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Updated December 16, 2025
RStudio Desktop vs The Jupyter Notebook: Which is best for you?
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Features
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Code Editing
4.75
Data Modeling
4.67
Graphical User Interface
4.60
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Graphical User Interface
4.61
For Developers
4.40
Debugging
4.27
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Pros / Cons
- I think the best thing about RStudio Desktop are the scheduler for Python scripts, personally these have saved hours of tedious work making it a must-use tool for our team.
- RStudio might slow down your computer, sometimes has trouble with big outputs, and doesn't have a menu for data analysis
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- The intuitive interface makes coding and visualizing data really straightforward, and the ability to keep documentation next to your code is a huge plus for clarity.
- It's not as fast as other IDEs and isn't ideal for building fully deployable Data Science applications.
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Ease-of-Use
4.3/ 5
Highest performing feature
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Value for Money
4.7/ 5
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4.8/ 5in the comparison
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
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4.3/ 5in the comparison
4.2/ 5
Functionality
4.6/ 5
4.6/ 5
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Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
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Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
