RenkuLab

Spec sheet

Purpose

Renku is a collaborative data science platform that brings together data, code, and compute resources from different sources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Intended users

Renku is described as a platform for collaborative data science developed at the Swiss Data Science Center for researchers building projects from data, code, and compute resources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · datascience.ch

Support

The Renku documentation links users to a community forum and lists [email protected] as an email contact.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Headquarters

Lausanne and Zurich, SwitzerlandRead 19 Oct 2026 · renkulab.io

Browser sessions

Containerized browser based sessions support environments such as VSCode, Jupyter, and RStudio, and can display Streamlit or Shiny dashboards.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Code integrations

Renku projects can connect to GitHub.com, GitLab.com, or similar Git repositories; private repositories require connecting the corresponding account.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Collaboration

Projects support members and groups, and public session launch links can be used to share interactive demos and apps.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Custom compute

Users who need more compute than the public resource classes provide can request a custom resource pool under a contract.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Data connectors

RenkuLab supports cloud storage connections including S3, Azure Blob, sftp, and WebDAV, with data mounted in sessions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Data handling

Data is mounted into a session rather than copied, and no data is transferred until it is accessed in that session.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Deployment options

full_stackRead 22 Sep 2026 · datascience.ch

Free access

The flagship RenkuLab instance is open to everyone with a publicly accessible free resource tier.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Full-stack runtime

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · datascience.ch

Open source and deployment

Renku is developed under the Apache 2.0 license and can be deployed on cloud infrastructure offering Kubernetes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Private projects

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · datascience.ch

Reproducible environments

Renku can build Docker images from users’ software requirements so collaborators use the same software stack.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Session limits

Public resource pool sessions pause after two hours without CPU use and are automatically shut down if not resumed within 14 days.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.renkulab.io

Sharing controls

access_controlRead 22 Sep 2026 · datascience.ch

Plans and prices

Every RenkuLab plan and price →

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