Mathematica AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Programming Languages

The best open source Programming Language alternative to Mathematica is R (programming language). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Mathematica and six of them are open source Programming Languages so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Programming Language alternatives to Mathematica are GNU Octave, Julia, Calcpad and Euler Math Toolbox.

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  1. 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.

    96 R (programming language) alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    R (programming language) vs Mathematica Comments
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    R is really only useful for statistics, and not even mathematical statistics.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • R (programming language) is Free and Open SourceMathematica is Paid and Proprietary
    • R (programming language) is Customizable and LightweightMathematica is not according to our users
  2. GNU Octave icon

    GNU Octave

     220 likes

    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.

    66 GNU Octave alternatives

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    GNU Octave vs Mathematica Comments
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    Negative
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    Octave needs programming language skills, it doesn't support well symbolic math.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • GNU Octave is Free and Open SourceMathematica is Paid and Proprietary
    • GNU Octave is LightweightMathematica is not according to our users
  4. Julia icon

    Julia

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    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...

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Julia vs Mathematica Comments
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    It's an easy, powerful, really fast language which feels like a mix of Python and Ruby but runs like C. It comes with many mathematical functions, has a good stack of libraries for graphs (including Matplotlib as PyPlot) and can be used with the Jupyter Notebook. Still not at version 1.0, but already a great tool!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Julia is Free and Open SourceMathematica is Paid and Proprietary
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    Calcpad

     10 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.

    45 Calcpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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    • Online
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  6. Euler Math Toolbox icon

    Euler Math Toolbox

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    With Euler Math Toolbox, you experience mathematical computations, numerical as well as symbolic, with ease and beauty.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Chapel

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
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