RapidMiner is a software platform developed by the company of the same name that provides an integrated environment for machine learning, data mining, text mining, predictive analytics and business analytics. It is used for business and industrial applications as well as for research, education, training, rapid prototyping, and application development and supports all steps of the data mining process including results visualization, validation and optimization. RapidMiner is developed on a business source model which means the core and earlier versions of the software are available under an OSI-certified open source license on Sourceforge. A Starter Edition is available for free download, a Personal Edition is offered for US$999, a Professional Edition is $2,999 and pricing for the Enterprise Edition is available from the developer.