RStudio Desktop 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

RStudio Desktop

4.7

(118)

Pricing

Starting at $4,975.00 per year

About RStudio Desktop

RStudio is an integrated development environment for R and Python. This software is ideal for data scientists, DevOps engineers, and IT admins. It includes a console, syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging, and workspace management.

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RStudio Desktop Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $4,975.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

RStudio Workbench Standard (Small & Medium Business)

$4,975.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

5 named users

RStudio Connect Base (Small & Medium Business)

$14,995.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

20 named users

RStudio Package Manager Base (Small & Medium Business)

$4,995.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

1 repository

Teaching (Academic)

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Eligible for Instructors
Qualified Academic Institution Email Address Required

Research (Academic)

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Eligible for Instructors
Qualified Academic Institution Email Address Required

Enterprise

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Enterprise Grade Software
Min. 20 Consumers
Min. 5 Developers
Rstudio Connect
Rstudio Package Manager
Rstudio Team Includes Rstudio Workbench

RStudio Desktop Features

Popular features found in Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Code Development
Code Editing
Debugging
Deployment Management
More features of RStudio Desktop
Code Review
Continuous Integration
Data Modeling
For Developers
Graphical User Interface
Version Control
Web/Mobile App Development
Website Development

RStudio Desktop User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

72%

25%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.6

Mahmood T.

Verified reviewer

Research

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2021

The best suite for R programmer

In my opinion, Rstudio provides the best environment to be used by statisticians and data scientists. The software is great and its supporting website provides a lot of tutorials.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

As a statistician, I have been an active user of the R statistical programming language since 2007, and I had insisted to use the legacy R GUI all these years until about two years ago. Then I started to use RStudio and It was really a big step that makes me more productive. RStudio is an advanced Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the R language. It has a very nice user interface with advanced code highlighting, viewing data environment, help, and graphs in the same window. Moreover, It is integrated with GIT for easy version controlling inside of the Rstudio. Furthermore, It facilitates creating R shiny apps and developing R packages. Last but not least, it let to easily develop an R notebook to integrate code, graph, table, and documentation with the ability to export it to HTML, PDF, and Word formats. So it is a complete R environment for both Statisticians and Data scientists.

Cons:

Rstudio does not provide menu-driven support for data analysis. In fact, a user can make it him/herself by using Shiny apps but the nature of the Rstudio is code-driven and the software graphical user interface is intended to help programmers and data scientists and not ordinary pople that like a menu-driven data analysis framework.

Reasons for switching to RStudio Desktop

R GUI provides a very basic environment for R in Windows. Rstudio is an advanced and complete environment for Desktop (Windows/Mac/Linux) and Web.

Alejandro A.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

Great way to start coding.

Is great! You start to reduce your fear and anxiety using this software, it is very intuitive and user friendly.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is great that it has a interfase that helps you to be familiar with the terminal, variables and libraries.

Cons:

It can be helpful a tutorial for each feature, helping to understand all the things that you can do.

Reasons for switching to RStudio Desktop

It was easier for me to start coding compared to spyder.

Verified

Reviewer

Insurance

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2019

My experience using R Studio

I use R-Studio regularly at the office for data and statistical analysis and also data visualization.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

The layout and ease of use is superb, there are functions for just about any statistical operation you need to carry out in R Studio. The autocomplete feature on the R-Studio IDE is remarkable, it completes the function for you and also gives you tips on what arguments should be keyed into the functions.

Cons:

I have not discovered any feature I don't like yet in R, for now, its just remarkable for statistical analysis and visualization.

Craig S.

Verified reviewer

Information Services

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Best IDE I've ever used... Wish I could use it for any language!

R was my first love when it comes to coding/data analysis. The ability to easily access the terminal, console, and script all at once is great, but the tool really shines in the ability to easily work with data and graphs. No other IDE does such a great job at making it easy to explore files, data frames, and graphs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

RStudio is probably the most sensible and approachable IDE in existence. Super beginner friendly, and it's used by basically anyone who uses R so help, tips, resources, and examples are much easier to find than other tools/languages. The ability to easily explore data frames, file structures, and visualizations is unparalleled across competitors, and basically sets the standard for how an environment should look and feel.

Cons:

I'd love to see native python support. It's not really a negative since it's not what the tool is designed for, but the python integration via R is a little clunky for those who kind of know both languages, but don't have time to learn the intricacies of how to run python via r packages. If the creators of RStudio came out with a PyStudio I'd drop all other IDEs in a heartbeat. Package/library management can be a little clunky, but it's something you get used to.

Reasons for choosing RStudio Desktop

RStudio really is the primary

Jacob B.

Verified reviewer

Environmental Services

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2021

Best IDE for R

Using R Studio has been a breeze. I used it to learn with R and ts built-in tools helped me in that journey

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use, debugging, and GUI are the best in the buisiness when it comes to R IDEs

Cons:

I wish that I could have better information on ram and CPU usage

Sara L.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2023

A simple IDE with great power

When developing scripts in R, this IDE is the one that should everyone one choose due to its wide range of functionalities.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Being able to manipulate large datasets and perform complex calculations with ease has greatly improved efficiency in the company. What I find most beneficial is the ability to create reproducible research and reports using R Markdown

Cons:

For new developers in R, UI may have some learning curve in comparison to other IDEs.

Ryan M.

Verified reviewer

E-Learning

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

RStudio is what makes R accessible

Very positive.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

I love that I can run code line by line. I work a lot with developing functions and stuff and the ability to see how my data are changing throughout the process is amazing

Cons:

In my mind, R and RStudio are synonymous. I would never use anything else to write R code. So, the only things I dislike are reasons to not use R. If you are going to use R, you should use RStudio

Dustin M.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Best tool to use when working in R

Overall, this software is great and makes my day to day life much easier. There aren't many issues to complain about.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

I like pretty much everything about this software. It makes my code writing tasks so much easier and more enjoyable. I really like the integration with Bash and Python. It's nice being able to write code in various languages in the same document. I like being able to see my code, console, global environment, and other windows all at the same time which is done with finesse in this software. Having a easy-access, searchable "help" window is a huge time saver.

Cons:

There are some bugs I come across every now and again. For example, I had code that would not work like expected. The function I was using was giving a weird output. After troubleshooting for an hour, I closed out of R-Studio, went back in and the function was working as it should. I've encountered other similar issues as well where a simple, "close" and "reopen" fixes problems.

Christopher P.

Verified reviewer

Management Consulting

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2021

RStudio : The Reigning Champ for Data Science in R

I've been using RStudio for almost a decade now, and it keeps getting better every year. There are new features, new conveniences, and it's simply the best environment for writing and executing R code.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

RStudio is feature rich, relatively easy to get around, and incredibly extensible. Combined with R packages of your choice, you can do literally anything in the environment. Code completion, colored highlighting, and easy project management make it a delight.

Cons:

Nothing comes to mind; it's free and open source, so you get what you pay for.

Adriel O.

Verified reviewer

Research

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Top of the Line Statistical Analysis

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

For the low price of free, one can get top of the line statistical analysis. Of course, the learning curve is much higher than commercial statistical software. R requires some knowledge in programming concepts like data structures. One may also very well learn algorithms used in Computer Science and Numerical Analysis to make full use of R. However, this preparation pays much in using the software.

Cons:

R-Studio could improve its functionality by adding convenient menus and buttons for basic statistics like Stata does.

Reasons for choosing RStudio Desktop

I still use those products for more advanced purposes. However, R does the job just fine when it comes to convenience and performance for free.

Reasons for switching to RStudio Desktop

RStudio is free

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