R (programming language) AlternativesTop Programming Languages & Statistical Analyzers like R (programming language)

R (programming language) is described as 'R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be consider' and is a very popular programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to R (programming language) for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best R (programming language) alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like R (programming language) are MATLAB, GNU Octave, Julia and Mathematica.

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  1. Python icon

    Python

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    Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.

    94 Python alternatives

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    • Most users think Python is a great R (programming language) alternative.

    • Python is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to R (programming language).

    • Python is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to R (programming language).

    • Python is Free and Open SourceR (programming language) is also Free and Open Source
  2. MATLAB icon

    MATLAB

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    High-level environment supporting numerical computation, visualization, matrix operations, algorithm development, custom interfaces, integration with external languages, symbolic and model-based simulation, and specialized toolboxes for fields like engineering.

    86 MATLAB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • Most users think MATLAB is a great R (programming language) alternative.

    • MATLAB is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to R (programming language).

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to R (programming language).

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryR (programming language) is Free and Open Source
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    GNU Octave

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    Octave is a computer program for performing numerical computations which is mostly compatible with MATLAB . It is part of the GNU Project. It is free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

    66 GNU Octave alternatives

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    • Free
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  5. Julia icon

    Julia

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    Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments. It provides a sophisticated compiler, distributed parallel execution, numerical accuracy, and an...

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    • Free
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    Looks like Python Runs like C

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    R is more concise. It has the powerful and versatile tidyverse dialect with functionality that is apparently impossible to reproduce in Julia without excessive typing.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Julia is a great R (programming language) alternative.

    • Julia is Free and Open SourceR (programming language) is also Free and Open Source
  6. Mathematica icon

    Mathematica

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    Definitive technical computing system spanning machine learning and neural networks, data science, visualizations and much more.

    74 Mathematica alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    It's a symbolic programming language, superior on calculations than R and Python.

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    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietaryR (programming language) is Free and Open Source
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    SageMath

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    SageMath is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It builds on top of many existing open-source packages: NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, Maxima, GAP, FLINT, R and many more.

    63 SageMath alternatives

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    • Free
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    Dynamically visualize effects of of parameters on calculations with Interact
     
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    SciPy

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    SciPy is a collection of mathematical algorithms and convenience functions built on NumPy. It adds significant power to Python by providing the user with high-level commands and classes for manipulating and visualizing data.

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    • Free
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    Scilab

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    Scilab is free and open source software for numerical computation providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. Scilab includes hundreds of mathematical functions.

    58 Scilab alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    PSPP

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    PSPP is a free software application for analysis of sampled data. It has a graphical user interface and conventional command line interface. It is written in C, uses GNU Scientific Library for its mathematical routines, and plotutils for generating graphs.

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    • Free
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    JASP

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    JASP is a free and open-source graphical program for statistical analysis supported by the University of Amsterdam. It is designed to be easy to use, and familiar to users of SPSS. It offers standard analysis procedures in both their classical and Bayesian form.

    29 JASP alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Flathub
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    Nim (programming language)

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    Nim is a statically typed, imperative programming language with a powerful macro system that tries to give the programmer ultimate power without compromises on runtime efficiency.

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    • Free
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  14. NumPy icon

    NumPy

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    NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing in Python. It is a Python library that provides a multidimensional array object, various derived objects (such as masked arrays and matrices), and an assortment of routines for fast operations on arrays, including...

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    • Free
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