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# Page 3 - Reviews of RStudio Desktop

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Muhammad A.  
Free Lancer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### " RStudio A Game changer In Market?"

October 16, 2021

4.0

I am a freelancer which needs to have a good IDE to execute, debug, compile my codes and RStudio made that possible for me to do. what to talk about only me, millions of users are earning from it. I use its cloud-saving feature to save my projects. talking about price it also comes with a free version, you can use that too but it has limited features like Priority Email Support.

Pros

1\. It saves its data on its cloud servers. 2. its debugging tool helps to scrutinize the code and moreover it has a great graphical user interface which I personally find heartwarming. it price is high but I think that it is worth it. 3. Easily customizable.

Cons

1\. Pricing, it like way expensive than other software 2. Rstudio crashes when working on a big project

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AA

Alejandro A.  
PhD student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great way to start coding."

March 22, 2022

5.0

Is great! You start to reduce your fear and anxiety using this software, it is very intuitive and user friendly.

Pros

It is great that it has a interfase that helps you to be familiar with the terminal, variables and libraries.

Cons

It can be helpful a tutorial for each feature, helping to understand all the things that you can do.

Switched from

[Spyder](https://www.capterra.com/p/235569/Spyder/)

It was easier for me to start coding compared to spyder.

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SD

Smruti D.  
Student  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One and only IDE for R users in statistics and data science"

February 27, 2022

5.0

Love every bit of using R, for creating fancy looking visualizations - graphs, maps, and interactive plots.

Pros

This is a fabulous, open source, and very popular IDE for R programming language that is primarily used by biologists and statisticians. It has fairly easy to learn syntax, simple data structures, and can easily handle alphanumeric data for modeling and visualizations. It is continuously becoming better and better over the years, and has some great packages for visualization.

Cons

It is a little tricky to work with big datasets, as the data structures offered in R don't handle large data very well.

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TD

Thien D.  
Graduate Research Assistant  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Probably the most beginner-friendly IDE out there"

November 30, 2022

5.0

Pros

The version for personal use is free, making it a great starting point if you’re learning how to use R. All help files are at your fingertip. Also, I can print out my source codes together with the output that are already beautifully in the LaTex format.

Cons

The plot window can look a bit funny at first (the plots are still produced, but you may need to adjust the plot window size for bigger plots to display properly). Also, if your output is rather large, RStudio might freeze without warning after a very long compilation period.

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RC

Rashid C.  
Mathematics Teacher  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "R Studio Review"

March 16, 2021

5.0

Overall R studio is an excellent product and a great tool to supplement teaching statistics and algebra II at the high school level and any statistics and data science class at the college algebra.

Pros

R studio is an improved version to manage and execute code in the R platform. The user interface makes it extremely easy to organize and visualize data sets and it extremely useful for teaching. R studio is also easy to download and install and is free for individual users! Since it is open source there are many add ons that you can implement to the library to improve its functionality.

Cons

R studio's greatest strength is also its greatest weakness, as a open source software there is a lack of support at the beginner level. You will have to do some online searching to find great tutorials and there is also a lack of customer support. I also found it difficult to intergrate R studio with other languages such as python or C+. It also seems catered to more of a data science analysis approach rather than programming and execution.

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Gbenga S.  
construction manager  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Data Analytics Workflow with R Studio Desktop"

February 10, 2023

5.0

R Studio Desktop is a great option for data analysts using R programming language who are looking for a user-friendly and efficient data analytics platform

Pros

R Studio Desktop has a clean and intuitive interface, making it easy for me to navigate my data and analyze it effectively. it also has a number of tools and features that streamline my data analytics workflow, such as built-in code completion, debugging tools, and more

Cons

R Studio Desktop can be slow or laggy, especially when working with large datasets, for new users tutorial is needed

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Dikshya S.  
Graduate Research Assistant  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent software for data analysis of agricultural research"

October 24, 2021

5.0

Pros

With R-studio, it has been very easy for me to analyse my lab and field data using the codes. The graphs and other visualization obtained using this software are very informative even without explanation. Its also very easy to export the results. Overall, its a very handy and useful tool for students and researchers.

Cons

There’s nothing I dislike about this software, but to mention one I would say its availability and cost.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Student  
Architecture & Planning  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "A great tool for statistics."

