Free Maple Alternatives

The best free alternative to Maple is Wolfram Alpha. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Maple and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Maple are SageMath, R (programming language), Julia and Maxima.

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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...

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Maple alternatives page was last updated Oct 10, 2023
  1. Wolfram Alpha icon
     478 likes

    Wolfram Alpha is a "Computational Knowledge Engine" - different from a search engine, it answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from structured data, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer.

    60 Wolfram Alpha alternatives
    Wolfram Alpha screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire

    Wolfram Alpha Features

    1.  Equation solving
    2.  Math Solver
    3.  Built-in search engine
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    Wolfram Alpha iconMaple Icon

    Wolfram Alpha VS Maple

    Is Wolfram Alpha a good alternative to Maple?
     
    • Most users think Wolfram Alpha is a great Maple alternative.

    • Wolfram Alpha is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Maple.

    • Wolfram Alpha is the most popular free alternative to Maple.

    • Wolfram Alpha is Freemium and ProprietaryMaple is Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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.

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Top SageMath 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.  Lightweight
    11.  No registration required
    SageMath iconMaple Icon

    SageMath VS Maple

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    Comments about SageMath as an Alternative to Maple
     
    Guest

    it is free. It combines the abilities of many open source systems. The user interface is fairly simple and easy to learn.

    Positive commentOct 19, 2020
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    Guest

    Excellent alternative to Maple and Mathematica for the serious user ; may alleviate Matlab needs (except for dedicated toolboxes, which may or may not have a Python/Sage equivalent). Users need to invest some time in learning Python and some basics of undergraduate mathematics. Not much shiny interface gadgets, but a trove of mathematical gems. Excellent tools for the production of reproducible research/actie documents. Definitely recommended if openness is important.

    Positive commentSep 27, 2020
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    • Almost everyone thinks SageMath is a great Maple alternative.

    • SageMath is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Maple.

    • SageMath is the most popular Open Source alternative to Maple.

    • SageMath is Free and Open SourceMaple is Paid and Proprietary
    • SageMath is LightweightMaple is not according to our users
  3. R (programming language) icon
     209 likes

    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
    R (programming language) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    R (programming language) Features

    1.  Customizability
    2.  Data Mining
    3.  Communities
    4.  Quantitative data analysis
    5.  Data science
    6.  Automatic data loading
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Lightweight
    10.  Portable
    R (programming language) iconMaple Icon

    R (programming language) VS Maple

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    Comments about R (programming language) as an Alternative to Maple
     
    Guest

    R does not perform symbolic computations

    Negative commentFeb 5, 2019
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    R (programming language) icon
    • This alternative is disputed. R (programming language) is a legitimate Maple alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • R (programming language) is Free and Open SourceMaple is Paid and Proprietary
    • R (programming language) is LightweightMaple is not according to our users
  4. Julia icon
     58 likes

    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...

    49 Julia alternatives
    Julia screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Julia Features

    1.  Parallel Computing
    2.  Compiled Language
    Julia iconMaple Icon

    Julia VS Maple

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    Comments about Julia as an Alternative to Maple
     
    oceanborn2

    Opensource and will lots of math capabilities + jupyter notebooks ecosystem

    Positive commentMay 2, 2020
    1
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    • Julia is Free and Open SourceMaple is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Maxima icon
     72 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
    Maxima iconMaple Icon

    Maxima VS Maple

    Is Maxima a good alternative to Maple?
     
    Comments about Maxima as an Alternative to Maple
     
    huunghia160799

    I liked it because it is powerful! With the right commands, you can do what you would typically do with Maple.

    Positive commentJun 21, 2022
    1
    Guest

    Pitty the idea of this program is not as bad as it could be, but it's not even close a match for maple.

    Negative commentOct 7, 2018
    1
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    • Most users think Maxima is a great Maple alternative.

    • Maxima is Free and Open SourceMaple is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Spyder icon
     59 likes

    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.

    47 Spyder alternatives
    Spyder screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak

    Top Spyder 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.  Privacy focused
    9.  Supports Python
    10.  Python IDE
    11.  Debugging
    12.  Built-in terminal emulation
    Spyder iconMaple Icon

    Spyder VS Maple

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  7. fxSolver icon
     57 likes

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

    137 fxSolver alternatives
    Solver page

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    fxSolver Features

    1.  Formula Builder
    2.  Equation editor
    3.  Editable calculations
    4.  Engineering calculator
    5.  Equation solving
    6.  Shared links
    7.  Graphs
    fxSolver iconMaple Icon

    fxSolver VS Maple

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  8. 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.

    41 wxMaxima alternatives
    wxMaxima screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    wxMaxima Features

    1.  CAS
    wxMaxima iconMaple Icon

    wxMaxima VS Maple

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  9. Calcpad icon
     7 likes

    Calcpad is a lightweight mathematical platform for cloud and desktop. It parses simple text scripts and converts them into professional Html reports. Supports complex numbers, variables, functions, graphing, units and numerical methods.

    39 Calcpad alternatives
    Design of RC column

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    Top Calcpad Features

    1.  Numerical Methods
    2.  HTML Reporting
    3.  Export to Word
    4.  Unit converter
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  Privacy focused
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Portable
    11.  WYSIWYG Support
    Calcpad iconMaple Icon

    Calcpad VS Maple

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  10. SymPy icon
     31 likes

    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.

    38 SymPy alternatives
    SymPy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SymPy Features

    1.  Equation editor
    2.  Equation solving
    SymPy iconMaple Icon

    SymPy VS Maple

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  11. Chapel icon
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    Chapel is a programming language designed for productive parallel computing at scale.

    88 Chapel alternatives
    Chapel screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Chapel Features

    1.  Parallel Computing
    Chapel iconMaple Icon

    Chapel VS Maple

    Is Chapel a good alternative to Maple?
     
    • Chapel is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Maple.

    • Chapel is Free and Open SourceMaple is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Xcos icon
     16 likes

    Xcos is a graphical editor to design hybrid dynamical systems models. Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled and simulated.

    99 Xcos alternatives
    Xcos screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Xcos iconMaple Icon

    Xcos VS Maple

    Is Xcos a good alternative to Maple?
     
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