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Comparison · Infra & APIs
ggprism vs PEIMAN2
A side-by-side editorial comparison of ggprism and PEIMAN2 — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
ggprism vs PEIMAN2: at a glance
What is ggprism?
A Prism-styled ggplot2 theme in maintenance, now surviving ggplot2 4.0.
ggprism reproduces GraphPad Prism's look inside ggplot2 through themes, axis guides, palettes and p-value brackets, and has been feature-stable since its 2021 CRAN debut. The only release in the recent window is a compatibility pass for ggplot2 v4.0.0. The rest of the visible history is the original 2021 launch sequence.
What is PEIMAN2?
PEIMAN2 cut its annotation database loose from its release cycle without breaking CRAN.
PEIMAN2 does enrichment analysis over post-translational modifications, testing whether a protein list is enriched for particular PTMs against UniProt-derived annotations, with translation functions bridging to mass spectrometry workflows. Its answers are only as current as its bundled database, and until June that database could only be refreshed by releasing a new package version. Version 1.1.0 changes that.
ggprism vs PEIMAN2: editorial side-by-side
ggprism
0.0INFRA · APIS
A Prism-styled ggplot2 theme in maintenance, now surviving ggplot2 4.0.
◆ Current state
ggprism reproduces GraphPad Prism's look inside ggplot2 through themes, axis guides, palettes and p-value brackets, and has been feature-stable since its 2021 CRAN debut. The only release in the recent window is a compatibility pass for ggplot2 v4.0.0. The rest of the visible history is the original 2021 launch sequence.
◆ Where it's heading
The package now moves on upstream's clock rather than its own: releases appear when ggplot2 makes a breaking change, and the content is deprecation cleanup and test repair. The 2021 entries show where the capability surface was set, and it has not widened since.
◆ Prediction
The next release is most likely another ggplot2 compatibility pass rather than new guides or palettes.
PEIMAN2
0.0INFRA · APIS
PEIMAN2 cut its annotation database loose from its release cycle without breaking CRAN.
◆ Current state
PEIMAN2 does enrichment analysis over post-translational modifications, testing whether a protein list is enriched for particular PTMs against UniProt-derived annotations, with translation functions bridging to mass spectrometry workflows. Its answers are only as current as its bundled database, and until June that database could only be refreshed by releasing a new package version. Version 1.1.0 changes that.
◆ Where it's heading
The package has been moving from a fixed snapshot toward versioned, user-selectable data. Earlier releases updated the bundled database in place — 1.0.0 shipped the March 2025 version and said little else — which meant the annotation vintage was whatever the package version implied. Now update_peiman_database() downloads and caches external database files and UniProt PTM lists, enrichment workflows take a database_version argument, and the mass-spec translators take a ptmlist_version, so an analysis can pin a dated database rather than a package release. The CRAN-safe default is preserved deliberately: loading, examples and checks still use the bundled internal data and need no network.
◆ Prediction
Version pinning is now expressible but the release notes do not describe how a chosen version is recorded in output, so surfacing the active database version in results is the natural companion. The database and the UniProt PTM list are versioned separately, which leaves room for a combined manifest.
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Recent activity from ggprism and PEIMAN2
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2mo agoPEIMAN2Database updates decouple from package releases ⚡
- 1y agoggprismggplot2 4.0 compatibility fixes for theme_prism()
- 1y agoPEIMAN2Bundled database refreshed to the March 2025 UniProt vintage
- 1y agoPEIMAN2Documentation fix for the second example dataset
- 2y agoPEIMAN2Background lists for SEA and PSEA; tidyverse dependency dropped
- 5y agoggprismVignette figure and test fixes ahead of ggplot2 3.4
- 5y agoggprismadd_pvalue() accepts more input column layouts
- 5y agoggprismFirst CRAN submission after the GitHub release
- 5y agoggprismInitial release: Prism themes, guides, palettes, p-value brackets ⚡
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between ggprism and PEIMAN2?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. ggprism and PEIMAN2 are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is ggprism better than PEIMAN2?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. ggprism and PEIMAN2 are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to ggprism?
Top ggprism alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ggprism alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/ggprism for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to PEIMAN2?
Top PEIMAN2 alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "PEIMAN2 alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/peiman2 for the full list with editorial commentary on each.