Mode Notebooks vs Pluto.jl
Comparing two data science notebooks.
Mode Notebooks
Pluto.jl
Native R & Python Notebooks. From SQL, explore your analysis using R or Python Notebooks.
Writing a notebook is not just about writing the final document — Pluto empowers the experiments and discoveries that are essential to getting there.
Setup
Is it managed?
Fully managed (setup in minutes)
Is it managed?
No, you must host it yourself
Can you self-host?
No, you must use a managed offering
Can you self-host?
You can self-host (setup in hours)
Features
Is it Jupyter compatible?
Not Jupyter-compatible
Is it Jupyter compatible?
Not Jupyter-compatible
Programming languages
SQL
R
Python
Programming languages
Julia
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
Connect to databases (MariaDB, PostgreSQL, etc.)
Connect to data warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, etc.)
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
Unknown
What kind of data visualization can you do?
UI for building charts
What kind of data visualization can you do?
Unknown
Reactivity
No reactivity, you decide the execution order
Reactivity
Full, realtime reactivity
Notebook scheduling
Notebook scheduling is built in
Notebook scheduling
No notebook scheduling
Management
Reproducibility
Environments are reproducible by default
Reproducibility
Execution is reproducible by default
Version history
No version history
Version history
File-based (use Git)
Collaborative editing
Multiple editors, one at a time (asynchronous)
Collaborative editing
File-based (use Git)
Comments
No support for comments
Comments
File-based (use GitHub)
Notebook organization
View notebooks in a list
Notebook organization
File-based
Licensing
Price
Unknown
Price
Free
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode Notebooks | Fully managed | None | SQL, R, Python | Visualization UI builder | File-based or asynchronous collaboration | Unknown | Proprietary |
| Pluto.jl | Self-hosted | None | Julia | Unknown | File-based or asynchronous collaboration | Free | Open source |
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