Best R Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from statistical analysis software ranked against R on the same published basis.
- 1R vs jamovi
- 2R vs JASP
- 3R vs EViews
- 4R vs gretl
- 5R vs PAST
- 6R vs LatentGOLD
- 7R vs BlueSky Statistics
- 8R vs Stata
- 10R vs SAS/STAT
- 11R vs XLSTAT
- 12R vs kana
- 13R vs G*Power
- 14R vs SAS Advanced Analytics
- 15R vs GraphPad Prism
- 16R vs StatCrunch
- 17R vs IBM SPSS Statistics
- 18R vs JMP
- 19R vs SAS Visual Statistics
- 20R vs GNU PSPP
- 21R vs StatsDirect
R alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jamovi | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 2 | JASP | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | EViews | 7.8 | Free plan | $59.95/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 4 | gretl | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | PAST | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Windows, Mac |
| 6 | LatentGOLD | 7.4 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 7 | BlueSky Statistics | 7.4 | Free plan | $41.25/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Stata | 7.2 | No | $13.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | SAS/STAT | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | XLSTAT | 6.8 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS |
| 12 | kana | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 13 | G*Power | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Windows, Mac |
| 14 | SAS Advanced Analytics | 6.5 | No | — | — |
| 15 | GraphPad Prism | 6.5 | No | $11.83/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 16 | StatCrunch | 6.5 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 17 | IBM SPSS Statistics | 6.4 | No | $79/mo | — |
| 18 | JMP | 6.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 19 | SAS Visual Statistics | 6.4 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | GNU PSPP | 6.4 | No | — | — |
| 21 | StatsDirect | 6.4 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about R alternatives
What is the best alternative to R?
jamovi, number 1 in statistical analysis software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: JASP, EViews, gretl and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to R?
jamovi is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.