Magma Alternatives

Magma is described as 'A software package designed to solve computationally hard problems in algebra, number theory, geometry and combinatorics' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Magma for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Magma alternative is GNU Octave, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Magma are R (programming language), MATLAB, SageMath and Mathematica.

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A software package designed to solve computationally hard problems in algebra, number theory, geometry and combinatorics.

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Magma 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 Magma.

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

    • GNU Octave is Free and Open SourceMagma is Paid and Proprietary
    • GNU Octave is LightweightMagma 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.

    103 R (programming language) alternatives
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    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
    R (programming language) iconMagma Icon

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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.

    89 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 VS Magma

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    • MATLAB is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & iPad alternative to Magma.

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to Magma.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryMagma is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. SageMath icon
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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.

    62 SageMath alternatives
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    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

    Application types

    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. SciPy icon
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    SciPy

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    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.

    50 SciPy alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python

    SciPy Features

    1.  Supports Python
    2.  Python-based
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    SciPy iconMagma Icon

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  9. 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.

    60 Scilab alternatives
    Scilab screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    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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    +1
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  10. Spyder icon
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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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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
    Spyder screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Supports Python
    9.  Python IDE
    10.  Debugging
    11.  Built-in terminal emulation
    12.  Static Code Analysis
    Spyder iconMagma Icon

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  11. 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.

    41 wxMaxima alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    wxMaxima Features

    1.  CAS
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    wxMaxima iconMagma Icon

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  12. 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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maple Features

    1.  Mechanical Simulation
    2.  CAS
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  13. Graph icon
    Graph icon

    Graph

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    Graph is an open source application used to draw mathematical graphs in a coordinate system. Anyone who wants to draw graphs of functions will find this program useful. The program makes it very easy to visualize a function and paste it into another program.

    44 Graph alternatives
    Graph screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Graph Features

    1.  Plot inequalities
    Discontinued

    latest version is 4.4.2 (2013)https://sourceforge.net/projects/graph/files/Graph/

    Graph iconMagma Icon

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  14. python(x,y) icon
    python(x,y) icon

    python(x,y)

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    Python(x,y) is a free scientific and engineering development software for numerical computations, data analysis and data visualization based on Python programming language, Qt graphical user interfaces and .

    60 python(x,y) alternatives
    python(x,y) screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    python(x,y) Features

    1.  Data visualization
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.7.10.0, released in June 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    python(x,y) iconMagma Icon

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