FriCAS Alternatives

FriCAS is described as 'Advanced computer algebra system. Its capabilities range from calculus (integration and differentiation) to abstract algebra. It can plot functions and has integrated help system' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to FriCAS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best FriCAS alternative is GNU Octave, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FriCAS are R (programming language), MATLAB, SageMath and Mathematica.

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FriCAS is an advanced computer algebra system. Its capabilities range from calculus (integration and differentiation) to abstract algebra. It can plot functions and has integrated help system.

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FriCAS alternatives page was last updated Aug 30, 2017
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  1. GNU Octave icon
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    GNU Octave

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    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 FriCAS.

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

    • GNU Octave is Free and Open SourceFriCAS is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Octave is LightweightFriCAS is not according to our users
  2. R (programming language) icon
    R (programming language) icon

    R (programming language)

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    R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be consider.

    104 R (programming language) alternatives
    R (programming language) screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    On Unix
    On Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Data Mining
    2.  Communities
    3.  Quantitative data analysis
    4.  Data science
    5.  Automatic data loading
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Portable
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  4. MATLAB icon
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    MATLAB

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    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.

    90 MATLAB alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    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 FriCAS.

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to FriCAS.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryFriCAS is Free and Open Source
  5. SageMath icon
    SageMath icon

    SageMath

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Draw Region Plots where the given equality, inequality or set of them is true.
    Visualize all pairs of characters in a sentence with a Multiedge Graph

    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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  6. Mathematica icon
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    Mathematica

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

    78 Mathematica alternatives
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    License model

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Mathematica screenshot 1

    Mathematica Features

    1.  Symbolic Computation
    2.  Calculus solving
    3.  Equation solving
    4.  Constructive geometry
    5.  CAS
    6.  Graphical component
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  7. Scilab icon
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    Scilab

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Scilab Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  3D visualization
    4.  Data visualization
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  9. Maxima icon
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    Maxima

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maxima Features

    1.  Symbolic manipulation
    2.  CAS
    3.  Symbolic Computation
    Maxima running in GNU Emacs with Imaxima mode
    Maxima running in command line mode
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  10. wxMaxima icon
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    wxMaxima

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    wxMaxima Features

    1.  CAS
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  11. Maple icon
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    Maple

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    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maple Features

    1.  Mechanical Simulation
    2.  CAS
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  12. PTC Mathcad icon
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    PTC Mathcad

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    Mathcad is engineering calculation software that drives innovation and offers significant process productivity advantages for product development and engineering design projects.

    40 PTC Mathcad alternatives
    Splash screen

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    PTC Mathcad Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
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  13. SymPy icon
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    SymPy

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    SymPy is a Python library for symbolic computation. The stated goals of the library are to become a full-featured computer algebra system and to keep a simple code base to promote extensibility and comprehensibility.

    39 SymPy alternatives
    SymPy screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SymPy Features

    1.  Equation editor
    2.  Equation solving
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  14. Mathics icon
    Mathics icon

    Mathics

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    Mathics is a general purpose computer algebra system (CAS) and designed to be a free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica. It's programmable using a Mathematica like language and uses a web interface for user interaction.

    14 Mathics alternatives
    Plotting

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mathics Features

    1.  CAS
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