Compare RStudio Connect and Shinyapps.io
| Category | Description | RStudio Connect | Shinyapps.io |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | Commercial License (not AGPL) | ||
| RStudio Support | |||
| Deploy Shiny applications to the Web | |||
| Push-button publishing from RStudio IDE | |||
| One convenient place to share shiny apps, dashboards, R Markdown reports, and plots | |||
| Scheduled updates and distribution of reports | |||
| Self-managed content – view and manage what you’ve published or can access | Publishers only | ||
| Security & Authentication | Password protect applications | ||
| Deploy Shiny applications behind firewalls | |||
| Controlled access via SSL and LDAP, Active Directory, Google OAuth, PAM, proxied authentication, or passwords | |||
| Tuning & Scaling | Scale applications across multiple R processes | ||
| Persistent R processes for faster load times | |||
| Metrics & Management | Performance and resource metrics | ||
| Health check endpoint |
*For shinyapps.io plans that include authentication, your application users must have a Google, Github or a shinyapps.io account