hdnom is in pure custodial mode, absorbing glmnet's changes so its users don't have to
RMVMR alternatives
The best RMVMR alternatives in analytics tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 15, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to RMVMR? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in analytics tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, RMVMR 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 RMVMR
RMVMR is being tidied in lockstep with MVMR, the package it wraps
RMVMR provides radial multivariable Mendelian randomization — radial IVW estimation and plots layered over the MVMR package's conditional instrument-strength machinery. It has no independent release schedule: versions arrive alongside MVMR's, pin a minimum MVMR version, and fix defects in the seam between the two. Its most recent release landed the same day as new versions of MVMR and OneSampleMR.
Velocity 0.0 · Last update 59m ago
Top 12 alternatives to RMVMR
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
factoextra woke from six years of silence and stopped being a FactoMineR front-end
A phylogenetics parser on life support, shipping only what CRAN's compilers demand.
APCalign spent this year fixing the counts it had been quietly getting wrong
ggsci quietly became a palette mirror, then taught itself to generate colors on demand
ggcorrplot came back after four years and found its significance markers had been lying
rstatix hit 1.0 by unrounding every p-value it has ever returned
Belgium's invasive-species indicator toolkit is in steady refinement, one plotting edge case at a time.
The ICES stock assessment client took upload away in 2024 and spent two years giving it back.
A discrete global grid generator grew cell traversal and became a usable spatial index.
Community ecology's standard toolkit is retiring the functions a generation of scripts was built on.
A cloud-chart package quietly swapping its dependencies for its maintainer's own libraries.
RMVMR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMVMR (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | mendelian randomizationrradial methods | — |
| hdnom | 5.0 | 0 | survival analysisrregularization | — |
| factoextra | 3.8 | 1 | dimension reductionrggplot2 | factoextra 2.2.0 adds UMAP and t-SNE plotting, plus tidymodels recipes |
| rncl | 2.5 | 0 | phylogeneticsfile-parsingcran-maintenance | — |
| APCalign | 2.5 | 0 | taxonomyraustralian flora | — |
| ggsci | 2.5 | 0 | color palettesggplot2r | ggsci 5.0.0 generates categorical colors instead of serving a fixed list |
| ggcorrplot | 2.5 | 0 | correlationrggplot2 | — |
| rstatix | 2.5 | 0 | statisticsreffect sizes | rstatix 1.0.0 stops rounding p-values before adjusting them |
| trias | 0.0 | 0 | invasive-speciesbiodiversitygbif | — |
| icesSAG | 0.0 | 0 | fisheries-scienceapi-clientices | Every function repointed at a new API, with JWT auth |
| dggridR | 0.0 | 0 | discrete-global-gridsspatial-indexinggeospatial | Cell neighbors, parents and children make the grid navigable |
| vegan | 0.0 | 0 | community-ecologyordinationdeprecation | Ordination graphics rebuilt and adonis made defunct |
| ichimoku | 0.0 | 0 | financial-chartingtechnical-analysisdependency-reduction | — |
The 12 best RMVMR alternatives, in depth
1. hdnom · velocity 5.0
Hdnom is in pure custodial mode, absorbing glmnet's changes so its users don't have to.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, hdnom focuses on survival analysis, r and regularization.
hdnom and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
2. factoextra · velocity 3.8
Factoextra woke from six years of silence and stopped being a FactoMineR front-end.
Over the last 30 days factoextra shipped 1 meaningful update vs RMVMR's 0, most recently “factoextra 2.2.0 adds UMAP and t-SNE plotting, plus tidymodels recipes”. Its velocity score of 3.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, factoextra focuses on dimension reduction, r and ggplot2.
Over the last 30 days factoextra has been shipping faster than RMVMR — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full factoextra trajectory → · Compare RMVMR vs factoextra →
3. rncl · velocity 2.5
A phylogenetics parser on life support, shipping only what CRAN's compilers demand.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, rncl focuses on phylogenetics, file parsing and cran maintenance.
rncl and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
4. APCalign · velocity 2.5
APCalign spent this year fixing the counts it had been quietly getting wrong.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, APCalign focuses on taxonomy, r and australian flora.
APCalign and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
5. ggsci · velocity 2.5
Ggsci quietly became a palette mirror, then taught itself to generate colors on demand.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “ggsci 5.0.0 generates categorical colors instead of serving a fixed list”.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, ggsci focuses on color palettes, ggplot2 and r.
ggsci and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. ggcorrplot · velocity 2.5
Ggcorrplot came back after four years and found its significance markers had been lying.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, ggcorrplot focuses on correlation, r and ggplot2.
ggcorrplot and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full ggcorrplot trajectory → · Compare RMVMR vs ggcorrplot →
7. rstatix · velocity 2.5
Rstatix hit 1.0 by unrounding every p-value it has ever returned.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “rstatix 1.0.0 stops rounding p-values before adjusting them”.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, rstatix focuses on statistics, r and effect sizes.
rstatix and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
8. trias · velocity 0.0
Belgium's invasive-species indicator toolkit is in steady refinement, one plotting edge case at a time.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, trias focuses on invasive species, biodiversity and gbif.
trias and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. icesSAG · velocity 0.0
The ICES stock assessment client took upload away in 2024 and spent two years giving it back.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Every function repointed at a new API, with JWT auth”.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, icesSAG focuses on fisheries science, api client and ices.
icesSAG and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
10. dggridR · velocity 0.0
A discrete global grid generator grew cell traversal and became a usable spatial index.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Cell neighbors, parents and children make the grid navigable”.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, dggridR focuses on discrete global grids, spatial indexing and geospatial.
dggridR and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. vegan · velocity 0.0
Community ecology's standard toolkit is retiring the functions a generation of scripts was built on.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Ordination graphics rebuilt and adonis made defunct”.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, vegan focuses on community ecology, ordination and deprecation.
vegan and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. ichimoku · velocity 0.0
A cloud-chart package quietly swapping its dependencies for its maintainer's own libraries.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where RMVMR leans on mendelian randomization, r and radial methods, ichimoku focuses on financial charting, technical analysis and dependency reduction.
ichimoku and RMVMR have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to RMVMR?
The top RMVMR alternatives we currently track in analytics tools are hdnom, factoextra, rncl, APCalign, ggsci, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of RMVMR alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare RMVMR directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with RMVMR" link to a side-by-side /compare page.