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JupyterLab vs Pluto.jl:
a side-by-side comparison for 2024

Comparing two data science notebooks.

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JupyterLab

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

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Pluto.jl

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Writing a notebook is not just about writing the final document — Pluto empowers the experiments and discoveries that are essential to getting there.
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JupyterLab

Pluto.jl

Setup

Is it managed?

Is it managed?

No, you must host it yourself
No, you must host it yourself

Can you self-host?

Can you self-host?

You can self-host (setup in hours)
You can self-host (setup in hours)

Features

Is it Jupyter compatible?

Is it Jupyter compatible?

Jupyter-compatible
Not Jupyter-compatible

Programming languages

Programming languages

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

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)
Unknown

What kind of data visualization can you do?

What kind of data visualization can you do?

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

Reactivity

Reactivity

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

Notebook scheduling

Notebook scheduling

Notebook scheduling with additional tools
No notebook scheduling

Management

Reproducibility

Reproducibility

With effort, you can make reproducible environments
Execution is reproducible by default

Version history

Version history

File-based (use Git)
File-based (use Git)

Collaborative editing

Collaborative editing

File-based (use Git)
Experimental JupyterLab support
File-based (use Git)

Comments

Comments

File-based (use GitHub)
File-based (use GitHub)

Notebook organization

Notebook organization

File-based
File-based

Licensing

License

License

Open-source (BSD)
Open-source (MIT)

Price

Price

Free
Free

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