Mathematica AlternativesOnly apps categorised as IDEs

The best IDE alternative to Mathematica is MATLAB. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Spyder or Ardos. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Mathematica and five of them are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to Mathematica are DataSpell and iD3.

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  1. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about MATLAB as an Alternative to Mathematica
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    snshepherd
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    Both are comprehensive mathematics solutions, and have very similar features, as well as even both being commercial.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
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    Mathematica is mainly a CAS (symbolic maths), but MATLAB is more for numeric analysis

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Negative
    1

    MATLAB is mainly for numerics

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think MATLAB is a great Mathematica alternative, some don't.

    • MATLAB is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Mathematica.

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to Mathematica.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryMathematica is also Paid and Proprietary
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
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    It is a development environment for Python, not a symbolic math language/software.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Spyder is Free and Open SourceMathematica is Paid and Proprietary
    • Spyder is Privacy focusedMathematica is not according to our users
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    DataSpell

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    JetBrains DataSpell is an IDE for data science with intelligent Jupyter notebooks, interactive Python scripts, and lots of other built-in tools.

    50 DataSpell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Ardos

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    Discover Erdos, the secure AI-native IDE that pairs Jupyter notebooks with an embedded assistant to edit code, surface documentation, and accelerate analysis.

    47 Ardos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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    iD3

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    iD3 is an open-source, cross-platform desktop IDE for D3.js development. It's designed to simplify data visualization with D3 and sports a Python based data management system and custom generated attribute controls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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