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JupyterLab vs Nextjournal:
a side-by-side comparison for 2024

Comparing two data science notebooks.

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JupyterLab

JupyterLab is the next-generation web-based user interface for Project Jupyter.

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Nextjournal

Runs anything you can put into a Docker container. Improve your workflow with polyglot notebooks, automatic versioning and real-time collaboration. Save time and money with on-demand provisioning, including GPU support.
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JupyterLab

Nextjournal

Setup

Is it managed?

Is it managed?

No, you must host it yourself
Fully managed (setup in minutes)

Can you self-host?

Can you self-host?

You can self-host (setup in hours)
No, you must use a managed offering

Features

Is it Jupyter compatible?

Is it Jupyter compatible?

Jupyter-compatible
Jupyter-compatible

Programming languages

Programming languages

Jupyter languages (e.g. Python, R)
Jupyter languages (e.g. Python, R)

What kind of data sources can you connect to?

What kind of data sources can you connect to?

Connect with Jupyter libraries (e.g. SQLAlchemy, psycopg2)
Connect with Jupyter libraries (e.g. SQLAlchemy, psycopg2)
Connect to data warehouses (AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, etc.)
Connect to databases (SQLite, PostgreSQL, etc.)

What kind of data visualization can you do?

What kind of data visualization can you do?

Jupyter data visualization (e.g. Matplotlib, Altair, Plotly)
Jupyter data visualization (e.g. Matplotlib, Altair, Plotly)

Reactivity

Reactivity

No reactivity, you decide the execution order
No reactivity, you decide the execution order

Notebook scheduling

Notebook scheduling

Notebook scheduling with additional tools
Notebook scheduling is built in

Management

Reproducibility

Reproducibility

With effort, you can make reproducible environments
Environments are reproducible by default
Run notebooks in containers

Version history

Version history

File-based (use Git)
Version history is built in

Collaborative editing

Collaborative editing

File-based (use Git)
Experimental JupyterLab support
Multiple editors at the same time

Comments

Comments

File-based (use GitHub)
Comment on items within a notebook

Notebook organization

Notebook organization

File-based
View notebooks in a list

Licensing

License

License

Open-source (BSD)
Proprietary

Price

Price

Free
Free tier
Pay-per-user
Pay for compute

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