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randomwalk spent every release getting an R simulation to run in the browser, not on a server.
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singlercapture alternatives
The best singlercapture alternatives in analytics tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to singlercapture? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in analytics tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, singlercapture 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 singlercapture
singleRcapture reached 1.0.0 with no release notes at all — the arc has to be read backwards.
A package for single-source capture-recapture population size estimation: zero-truncated Poisson, geometric and negative binomial regression, Chao and Zelterman mixture models, analytic and bootstrap variance estimation, all behind estimatePopsize(). The 0.2.x line professionalised it — an offset argument, parallel bootstrap and dfbeta, faster semiparametric sampling, a singleRStaticCountData subclass explicitly created so a companion package could fit models from countreg and VGAM, then interaction-term and anova fixes. The 1.0.0 release carries nothing but a link to the compare view.
Velocity 0.0 · Last update 53m ago
Top 12 alternatives to singlercapture
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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fastml added survival modelling and leakage-proof resampling, moving past classification and regression.
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abclass built out angle-based classifiers in 2022, then went quiet except for CRAN upkeep.
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churon is spending its entire release history getting a Rust ONNX binding through CRAN.
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firatheme woke up after four years and started fixing what ggplot2 changed underneath it.
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bagyo reached CRAN as a Philippine tropical cyclone dataset, with its tags stamped out of order.
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rainette rebuilt its Reinert clustering in 0.2.0, tuned it in 0.3.0, and has coasted since.
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questionr's survey helpers are finished; recent releases only keep pace with R-devel.
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washdata is a fixed survey dataset; eight years of releases have changed only its packaging.
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crossmap's roadmap is set by purrr and furrr — it deprecates what upstream deprecates.
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fracture solved decimal-to-fraction conversion years ago and now only answers to CRAN.
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healthyR.ts keeps adding time-series helpers, then quietly breaks the old ones to modernise them.
singlercapture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singlercapture (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | capture-recapturepopulation estimationzero-truncated models | — |
| randomwalk | 0.0 | 0 | webassemblyshinylivewebr | — |
| fastml | 0.0 | 0 | automltidymodelssurvival analysis | Version 0.7.5 |
| abclass | 0.0 | 0 | classificationregularizationlarge-margin classifiers | — |
| churon | 0.0 | 0 | onnx runtimerust bindingscran compliance | — |
| firatheme | 0.0 | 0 | ggplot2 themetypographyfaceting | — |
| bagyo | 0.0 | 0 | open datatropical cyclonesphilippines | — |
| rainette | 0.0 | 0 | text miningreinert methodclustering | CRAN v0.2.0 |
| questionr | 0.0 | 0 | survey analysiscontingency tablesrstudio addins | — |
| washdata | 0.0 | 0 | open datawash surveysdata package | — |
| crossmap | 0.0 | 0 | purrr extensionfunctional programmingdeprecations | — |
| fracture | 0.0 | 0 | numeric formattingfractionsutility package | — |
| healthyR.ts | 0.0 | 0 | time serieshealthyversestationarity | — |
The 12 best singlercapture alternatives, in depth
1. randomwalk · velocity 0.0
Randomwalk spent every release getting an R simulation to run in the browser, not on a server.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, randomwalk focuses on webassembly, shinylive and webr.
randomwalk and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full randomwalk trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs randomwalk →
2. fastml · velocity 0.0
Fastml added survival modelling and leakage-proof resampling, moving past classification and regression.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Version 0.7.5”.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, fastml focuses on automl, tidymodels and survival analysis.
fastml and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full fastml trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs fastml →
3. abclass · velocity 0.0
Abclass built out angle-based classifiers in 2022, then went quiet except for CRAN upkeep.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, abclass focuses on classification, regularization and large margin classifiers.
abclass and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full abclass trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs abclass →
4. churon · velocity 0.0
Churon is spending its entire release history getting a Rust ONNX binding through CRAN.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, churon focuses on onnx runtime, rust bindings and cran compliance.
churon and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full churon trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs churon →
5. firatheme · velocity 0.0
Firatheme woke up after four years and started fixing what ggplot2 changed underneath it.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, firatheme focuses on ggplot2 theme, typography and faceting.
firatheme and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full firatheme trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs firatheme →
6. bagyo · velocity 0.0
Bagyo reached CRAN as a Philippine tropical cyclone dataset, with its tags stamped out of order.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, bagyo focuses on open data, tropical cyclones and philippines.
bagyo and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. rainette · velocity 0.0
Rainette rebuilt its Reinert clustering in 0.2.0, tuned it in 0.3.0, and has coasted since.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “CRAN v0.2.0”.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, rainette focuses on text mining, reinert method and clustering.
rainette and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full rainette trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs rainette →
8. questionr · velocity 0.0
Questionr's survey helpers are finished; recent releases only keep pace with R-devel.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, questionr focuses on survey analysis, contingency tables and rstudio addins.
questionr and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full questionr trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs questionr →
9. washdata · velocity 0.0
Washdata is a fixed survey dataset; eight years of releases have changed only its packaging.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, washdata focuses on open data, wash surveys and data package.
washdata and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full washdata trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs washdata →
10. crossmap · velocity 0.0
Crossmap's roadmap is set by purrr and furrr — it deprecates what upstream deprecates.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, crossmap focuses on purrr extension, functional programming and deprecations.
crossmap and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full crossmap trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs crossmap →
11. fracture · velocity 0.0
Fracture solved decimal-to-fraction conversion years ago and now only answers to CRAN.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, fracture focuses on numeric formatting, fractions and utility package.
fracture and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full fracture trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs fracture →
12. healthyR.ts · velocity 0.0
HealthyR.ts keeps adding time-series helpers, then quietly breaks the old ones to modernise them.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where singlercapture leans on capture recapture, population estimation and zero truncated models, healthyR.ts focuses on time series, healthyverse and stationarity.
healthyR.ts and singlercapture have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full healthyR.ts trajectory → · Compare singlercapture vs healthyR.ts →
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to singlercapture?
The top singlercapture alternatives we currently track in analytics tools are randomwalk, fastml, abclass, churon, firatheme, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of singlercapture alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare singlercapture directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with singlercapture" link to a side-by-side /compare page.