Is Plotly for R Free?
Plotly's open-source graphing libraries are free to use, work offline and don't require any account registration. Plotly also has commercial offerings, such as Dash Enterprise and Chart Studio Enterprise.
New to Plotly?
Plotly is a free and open-source graphing library for R. We recommend you read our Getting Started guide for the latest installation or upgrade instructions, then move on to our Plotly Fundamentals tutorials or dive straight in to some Basic Charts tutorials.
Is Plotly for R Free?
Yes. Plotly for R is free and open-source software, licensed under the MIT license. It costs nothing to install and use. You can view the source, report issues or contribute using our Github repository.
Can I use Plotly for R without signing up to any service?
Yes. You can use Plotly for R to make, view, and distribute charts and maps without registering for any service, obtaining any token, or creating any account. The one exception is that to view tile maps which use tiles from the Mapbox service (which is optional, as you can use other tile servers), you will need to have a Mapbox token.
Can I use Plotly for R offline, without being connected to the internet?
Yes. You can use Plotly for R to make, view, and distribute graphics totally offline. The one exception is that to view tile maps which use tiles from a cloud-hosted service, such as Open Street Maps or Mapbox, you will need a connection to that service. You can view tile maps totally offline if you run your own local tile server and use its tiles.
Is Dash free?
Yes. Plotly's Dash analytics application framework is also free and open-source software, licensed under the MIT license.
Does Plotly also make commercial software?
Yes. Plotly has commercial offerings such as Dash Enterprise.