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A tables-listings-graphs package that reached CRAN and then went quiet.
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The best rlistings alternatives in analytics tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 14, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to rlistings? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in analytics tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, rlistings shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 0.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About rlistings
Clinical listings that keep inheriting their hardest problem — pagination — from the layer below.
rlistings renders clinical-trial subject listings and paginates them for regulatory output, sitting alongside rtables on the shared formatters engine. The releases in this window are dominated by pagination correctness: repeated key columns across pages, splitting by a variable, ordered-factor handling, column gaps, and font metrics. Development is a large rotating contributor set inside the insightsengineering organisation.
Velocity 0.0 · Last update 56m ago
Top 12 alternatives to rlistings
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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Tplyr made clinical summary tables explain where every number came from.
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A cache-directory helper that has shipped nothing but CRAN-triggered patches for seven years.
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gigs redesigned its whole conversion API for rOpenSci, then spent three releases getting the docs to build.
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A weather-data client that keeps rewriting its HTTP layer while slowly tightening its API.
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datasetjson rebuilt its object model to track the CDISC Dataset-JSON 1.1 schema.
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A TIFF reader for scientific imaging that spent its recent releases shedding weight and fixing memory bugs.
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tern is migrating its entire analysis-function catalogue off make_afun(), one release at a time.
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A reference posterior database that hit 1.0 with a paper, and is now graded on the statistics it ships.
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Markdown round-tripping through XML, where every release is another thing it learned not to mangle.
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A Qualtrics data-cleaning package that has been in maintenance mode since its CRAN acceptance.
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Geospatial targets grew from two raster helpers into a tiling and multi-backend pipeline layer.
rlistings vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rlistings (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | clinical-trialslistingspagination | — |
| tidytlg | 0.0 | 0 | clinical-trialstablesr-package | — |
| Tplyr | 0.0 | 0 | clinical-trialstablestraceability | 1.0.0 introduces the traceability metadata framework |
| hoardr | 0.0 | 0 | cachingr-packageropensci | — |
| gigs | 0.0 | 0 | growth-standardsneonatal-healthr-package | Conversion API rewritten around data frames and classify_growth() |
| riem | 0.0 | 0 | weather-dataapi-clientr-package | — |
| datasetjson | 0.0 | 0 | clinical-datacdiscjson | Dataset-JSON 1.1.0 support with a redesigned object model |
| ijtiff | 0.0 | 0 | imagingtiffr-package | — |
| tern | 0.0 | 0 | clinical-trialstablesr-package | Two dozen more analysis functions drop make_afun() |
| posteriordb | 0.0 | 0 | bayesianbenchmarkingreference-data | — |
| tinkr | 0.0 | 0 | markdownxmlr-package | First release: the extensible yarn R6 class |
| excluder | 0.0 | 0 | survey-datadata-cleaningr-package | — |
| geotargets | 0.0 | 0 | geospatialpipelinesr-package | stars backend and dynamically branched raster tiles |
The 12 best rlistings alternatives, in depth
1. tidytlg · velocity 0.0
A tables-listings-graphs package that reached CRAN and then went quiet.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, tidytlg focuses on clinical trials, tables and r package.
tidytlg and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
2. Tplyr · velocity 0.0
Tplyr made clinical summary tables explain where every number came from.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “1.0.0 introduces the traceability metadata framework”.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, Tplyr focuses on clinical trials, tables and traceability.
Tplyr and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. hoardr · velocity 0.0
A cache-directory helper that has shipped nothing but CRAN-triggered patches for seven years.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, hoardr focuses on caching, r package and ropensci.
hoardr and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
4. gigs · velocity 0.0
Gigs redesigned its whole conversion API for rOpenSci, then spent three releases getting the docs to build.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Conversion API rewritten around data frames and classify_growth()”.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, gigs focuses on growth standards, neonatal health and r package.
gigs and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
5. riem · velocity 0.0
A weather-data client that keeps rewriting its HTTP layer while slowly tightening its API.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, riem focuses on weather data, api client and r package.
riem and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. datasetjson · velocity 0.0
Datasetjson rebuilt its object model to track the CDISC Dataset-JSON 1.1 schema.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Dataset-JSON 1.1.0 support with a redesigned object model”.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, datasetjson focuses on clinical data, cdisc and json.
datasetjson and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full datasetjson trajectory → · Compare rlistings vs datasetjson →
7. ijtiff · velocity 0.0
A TIFF reader for scientific imaging that spent its recent releases shedding weight and fixing memory bugs.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, ijtiff focuses on imaging, tiff and r package.
ijtiff and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
8. tern · velocity 0.0
Tern is migrating its entire analysis-function catalogue off make_afun(), one release at a time.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Two dozen more analysis functions drop make_afun()”.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, tern focuses on clinical trials, tables and r package.
tern and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. posteriordb · velocity 0.0
A reference posterior database that hit 1.0 with a paper, and is now graded on the statistics it ships.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, posteriordb focuses on bayesian, benchmarking and reference data.
posteriordb and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full posteriordb trajectory → · Compare rlistings vs posteriordb →
10. tinkr · velocity 0.0
Markdown round-tripping through XML, where every release is another thing it learned not to mangle.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “First release: the extensible yarn R6 class”.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, tinkr focuses on markdown, xml and r package.
tinkr and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. excluder · velocity 0.0
A Qualtrics data-cleaning package that has been in maintenance mode since its CRAN acceptance.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, excluder focuses on survey data, data cleaning and r package.
excluder and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full excluder trajectory → · Compare rlistings vs excluder →
12. geotargets · velocity 0.0
Geospatial targets grew from two raster helpers into a tiling and multi-backend pipeline layer.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “stars backend and dynamically branched raster tiles”.
Where rlistings leans on clinical trials, listings and pagination, geotargets focuses on geospatial, pipelines and r package.
geotargets and rlistings have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full geotargets trajectory → · Compare rlistings vs geotargets →
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to rlistings?
The top rlistings alternatives we currently track in analytics tools are tidytlg, Tplyr, hoardr, gigs, riem, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of rlistings alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare rlistings directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with rlistings" link to a side-by-side /compare page.