PTC Mathcad Alternatives

PTC Mathcad is described as 'Software designed for engineering calculations, enabling data analysis and sharing of complex calculations. Offers productivity enhancements for product development' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to PTC Mathcad for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best PTC Mathcad alternative is SMath Studio, which is free. Other great apps like PTC Mathcad are Mathematica, fxSolver, Maxima and wxMaxima.

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PTC Mathcad alternatives are mainly Calculators, but if you're looking for Graphing Calculators or Numerical Computation Software you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to PTC Mathcad.
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Software designed for engineering calculations, enabling data analysis and sharing of complex calculations. Offers productivity enhancements for product development.

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PTC Mathcad alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
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  1. SMath Studio icon
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    SMath Studio is a math program with 'paper'-like interface and numerous computing features. It has an ability to work with systems, matrices, vectors, complex numbers, infinities and fractions. SMath Studio includes integrated mathematical reference book.

    22 SMath Studio alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android

    SMath Studio Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Variables
    3.  Symbolic Computation
    4.  Portable
    5.  Export to PNG
    6.  Export to SVG
    7.  Export to PDF

    SMath Studio VS PTC Mathcad

     
    Comments about SMath Studio as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
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    Guest
    Feb 17, 2017
    9

    Free to commercial use. Interface is almost like Mathcad15.

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    A Beilby
    Positive Jan 14, 2025
    0

    Our IT had concerns over security of design info due to cloud server and author based in Russia, but user interface is coming along nicely and flexible language options make it easy to adopt.

    Guest
    Positive Dec 15, 2020
    0

    It is very close to Mathcad and works in the same way. Many of the other alternatives are toolboxes for programming rather than actual worksheets.

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    • Almost everyone thinks SMath Studio is a great PTC Mathcad alternative.

    • SMath Studio is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Linux alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • SMath Studio is the most popular free alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • SMath Studio is Freemium and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Mathematica icon
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    Definitive technical computing system spanning machine learning and neural networks, data science, visualizations and much more.

    77 Mathematica alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Mathematica Features

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

    Mathematica VS PTC Mathcad

     
    Comments about Mathematica as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
    Guest
    Negative Jan 3, 2018
    6

    Mathcad works with units with an engineer's point of view, mathematica works with an academic/theoretical point of view for mathematicians.

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    • Some users think Mathematica is a great PTC Mathcad alternative, some don't.

    • Mathematica is the most popular Mac alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. fxSolver icon
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    Online math solver, equation editor and database, graphing calculator and science/engineering problem helper.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

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

    fxSolver VS PTC Mathcad

     
  4. Maxima icon
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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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maxima Features

    1.  Symbolic manipulation
    2.  CAS
    3.  Symbolic Computation

    Maxima VS PTC Mathcad

     
    • Maxima is the most popular Open Source alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Maxima is Free and Open SourcePTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
  5. wxMaxima icon
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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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    wxMaxima Features

    1.  CAS

    wxMaxima VS PTC Mathcad

     
  6. Calcpad icon
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    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.

    40 Calcpad alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Numerical Methods
    2.  HTML Reporting
    3. Microsoft Word icon  Export to Word
    4.  Unit converter
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Portable
    9.  WYSIWYG Support

    Calcpad VS PTC Mathcad

     
    Comments about Calcpad as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
    Guest
    Positive Jun 29, 2024
    0

    Very easy syntax to tap on, thus making it very convenient to do engineering calculation with units,function,plot and substitution. In a word, almost a perfect alternative for Calcpad.

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    • Calcpad is Free and Open SourcePTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
    • Calcpad is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPTC Mathcad is not according to our users
  7. Maple icon
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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...

    50 Maple alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maple Features

    1.  Mechanical Simulation
    2.  CAS

    Maple VS PTC Mathcad

     
    Comments about Maple as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
    Guest
    Negative Oct 22, 2019
    0

    Redundant display of equations and data. No auto-resolve when changing a variable or constant content upstream to an equation. Works more like a command prompt line than like a equation editor. Not a proper format for documentation of calculations. Painful handling of units.

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    • Maple is Paid and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is also Paid and Proprietary
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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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD

    Wolfram Language Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Data visualization
    4.  Data analytics
    5.  Symbolic Computation

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  9. SymPy icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Equation editor
    2.  Equation solving

    SymPy VS PTC Mathcad

     
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