Anaconda is a package manager for Python and R and is considered to be one of the most popular platforms for data science aspirants. The following are some of the reasons that get Anaconda way ahead of its competitors.
1. Its robust distribution system helps in managing languages like Python which has over 300 libraries.
2. It is a free and open-source platform. Its open-source community has many eligible developers that keep helping the newbies constantly.
3. It has some AI and ML-based tools that can extract the data from different sources easily.
4. Anaconda has over 1500 Python and R data science packages and is considered the industry standard for testing and training models.