Pluto.jl
WebsiteWriting a notebook is not just about writing the final document — Pluto empowers the experiments and discoveries that are essential to getting there.
Pluto.jl vs Polynote:
a side-by-side comparison for 2024
Comparing two data science notebooks.
Polynote
WebsitePolynote is a different kind of notebook. It supports mixing multiple languages in one notebook, and sharing data between them seamlessly. It encourages reproducible notebooks with its immutable data model.
Pluto.jl
Polynote
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?
Not Jupyter-compatible
Not Jupyter-compatible
Programming languages
Programming languages
Julia
Scala
Python
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
Unknown
Unknown
What kind of data visualization can you do?
What kind of data visualization can you do?
Unknown
Unknown
Reactivity
Reactivity
Full, realtime reactivity
No reactivity, you decide the execution order
Notebook scheduling
Notebook scheduling
No notebook scheduling
Notebook scheduling with additional tools
Management
Reproducibility
Reproducibility
Execution is reproducible by default
With effort, you can make reproducible environments
Version history
Version history
File-based (use Git)
File-based (use Git)
Collaborative editing
Collaborative editing
File-based (use Git)
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 (MIT)
Open-source (Apache 2.0)
Price
Price
Free
Free