux).

 

RStudio Desktop

 

Overview

 

Open Source Edition

Access RStudio locally

Syntax highlighting, code completion, and smart indentation

Execute R code directly from the source editor

Quickly jump to function definitions

Easily manage multiple working directories using projects

Integrated R help and documentation

Interactive debugger to diagnose and fix errors quickly

Extensive package development tools

 

Commercial License

All of the features of open source; plus:

A commercial license for organizations not able to use AGPL software

Access to priority support

 

Support

Open Source Edition

Community forums only

 

Commercial License

Priority Email Support

8 hour response during business hours (ET)

 

License

Open Source Edition

AGPL v3

 

Commercial License

RStudio License Agreement

 

RStudio Server Version Comparison

Category	Description	Open Source Edition	Professional Edition
Overview	Access the RStudio IDE from anywhere via a web browser	√	√
	Move computation close to the data	√	√
	Scale compute and RAM centrally	√	√
	Powerful coding tools to enhance your productivity	√	√
	Easily publish apps and reports	√	√
Project Sharing	Share projects & edit code files simultaneously with others		√
Multiple R Versions	Run multiple versions of R side-by-side		√
Multiple R Sessions	Run multiple analyses in parallel		√
Load Balancing	Load balance R sessions across two or more servers		√
	Ensure high availability using multiple masters		√
Administrative Dashboard	Monitor active sessions and their CPU and memory utilization		√
	Suspend, forcibly terminate, or assume control of any active session		√
	Review historical usage and server logs		√
Enhanced Security	LDAP, Active Directory, Google Accounts and system accounts		√
	Full support for Pluggable Authentication Modules, Kerberos via PAM, and custom authentication via proxied HTTP header		√
	Encrypt traffic using SSL and restrict client IP addresses		√
Auditing and Monitoring	Audit all R console activity by writing input and output to a central location		√
	Monitor server resources (CPU, memory, etc.) on both a per-user and system-wide basis		√
	Health check with configurable output (custom XML, JSON)		√
	Send metrics to external systems with the Graphite/Carbon plaintext protocol		√
Advanced R Session Management	Tailor the version of R, reserve CPU, prioritize scheduling and limit resources by User and Group		√
	Provision accounts and mount home directories dynamically via the PAM Session API		√
	Automatically execute per-user profile scripts for database and cluster connectivity		√

RStudio IDE features

 

RStudio is the premier integrated development environment for R. It is available in open source and commercial editions on the desktop (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and from a web browser to a Linux server running RStudio Server or RStudio Server Pro.

 

An IDE that was built just for R

Syntax highlighting, code completion, and smart indentation

Execute R code directly from the source editor

Quickly jump to function definitions

 

Bring your workflow together

Integrated R help and documentation

Easily manage multiple working directories using projects

Workspace browser and data viewer

 

Powerful authoring & Debugging

Interactive debugger to diagnose and fix errors quickly

Extensive package development tools

Authoring with Sweave and R Markdown

 

RStudio runs on most desktops or on a server and accessed over the web:

RStudio integrates the tools you use with R into a single environment:

RStudio includes powerful coding tools designed to enhance your productivity:

RStudio enables rapid navigation to files and functions:

RStudio make it easy to start new or find existing projects:

RStudio has integrated support for Git and Subversion:

RStudio supports authoring HTML, PDF, Word Documents, and slide shows:

RStudio supports interactive graphics with Shiny and ggvis: