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Posit

235 Reviews and Ratings

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35 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Posit

    Score10 out of 10
    		N/APosit, formerly RStudio, is a modular data science platform, combining open source and commercial products.N/A

    Spyder

    Score8.1 out of 10
    		N/ASpyder is a free and open source scientific environment for Python. It combines advanced editing, analysis, debugging, and profiling, with data exploration, interactive execution, deep inspection, and visualization capabilities. Spyder is sponsored by open source supporters QuanSight, and NumFOCUS, as well as individual donors.

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    Pricing
    PositSpyder
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PositSpyder
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PositSpyder
    Considered Both Products
    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    Verified User
    Chose Posit
    Python IDEs like Spyder or Jupyter Notebooks are not steady and stable as compared to RStudio.
    The newer version of Python or Installing new Library corrupted the Spyder or Jupyter Notebook versions, not same with RStudio!
    There are not easily available tools like RShiny in order …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Posit
    Spyder allows auto-write and recommendations in code, RStudio could potentially offer such integrations easily.
    Incentivized
    Terry Leitch
    Faculty in Finance and Accounting at Johns Hopkins (Education Management, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose Posit
    Far better integrated and easy to use. The only full-blown Python IDE is PyCharm, and it is a monolith. I used Spyder instead. I was very happy when RStudio added Python support so I can ditch Jupyter Notebooks, which really isn't an IDE but is more like RMarkdown, a small …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Posit
    RStudio is great tool with cross language integration with minimal changes.
    RStudio support team is very prompt and informative.
    Simple installation setup.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Posit
    While many of these are great, RStudio is the best for R work. There is also native support in the IDE for combining other languages, like Python, into workflows easily so work across languages can be handled in one location.
    Incentivized
    Open Source
    Jewon Ju
    Data Analyst in Research & Development at LOAK (Research, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Spyder
    I think Spyder doesn't stack up as well as other IDEs due to its many limitations. But it is available for free and that is one advantage it has over its competitors.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Spyder
    First of all, for PyCharm, the layout is better than Spyder from my own experience and interaction. However, Spyder can allow you to arrange the layout by yourself but the layout for PyCharm is fixed. Second, if you choose PyCharm Professional, you need to pay an annual fee to …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    PositSpyder
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Posit and Spyder
    Feature
    Posit
    9.3
    27 Ratings
    Spyder
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources10.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of Posit and Spyder
    Feature
    Posit
    9.0
    27 Ratings
    Spyder
    -
    Ratings
    Visualization8.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of Posit and Spyder
    Feature
    Posit
    10.0
    26 Ratings
    Spyder
    -
    Ratings
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Posit and Spyder
    Feature
    Posit
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    Spyder
    -
    Ratings
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of Posit and Spyder
    Feature
    Posit
    9.9
    18 Ratings
    Spyder
    -
    Ratings
    Flexible Model Publishing Options10.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls9.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    PositSpyder
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (123 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)