October 24, 2019

5.0

It is a very fast and straightforward tool to analyze data without using Excel or ArcGIS. If you know how to code, R-Studio is a convenient tool compared to R or Python if you focus on the analysis. The program is very light.

Pros

A very fast tool that you can manipulate and utilize the data without using tools like ArcGIS or Excel. It is free to use and it can analyze the data with coding, and the speed of analysis is faster than other tools like Python as R-studio is more focused on data analysis. Compared to R, it is more straightforward and easier to use for new users.

Cons

The help menu is somewhat difficult to understand even though you go into the help menu. As for the most coding programs, it is better to use Stack Overflow. When you use a version control project, sometimes there is an error when you open other files than R project and you might need to download from the respiratory again.

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Sanjona R.  
Retail Research Analyst  
Media Production  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Powerful tool to analyze data statistically"

September 25, 2019

5.0

Analyzing media data statistically to predict future sales

Pros

There are many sources to find the codes you need like GitHub so you do not need to be a master code to use R-Studio. Statistical analysis is unparalleled and you get insights for your data easily. You can run complex regressions, and statistical tests easily with a few lines of codes

Cons

Not easy for beginners, lots of terminologies to get used to. But there are numerous tutorials on YouTube and a large community to help you whenever you get stuck

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Ph. D. Candidate  
Biotechnology  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very useful for research"

August 8, 2020

5.0

Very satisfied with it, easy to use and exactly what you need to work as a research student that analyzes a lot of data.

Pros

You can find a lot of useful programs in R, and R studio makes it easier to use, it saves your last commands, you can see the files you are using, the data, and some notes you have all at the same time. It's very friendly and easy to use.

Cons

It can be overwhelming at first if you have never code before and to see all the small screen at the time time with the commands, but once you get used to it, it's all very convenient.

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SN

Sudarsan N.  
Assistant Professor  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A Good Tool For R Programmers"

April 4, 2021

4.0

Overall, this is my to-go tool for R programming even though there are other options such as Jupyter that offer many different kernels such as Python and Julia other than R.

Pros

The ability to install missing R packages instantly, creating R Markdown documents, and integration with Shiny Web App are the most appealing features for me as a machine learning researcher. I use RStudio almost everyday and have found it be one of the best interfaces to the R programming language for large scale data science projects.

Cons

Memory management, in particular, with regards to installed packages is not intuitive and the user has to rely on command line options for a clearer picture.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Product Director  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fantastic Analytics Software"

March 31, 2022

4.0

It's our lead tool for data analytics.

Pros

The software is a great IDE for coding in R. It's the most simple and easy to use IDE that I've discovered. The UI is a bit outdated but for an IDE, it works.

Cons

The price can be a bit hefty, especially if you are an individual user. And there's still some bugs in the software here and there, but they seem to do a decent job at addressing them with updates.

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VV

Verónica V.  
PhD student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "An improve to R"

May 5, 2022

5.0

You can create and modify your codes with a user friendly interfase, making your work more efficient and fun.

Pros

R studio help me to be more confident in the creation of new codes, with a custimizable features that made things easier.

Cons

Sometimes it does not save the directory where I was working.

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AM

Ailed M.  
Engineer  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Start to code!"

January 10, 2023

5.0

Is worth ad it to make more comfortable to create your new codes.

Pros

The interfase is amazing! You can look at the different results from your scripts at the same time. Is intuitive and helps to gain confidence.

Cons

At the beginning the organization of the tabs can be tricky, but once you made it, all goes well.

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Ajay P.  
Research Assistant  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Data Analysis Software With a Learning Curve"

February 5, 2021

4.0

My overall experience with R-Studio has been positive and I have been able to effectively analyze a large amount of data and write papers on it .

Pros

I use R to analyze data for writing papers. What I like about R is that it allows researchers to great insights on their data by using the tools that are in R.

Cons

There is a big learning curve when trying to use R. The software itself does not look inviting to new users and can be daunting.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Graduate Research Assistant  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The Best Data Software"

August 29, 2019

5.0

Thanks for Providing R-Studio.

