Plotly vs RStudio Connect comparison

Plotly and Posit PBC are both solutions in the Reporting category. Plotly is ranked #19 with an average rating of 7.7, while Posit PBC is ranked #20 with an average rating of 6.5. Plotly holds a 1.2% mindshare in RT, compared to Posit PBC’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Plotly users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Posit PBC users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

RStudio Connect

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106 Comparison Views

66% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Plotly and RStudio Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Plotly

Ranking in Reporting

19th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

RStudio Connect

Ranking in Reporting

20th

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Visualization (20th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of Plotly is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RStudio Connect is 0.4%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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VenkateshJuloori

Founder & CEO at Ira

A flexible tool that offers an open-source version

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten. In my company, there are around five resources that use the product. My company's clients use the product a lot on a daily basis. I use the product twice a week in my company before I get any call from our clients.

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LaurenceMoseley

Professor of Health Services Research (now Emeritus) at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Graphical learning experience needs improvement but handles large datasets effectively

RStudio Connect ( /products/rstudio-connect-reviews ) is very powerful statistically and can handle large datasets, even on a free version on a laptop. It offers excellent customer service and educational resources. KNIME ( /products/knime-reviews ) allows for visual data manipulation, with nodes representing operations, making it user-friendly and effective for statistical analysis and predictions. I appreciate its ability to integrate R or Python scripts, combining ease of use with powerful procedures.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The level of interactivity that the product provides is valuable to me."

"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."

"When reviewing and interpreting data, I typically examine it in a tabular form to understand its structure. However, when explaining or presenting the findings to others, I often use visualization tools such as Plotly. These tools allow me to create visual representations of datasets."

"RStudio Connect is very powerful statistically and can handle large datasets, even on a free version on a laptop."

Cons

"The tool needs to improve its pie charts. Regarding Plotly, I find the online documentation somewhat challenging to navigate, especially when dealing with many parameters. Searching through thousands of parameters can be a tedious and less straightforward process. While the documentation is available online and serves its purpose, I often encounter difficulties in finding the information."

"The solution cannot be deployed on the website and shared with others through its own platform."

"I believe that the prices of the tool's paid services could be on the premium side, so the pricing model can be considered for improvement."

"I rate my experience with RStudio Connect as average because I am not yet comfortable enough to provide a definitive assessment."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source tool. My company hasn't explored Plotly's premium services yet, but I believe the prices could be on the premium side."

"I only use the free tier of the product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

University

Government

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Healthcare Company

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Plotly?

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Plotly?

It is an open-source tool. My company hasn't explored Plotly's premium services yet, but I believe the prices are on the premium side. I rate the product price as five or six on a scale of one to t...

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What needs improvement with Plotly?

I believe that the price of the tool's paid services is on the premium side, so the pricing model can be considered for improvement.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for RStudio Connect?

Both KNIME and RStudio Connect are free to use on a laptop. However, if I want to use a big server version, it is subsidized.

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What needs improvement with RStudio Connect?

It could work on visibility or improve that. In RStudio Connect ( /products/rstudio-connect-reviews ), the learning process is not as graphical as KNIME ( /products/knime-reviews ). Although I can ...

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What is your primary use case for RStudio Connect?

I use the software primarily for statistics. I have used it on census data from the UK, which covers millions of individuals. Additionally, I have utilized it for surveys and educational purposes, ...

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Overview

Plotly creates leading open source tools for composing, editing, and sharing interactive data visualization via the Web.

Our collaboration servers (available in cloud or on premises) allow data scientists to showcase their work, make graphs without coding, and collaborate with business analysts, designers, executives, and clients.

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RStudio Connect is a web-based platform that allows organizations to share and manage data science content easily. Its primary use case is to enable data scientists to publish and share their work with stakeholders, including executives, analysts, and other team members.

The solution helps organizations to streamline their data science workflows, reduce the time and effort required to share insights and improve collaboration across teams. With RStudio Connect, organizations can ensure that their data science content is secure, up-to-date, and accessible to the right people at the right time.

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Sample Customers

Google, Goji, VIT, Smpl Bio, U.S. Air Force, C12 Energy, New York University

ENERGETIC INSURANCE, PRECISION ANALYTICS, REDFIN, TWO SIX CAPITALSTACK OVERFLOW, LIBERTY MUTUAL, EDUCATION SUPERHIGHWAY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

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