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Cran — SaaS tools & trends 2026

30 products Sparkpulse tracks are shipping around cran. The highest-velocity cran products right now are rmediation, cTMed and textreuse (ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity score). The theme runs across 3 sectors, so the momentum you see here is drawn from products competing in different corners of the market. Their velocity scores span 0.0 to 3.8 out of 10, a spread that shows how unevenly shipping cadence is distributed across the field. Below: every tracked product carrying this theme, updated from release data. Everything on this page is regenerated from verified release data, so the ranking reflects the latest changelogs rather than a static list.

Products shipping around cran

#02cTMedContinuous-time mediation effects get standardized centrality, six years into steady patch work2.5alternatives →
#03textreuseA dormant text-matching package revived, shipped as 1.0.0, and kept current with the tidyverse.2.5alternatives →
#04modelbppA structural-equation model comparison package whose feed carries links, not release notes.2.5alternatives →
#05rextendrrextendr put Rust-backed R packages in the browser, then tore itself down for a 1.0.0 rebuild0.0alternatives →
#06ddpcrA decade-old droplet PCR analysis package woken up for one compatibility release0.0alternatives →
#09washdatawashdata is a fixed survey dataset; eight years of releases have changed only its packaging.0.0alternatives →
#11beautierA BEAST2 XML generator shipping releases CRAN can't accept because the CRAN team is on holiday.0.0alternatives →
#13nmarNMAR landed on CRAN with two nonresponse estimators behind one interface, then started tuning it.0.0alternatives →
#16popprA population-genetics workhorse in long-term maintenance, shipping only what CRAN demands.0.0alternatives →
#17httrhttr's last releases are housekeeping - the package now points users at httr20.0alternatives →
#19bagyobagyo reached CRAN as a Philippine tropical cyclone dataset, with its tags stamped out of order.0.0alternatives →
#24c3drA biomechanics C3D reader graduated through rOpenSci review to CRAN, then learned to write force plates.0.0alternatives →
#26redaA mature recurrent-event toolkit in careful maintenance, shedding weight rather than adding surface.0.0alternatives →
#27oreA stable Oniguruma binding for R that ships correctness fixes and little else.0.0alternatives →
#29betaselectrStandardised coefficients for models where standardising everything is wrong — but the feed only links out0.0alternatives →

Frequently asked questions about cran

Which SaaS tools ship cran in 2026?

rmediation, cTMed, textreuse, modelbpp, rextendr, and 25 more — the cran products Sparkpulse tracks, ranked by shipping velocity from verified changelogs.

Which cran product has the highest shipping velocity?

rmediation, with the top velocity score (3.8/10) — Sparkpulse's velocity score is derived from verified release data.

How many products are shipping around cran?

Sparkpulse currently tracks 30 products carrying the cran theme, updated continuously from verified release data.