GNU Octave AlternativesNumerical Computation Software & Programming Languages like GNU Octave

GNU Octave is described as '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' and is a very popular numerical computation software in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNU Octave for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best GNU Octave alternative is R (programming language), which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU Octave are Jupyter, MATLAB, Mathematica and SageMath.

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  1. 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.

    96 R (programming language) alternatives

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    • Open Source

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    • R (programming language) is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GNU Octave.

    • R (programming language) is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GNU Octave.

    • R (programming language) is Free and Open SourceGNU Octave is also Free and Open Source
    • R (programming language) is CustomizableGNU Octave is not according to our users
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    Jupyter

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    The Jupyter Notebook is a web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and explanatory text. Uses include: data cleaning and transformation, numerical simulation, statistical modeling, machine learning and much...

    55 Jupyter alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Cloudron
    The Jupyter Notebook is an open-source web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and narrative text. Uses include: data cleaning and transformation, numerical simulation, statistical modeling, data visualization, machine learning, and much more.
     
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    Not exactly an alternative - but, combined with a programming language like Python, Julia, Maxima, Mathematica or MATLAB, it provides a superior coding and teaching experience. It, in fact, can support Octave

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    • Jupyter is the most popular Web-based alternative to GNU Octave.

    • Jupyter is Free and Open SourceGNU Octave is also Free and Open Source
  4. MATLAB icon

    MATLAB

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    High-level environment supporting numerical computation, visualization, matrix operations, algorithm development, custom interfaces, integration with external languages, symbolic and model-based simulation, and specialized toolboxes for fields like engineering.

    86 MATLAB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • MATLAB is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to GNU Octave.

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to GNU Octave.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryGNU Octave is Free and Open Source
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    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Dynamically visualize effects of of parameters on calculations with Interact
     
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    Spyder

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    Combines advanced editing, analysis, debugging, and profiling functionalities with data exploration, execution, and visualization capabilities. Expandable using its powerful plugin system and API, providing flexibility for custom integrations.

    48 Spyder alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
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  9. Julia icon

    Julia

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    Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments. It provides a sophisticated compiler, distributed parallel execution, numerical accuracy, and an...

    51 Julia alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Julia is a programming language that provides an excellent mix of performance and ease of use with a syntax like that of Python or Ruby, metaprogramming features, Unicode support, preloaded mathematical constants, BigInts and BigFloats, JIT and AOT compilation support and much more

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    • Julia is Free and Open SourceGNU Octave is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    58 Scilab alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    GnuPlot

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    Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven interactive data and function plotting utility. It was originally intended as to allow scientists and students to visualize mathematical functions and data. It does this job pretty well, but has grown to support many non-interactive...

    60 GnuPlot alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    fxSolver

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    Online math solver, equation editor and database, graphing calculator and science/engineering problem helper.

    151 fxSolver alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    Solver page
     
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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.

    41 wxMaxima alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Flathub
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  14. Wolfram Language icon

    Wolfram Language

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    Wolfram Language is a symbolic language, deliberately designed with the breadth and unity needed to develop powerful programs quickly. By integrating high-level forms—like Image, GeoPolygon or Molecule—along with advanced superfunctions—such as ImageIdentify or...

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    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
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