Derive Alternatives for Mac

Derive is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is GNU Octave, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Derive and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Derive are MATLAB, SageMath, Mathematica and GeoGebra.

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Derive alternatives page was last updated Jan 25, 2022
  1. GNU Octave icon
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    Octave is a computer program for performing numerical computations which is mostly compatible with MATLAB . It is part of the GNU Project. It is free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

    68 GNU Octave alternatives
    GNU Octave GUI screenshot

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Graphing calculator
    2.  Curve fitting
    3.  ANOVA test
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
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    • GNU Octave is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Derive.

    • GNU Octave is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Derive.

    • GNU Octave is Free and Open SourceDerive is Paid and Proprietary
    • GNU Octave is LightweightDerive is not according to our users
  2. MATLAB icon
     227 likes

    MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and programming language. Maintained by The MathWorks, MATLAB allows easy matrix manipulation, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs in other languages.

    89 MATLAB alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    MATLAB Features

    1.  Simulink
    2.  File Sync
    3.  Batch plotting
    4.  Embedded debugger
    5.  Portable
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    • MATLAB is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & iPad alternative to Derive.

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to Derive.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryDerive is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. SageMath icon
     152 likes

    SageMath is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It builds on top of many existing open-source packages: NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, Maxima, GAP, FLINT, R and many more.

    63 SageMath alternatives
    Dynamically visualize effects of of parameters on calculations with Interact

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Symbolic Computation
    2.  Calculus solving
    3.  CAS
    4.  Python-based
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Currency Conversion
    7.  Portable
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required
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  4. Mathematica icon
     156 likes

    Definitive technical computing system spanning machine learning and neural networks, data science, visualizations and much more.

    78 Mathematica alternatives
    Mathematica screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Mathematica Features

    1.  Symbolic Computation
    2.  Calculus solving
    3.  Equation solving
    4.  Constructive geometry
    5.  CAS
    6.  Graphical component
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  5. GeoGebra icon
     121 likes

    GeoGebra is free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for learning and teaching. It has received several educational software awards in Europe and the USA.

    38 GeoGebra alternatives
    New web-based look of offline version.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    GeoGebra Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Export to LaTeX
    4.  Export to HTML
    5.  Export to SVG
    6.  CAS
    7.  LaTeX Equations
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    • GeoGebra is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Derive.

    • GeoGebra is Free and ProprietaryDerive is Paid and Proprietary
  6. SciPy icon
     91 likes

    SciPy is a collection of mathematical algorithms and convenience functions built on NumPy. It adds significant power to Python by providing the user with high-level commands and classes for manipulating and visualizing data.

    51 SciPy alternatives
    SciPy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python

    SciPy Features

    1.  Supports Python
    2.  Python-based
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  7. Scilab icon
     101 likes

    Scilab is free and open source software for numerical computation providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. Scilab includes hundreds of mathematical functions.

    61 Scilab alternatives
    Scilab screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Scilab Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  3D visualization
    4.  Data visualization
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  8. Maxima icon
     73 likes

    Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical expressions, including differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms, ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, polynomials, and sets, lists, vectors, matrices, and tensors.

    32 Maxima alternatives
    Xmaxima interface running Maxima 5.28

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maxima Features

    1.  Symbolic manipulation
    2.  CAS
    3.  Symbolic Computation
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  9. wxMaxima icon
     52 likes

    wxMaxima is a document based interface for the computer algebra system Maxima. wxMaxima provides menus and dialogs for many common maxima commands, autocompletion, inline plots and simple animations.

    42 wxMaxima alternatives
    wxMaxima screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    wxMaxima Features

    1.  CAS
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    Whilst wxMaxima is not as powerful nor as thorough as some of the other systems, it is very simple to use, and is perhaps the most similar in syntax to the derive library.

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    • wxMaxima is Free and Open SourceDerive is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Maple icon
     42 likes

    Maple is a general-purpose commercial computer algebra system. Users can enter mathematics in traditional mathematical notation. Custom user interfaces can also be created. There is support for numeric computations, to arbitrary precision, as well as symbolic computation and...

    51 Maple alternatives
    Maple 12 Interface

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maple Features

    1.  Mechanical Simulation
    2.  CAS
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  11. Orange icon
     35 likes

    Orange is an open-source, cross-platform data mining and machine learning suite. It features visual programming as intuitive means of combining data analysis and interactive visualization methods into powerful workflows.

    15 Orange alternatives
    A data mining workflow.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Orange Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Data science
    4.  Graphical User Interface
    5.  Interactive Visualization
    6.  Data Mining
    7.  Python-based
    8.  Text Analytics
    9.  Flow diagram visualisation
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  12. IBM SPSS Statistics icon
     22 likes

    The IBM SPSS software platform offers advanced statistical analysis, a vast library of machine-learning algorithms, text analysis, open-source extensibility, integration with big data and seamless deployment into applications.

    63 IBM SPSS Statistics alternatives
    IBM SPSS Statistics screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    IBM SPSS Statistics Features

    1. Microsoft Excel icon  Import From Excel
    2.  Quantitative data analysis
    3.  Statistics and Reports
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