Posit Package Manager
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Posit Package Manager, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Posit Package Manager's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced | Priced on request | Unlimited package repositories · Curated CRAN and PyPI sources · CRAN snapshot source · Pre-built Linux binaries for R · MCP server for AI assistants · NFS high-availability storage · Custom package metadata · Vulnerability reporting and blocking · Vulnerability data sync · OIDC SSO · Blocklist rules · Allowlist overrides · Git builders · OIDC identity federation for CI/CD · Snowflake authentication · Scope mapping and scoped delegation · Air-gapped deployment · User namespace sandboxing · GPG signatures · Remote CLI administration · Talk to an expert |
| Enhanced | Priced on request | Up to 10 package repositories · Curated CRAN and PyPI sources · CRAN snapshot source · Pre-built Linux binaries for R · MCP server for AI assistants · NFS high-availability storage · Custom package metadata · Vulnerability reporting and blocking · Vulnerability data sync · Talk to an expert |
The facts
Each one read from Posit Package Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant integration
- Its MCP server connects AI coding assistants including Positron Assistant, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot to curated repositories.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- self hostedchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Deployment limit
- Production deployments require a dedicated server, and Posit says not to co-locate Package Manager with Workbench or Connect on the same machine.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Git builders
- Git Builders automatically build and publish new versions of internal packages.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Install compatibility
- Repositories use standard CRAN- and PyPI-compatible formats that clients can use by pointing their package source URL at Package Manager.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Posit Workbench, Posit Connect, Artifactory, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Sonatype Nexus Repository, OpenID Connect, Snowflakechecked 20 Sep 2026
- Package sources
- It builds repositories from CRAN, PyPI, Bioconductor, internal sources, and Open VSX extensions.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Posit integrations
- Package Manager integrates with Posit Workbench and Posit Connect as the package governance layer of Posit Team.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Posit Package Manager centralizes and governs R and Python package repositories for organizations.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security detail
- Vulnerability reports use data from the Open Source Vulnerabilities database; the documentation says Package Manager itself does not perform security checks or vulnerability scanning.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Snapshot reproducibility
- Date-based snapshots capture exact package versions from CRAN, PyPI, and Bioconductor.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Paid subscriptions include support services, with Posit undertaking commercially reasonable efforts to respond to tickets during business hours within eight business hours.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support channels
- email, ticket, community, docschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Vulnerability visibility
- The product reports known vulnerabilities for packages and supports package blocking rules with allowlist overrides.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Company size fit
- mid market, enterprisechecked 20 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux support
- Posit lists supported self-hosted Linux installers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, openSUSE Leap, and Ubuntu.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- Package Manager licensing documentation says customers can request a free 30-day trial license.checked 4 Oct 2026
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