Free LabVIEW Alternatives

The best free alternative to LabVIEW is MyOpenLab, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to LabVIEW and eight of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to LabVIEW are QP Modeler, Flojoy Studio, itom and PyLab_Works.

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  1. MyOpenLab icon

    MyOpenLab

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    MyOpenLab is a Java-based software, which contains graphic blocks, each one fulfills a specific function and has properties configurable by the user.

    9 MyOpenLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about MyOpenLab as an Alternative to LabVIEW
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    myOpenLab is stated to not be a alternative to LabVIEW on their site

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think MyOpenLab is a great LabVIEW alternative.

    • MyOpenLab is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to LabVIEW.

    • MyOpenLab is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LabVIEW.

    • MyOpenLab is Free and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
  2. QP Modeler icon

    QP Modeler

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    QM is a free graphical modeling tool for designing and implementing real-time embedded software in C or C++.

    2 QP Modeler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about QP Modeler as an Alternative to LabVIEW
    Michal D.
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    Not similiar. Program is mainly script based, while LabView uses graphicsl design method

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • QP Modeler is Free and ProprietaryLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Flojoy Studio icon

    Flojoy Studio

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    Flojoy is a free (open-source) desktop app for interfacing with hardware devices such as oscilloscopes, function generators, motor controllers, spectrum analyzers, and robotic arms. Flojoy does not require coding knowledge and ships with out-of-the-box support for most popular...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Flojoy Studio as an Alternative to LabVIEW
    Michal D.
    Negative
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    Different interface then LabView

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Flojoy Studio is Free Personal and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
  5. itom icon

    itom

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    itom is an open source software suite for operating measurement systems, laboratory automation and data evaluation. It uses Python as embedded scripting language and communicates with hardware components via plugins.

    6 itom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about itom as an Alternative to LabVIEW
    Michal D.
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    Not similiar enough - iom provides script pased designing, while LabView uses a GUI based (drag & drop)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think itom is a great LabVIEW alternative.

    • itom is Free and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
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    PyLab_Works

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    PyLab_Works is a free and open source replacement for LabView + MatLab, written in pure Python. PyLab_Works is a visual design package, much easier to learn and to extend than LabView. PyLab_Works also supports a MatLab-like environment for doing scientific and engineering...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Comedi

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    Comedi is a collection of drivers for a variety of common data acquisition plug-in boards. The drivers are implemented as a core Linux kernel module providing common functionality and individual low-level driver modules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Lawson Labs

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    Support is provided for all Windows operating systems back to XP. DOS is supported for our older products.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MS-DOS
     
  10. NovoTerm icon

    NovoTerm

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    If you're a firmware developer or an embedded software developer then this tool has been made for you. This modernly designed desktop application serves as a development tool to help view serial data on your COM port.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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