Positron: cost and license
Posit's free data-science IDE for Python and R. Its license is source-available, not open source.
at a glance
- Vendor
- Posit
- License
- Source-available: Elastic License 2.0 (
Elastic-2.0) - Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux — Posit: Windows 10+, macOS 11.0+, Linux.
- Interface
- code (our classification)
- Latest version
- 2026.10.2-3 () per GitHub (Posit)
- Free route
- Free to download and use.
What does Positron cost?
| Buyer | Edition | Price | Term | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anyone | Positron | Free | free | Posit Oct 30, 2026 |
Cheapest first-year option by buyer
| If you are a… | Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Student | Free |
| Faculty, staff or academic researcher | Free |
| Business under 200 people | Free |
| Business with 200+ people | Free |
Computed from the rows above for one user. Add-on modules are excluded. Compare across tools in the cost finder.
What else to know
- The Elastic License 2.0 is source-available, not an open-source license. Posit links to an explanation of what it allows from the Positron site; read it before redistributing or hosting Positron. [source]
Record history
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Sources
- Posit, “Positron.” Official page; checked Oct 30, 2026.
- Posit, “Download Positron.” Official page; checked Oct 30, 2026.
- GitHub (Posit), “posit-dev/positron releases.” Official repository; checked Oct 30, 2026.
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