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R Foundation

r-project.org · Vienna, Austria

The R Foundation for Statistical Computing is a non-profit organization that supports the development, maintenance, and distribution of the R programming language and related software for statistical computing and graphics. It coordinates the R Core Team, manages infrastructure such as CRAN, and promotes the use of R in research, education, and industry. The foundation is funded primarily through donations, sponsorships, and conference-related activities rather than commercial product sales.

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Revenue
$1.5M
Employees
10
Founded
2003
Headquarters
Vienna, Austria

What 14 Arbolus experts think of R Foundation

NPS is strongly skewed toward positive, with seven experts rating 9-10, two experts at 7, and two at 6. Renewal intent is positive where reported, with the only non-renewer also indicating a learning curve challenge. Stickiness is high: over 90% report using R for more than one year, and none plan to switch for cost reasons. Expert themes highlight flexibility, reproducibility, and ecosystem breadth as drivers of satisfaction, with drawbacks focused on usability for non-programmers.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed R Foundation

Total customers 14 14 current · 0 former
Reviews growth +11 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 62% (9)
  • Director 31% (4)
  • Manager 8% (1)
Data Partner Manager NPS 10 Submitted Apr 2026
Data Leader C-Suite NPS 7 Submitted Sep 2026
Other Leader C-Suite NPS 10 Submitted Mar 2026

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Sentiment

50 Net Promoter Score, from 14 scored reviews
  • Promoters 9
  • Passives 3
  • Detractors 2

Cumulative NPS by month

+1 over 6 months
  • Mar 8
  • Apr 9
  • May 9
  • Jul 9
  • Aug 9
  • Sep 9

Net Promoter Score across 2 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 48 across 2 companies.

Praised

  • Cost-Effectiveness and Accessibility
  • Unmatched Flexibility and Analytical Depth
  • Reproducibility and Workflow Automation
  • Streamlined Collaboration and Version Control

Criticised

  • AI-Augmented Competing Platforms
  • Loss of Reproducibility from Package Instability
  • Competition from User-Friendly Statistical Tools
  • Unsuitable for Non-Programmers

What customers say

Cost-Effectiveness and Accessibility
“The lack of direct licensing costs makes R much more appealing compared to commercial statistical platforms, especially when scaling across large user groups.”
Unmatched Flexibility and Analytical Depth
“R enables me to handle complex analytical tasks with flexibility, offering a massive library of packages for specialized research needs.”
Reproducibility and Workflow Automation
“I can script all data cleaning and analysis steps in R, ensuring everything is reproducible and reducing the manual effort for updating analyses.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 67%
  • Will renew 2
  • Undecided 0
  • Not renewing 1

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 100% 1 answer
  • Director 50% 2 answers
  • 8.5/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 6/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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