R (programming language) Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to R (programming language) is Python, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Julia, MATLAB, GNU Octave and Mathematica. Statistical Analyzers like R (programming language) are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Wizard is a new Mac app that makes data analysis easier than ever. No programming, no typing — just click and explore. Wizard includes a full set of tools for doing professional research, yet its friendly interface makes statistics accessible to beginners.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. R-Fiddle icon
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    A very simple online IDE for R Language. It does all it says on the tin, including allowing you to import modules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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  3. Chapel icon
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    Chapel is a programming language designed for productive parallel computing at scale.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
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  4. LIMDEP icon
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    LIMDEP is a versatile and powerful specialized program for econometric analysis. LIMDEP is used by researchers in universities, government, and industry for econometric analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. Dakota icon
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    The Dakota toolkit provides a flexible and extensible interface between simulation codes and iterative analysis methods. Dakota contains algorithms for optimization with gradient and non gradient-based methods; uncertainty quantification with sampling, reliability, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. The definitive business analytics platform for data driven companies. Point and click Analytics made for analysts by analysts. Build your own analytical apps and share with the whole organization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Pentaho
    • SAS
    • Tableau
    • QlikView
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  7. CuPy icon
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    CuPy is an open-source array library for GPU-accelerated computing with Python. CuPy utilizes CUDA Toolkit libraries including cuBLAS, cuRAND, cuSOLVER, cuSPARSE, cuFFT, cuDNN and NCCL to make full use of the GPU architecture.

    51 CuPy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Mac
    • BSD
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  8. Data transformation software for Windows and Mac. Merge, dedupe, clean and reformat your data without programming.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Woxi icon
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    Wolfram Language / Mathematica reimplementation in Rust.

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    • Online
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Magma icon
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    A software package designed to solve computationally hard problems in algebra, number theory, geometry and combinatorics.

    36 Magma alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Forscape icon
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    Designed for scientific computation, this language and editor provides low-cost abstraction and safety checks, focusing on matrix operations with syntax parity to scientific papers. It offers math rendering, real-time dimension checks, and intuitive user experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. gretl icon
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    Is a cross-platform software package for econometric analysis, written in the C programming language that can import SPSS data files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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