Kaggle Notebooks vs Pluto.jl
Kaggle Notebooks
kaggle.com
Pluto.jl
plutojl.orgSide by side
| Figure | Kaggle Notebooks | Pluto.jl |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Notebook Software | 8.4 (#9) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Notebook format | Notebooks use Jupyter-style Markdown and code cells, with Python and R supported. | Notebooks are executable Julia files rather than a separate JSON notebook format. |
| Public API | Kaggle documents API tokens, OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE, dynamic rate limiting, and command-line automation. | ServerSession and SessionActions support opening, reading, exporting and shutting down notebooks programmatically. |
| Reproducibility | Save & Run All executes a clean top-to-bottom version, while Quick Save captures the current notebook state without rerunning it. | Opening a notebook on another computer causes Pluto to recreate the package environment recorded in that notebook. |
| What it does | Kaggle Notebooks is a cloud environment for reproducible, collaborative machine-learning and data-analysis code. | Pluto.jl is a reactive programming environment and notebook system for the Julia language. |
Plans
In their own words
Kaggle Notebooks
Kaggle Notebooks has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Pluto.jl
Pluto.jl is a free, open-source reactive notebook for the Julia programming language, developed for education. Its cells track dependencies, and changes cause affected cells to rerun. PlutoUI provides widgets such as sliders, text fields, and buttons; custom widgets can be built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Pluto analyzes package use, manages a separate package environment for each notebook, and stores environment details in the notebook file. Its documentation says there is no mutable workspace, so the visible code describes the program state. Notebooks can be exported with cell outputs as HTML or PDF. The software is available under the MIT License at free and supports real-time collaboration. To use the package, install Julia and start Pluto from Julia's terminal or REPL; the site lists Julia 1.10 through 1.12. It also links to an online editor powered by mybinder.org and featured notebooks that can run in a browser. Pluto was developed alongside MIT's Introduction to Computational Thinking course and is designed for students and teachers.