Very basic question: what are the core differences in functionality between RStudio Server Pro vs open source? I would like to install it on a 96-core workstation and have several users access RStudio remotely via web browser, but not much else.
Hosting RStudio on a single-server and accessing via browser, giving server-grade compute
Multi-user with a single session per user
Single version of R for the server and users
Basic auth via username/password
Main differences, Workbench has support for:
Launching multiple IDEs, RStudio, VS Code, JupyterLab
Multiple sessions per user and resource profiles/limits to control compute use per user/user group
Multiple versions of R in RStudio and the ability to switch on the fly. Also simplifies upgrading versions of R without forcing all users to use a new version all at once.
Cluster backends -- native support for Kubernetes, Slurm, or load-balancing across multiple server nodes
Enterprise Authentication, ie SSO/SAML/OIDC
Automated user provisioning of local user accounts
Managed Credentials for Cloud providers, ie OAuth credentials for AWS, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake to avoid using PATs.
Auditing features for regulated industry use
Prometheus monitoring for monitoring server activity and health