Pros

I'm using R software for about a year now. It is one of the best programming languages. Everyone who wants to work as a data engineer, data analyzer, or data scientist should know R. It provides efficient packages to solve various problems. It is user-friendly and easy to learn. When I started to learn R, I thought that it should take a lot of time. But after a while, I mastered using R. It has several features that make it easier to use R instead of utilizing other software.

Cons

It is a reliable and efficient software. I cannot say too much about its Cons. Just as a personal experience, I do not like the graphics and environment of the software. I think it can be improved.

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CS

Cruz S.  
Master student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Easy way to coding!"

January 9, 2023

5.0

Excellent tool to start and continue coding in a very user-friendly enviroment.

Pros

I started coding with the terminal alone. Rstudio interfase helps to be more comfortable while creating new codes. Is a great tool to beginners and veterans.

Cons

You can not customize colors and themes on the interfase.

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IS

Ismail S.  
Data Scientist  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Review - R Studio"

February 9, 2021

5.0

R Studio is my sought after Machine learning programme, I am so fascinated about how to use it scale business. All our credit models are built in R

Pros

Great open source software for data and statistical analysis, user friendly and minimized code writing, good supportive libraries and great infographs

Cons

The major disadvantage is the inability to use it for core code development, lack of flexibility in writing deep learning or neural network models.

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FC

Francisco C.  
Laboratory technician  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great tool to code"

May 3, 2022

5.0

As a new person in coding, Studio helpme to feel more confident to explore all the possibilities to process our data.

Pros

It is a great improvement to R, the interfase is good and the new tools are great for someone new in the coding world.

Cons

It can help a tutorial for the customization of the features tha Studio presents.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Technology Specialist  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Research analytics and visualizations made easy"

February 7, 2021

4.0

Pros

R is one of the simplest programming languages and R-studio makes full use of its capabilities. The R community is amazing and provides immense support where needed. There are built in packages in R-studio that can be used to learn it step by step on sample data. R studio makes it simple and easy to manage, clean, and visualize the data.

Cons

There is a small learning curve for people who do not have programming experience. The environment may also look daunting in the beginning so maybe that could be made more appealing with theme options.

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Adam T.  
Research Analyst  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "RStudio is the best software for programming in R"

November 9, 2021

5.0

Pros

I have tried other interfaces to work with R but none worked so smoothly as RStudio does. Installing packages, changing directories and so on can be done very quickly from the UI.

Cons

The inability to create a collaboration project.

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NT

Nathan T.  
Researcher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "RStudio user for data analysis, visualisation and modelling"

June 21, 2023

5.0

In my eyes, RStudio really gives R a clear edge over Python since Python has nothing that is as good as RStudio to offer in terms of IDE, not even close.

Pros

Multi faceted display, flexibility, aesthetics, ease of use and performance

Cons

Nothing major, a very minor that I couldn't see a way to add the arrows to the scroll bar for the black background versions (this is an extremely minor thing though!)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Founder  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Expensive but works like a charm"

November 17, 2020

5.0

I recovered everything I wanted to with it but now I have it for no reason.

Pros

I recovered almost all the data I needed to when I thought I had lost them all. It worked great and fast.

Cons

It is expensive if you are not using it frequently. You also probably won't need all the features you are paying for.

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Ajumon R.  
Embedded Engineer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best professional software for R Programming."

September 15, 2022

5.0

overall, rstudio is a great software for r programming. we can easily understand the interface and easily use the software.

Pros

The best software for R Programming. for data analysis, r programming is very important. the R Studio is very easy software. we can execute program line by line very easly. we can also view the real time results and registers through the window also.

Cons

actually, i like the software 100%. the GUI of the software is not great. that's the only thing i like least about this software.

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MB

Mourad B.  
IT Faculty  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "RStudio IDE"

March 21, 2022

4.0

I am very pleased with RSudio as it is the best IDE for data analysis

Pros

Rstudio has many interesting features, including easy integration with GitHub and RStudio cloud, and output reports in multiple formats, such as PDF, HTML. In addition, it provides a graphical user interface (GUI) as well as a command-line interface (CLI) to manage R packages. It also supports in-line code execution and in-line plotting.

Cons

Debugging is inefficient in Rstudio, and the software sometimes freezes, especially when working with large datasets.

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