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Interactive displays and dashboards in R

Getting Started

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Read the official documentation

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Review strengths, tradeoffs, and alternatives

Our full tool profile covers Shiny's strengths, weaknesses, pricing, and how it compares to alternatives.

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Best For

R developers who need to create interactive web applications and dashboards

Data analysts looking for a way to visualize and interact with their R-based projects in a web environment

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