hdnom is in pure custodial mode, absorbing glmnet's changes so its users don't have to
rstatix alternatives
The best rstatix alternatives in analytics tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 15, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to rstatix? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in analytics tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, rstatix shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 2.5 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About rstatix
rstatix hit 1.0 by unrounding every p-value it has ever returned
rstatix is the pipe-friendly test wrapper behind most ggpubr annotation workflows — t-tests, Wilcoxon, ANOVA, post-hoc comparisons, effect sizes, all returning tidy data frames. After three quiet years of CRAN-compat patching, it shipped 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 three weeks apart in mid-2026. Both releases push in the same direction: interval estimates and full-precision output for numbers the package previously rounded or omitted.
Velocity 2.5 · Last update 1h ago
Top 12 alternatives to rstatix
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
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.
The on-disk array layer under RAVE spends its releases hunting segfaults.
rstatix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rstatix (baseline) | 2.5 | 0 | statisticsreffect sizes | rstatix 1.0.0 stops rounding p-values before adjusting them |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| filearray | 0.0 | 0 | on-disk-arraysmemory-safetyc++ | — |
The 12 best rstatix 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, hdnom focuses on survival analysis, r and regularization.
hdnom and rstatix 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 rstatix'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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, factoextra focuses on dimension reduction, r and ggplot2.
Over the last 30 days factoextra has been shipping faster than rstatix — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full factoextra trajectory → · Compare rstatix 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, rncl focuses on phylogenetics, file parsing and cran maintenance.
rncl and rstatix 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, APCalign focuses on taxonomy, r and australian flora.
APCalign and rstatix 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, ggsci focuses on color palettes, ggplot2 and r.
ggsci and rstatix 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, ggcorrplot focuses on correlation, r and ggplot2.
ggcorrplot and rstatix 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 rstatix vs ggcorrplot →
7. 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, trias focuses on invasive species, biodiversity and gbif.
trias and rstatix have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
8. 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, icesSAG focuses on fisheries science, api client and ices.
icesSAG and rstatix have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, dggridR focuses on discrete global grids, spatial indexing and geospatial.
dggridR and rstatix have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
10. 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, vegan focuses on community ecology, ordination and deprecation.
vegan and rstatix have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. 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 rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, ichimoku focuses on financial charting, technical analysis and dependency reduction.
ichimoku and rstatix have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. filearray · velocity 0.0
The on-disk array layer under RAVE spends its releases hunting segfaults.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where rstatix leans on statistics, r and effect sizes, filearray focuses on on disk arrays, memory safety and c++.
filearray and rstatix have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full filearray trajectory → · Compare rstatix vs filearray →
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to rstatix?
The top rstatix alternatives we currently track in analytics tools are hdnom, factoextra, rncl, APCalign, ggsci, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of rstatix alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare rstatix directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with rstatix" link to a side-by-side /compare page.