Free Web-based MATLAB Alternatives

There are many alternatives to MATLAB as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Online alternative is SageMath, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MATLAB and 11 are free and available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Online alternatives to MATLAB are fxSolver, SMath Studio, Calcpad and Collimator.

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MATLAB alternatives are mainly Calculators, but if you're looking for Math Solvers or Numerical Computation Software you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, Free, iPad, Android, Mac and Android + Free. 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 MATLAB.
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  1. SageMath icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. fxSolver icon
     60 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. SMath Studio icon
     34 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
     
  4. Calcpad icon
     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.

    49 Calcpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. Collimator icon
     14 likes

    Collimator is a modeling and simulation platform for engineers to design and test complex, mission critical systems in a way that is reliable, secure, fast and intuitive.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. RunMat icon
     1 like

    RunMat is an open-source, GPU-accelerated runtime for MATLAB-syntax code. Engineers bring their existing .m files and run them — most work unmodified.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Google Chrome
    • Self-Hosted
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Chrome OS
     
  7. Sketch.systems helps software designers think about complex product behavior. Sketch out states, add prototypes, and clarify questions quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. CloudStat icon
     2 likes

    CloudStat is the cloud environment for building statistical applications collaboratively.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. StochSD icon
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    StochSD (Stochastic System Dynamics) is a System Dynamics simulation software with focus on stochastics. It is a form of Continuous System Simulation (CSS) that in addition to model and simulate continuous flows between compartments, can handle transitions of discrete entities.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
  10. nerdamer icon
     3 likes

    Nerdamer is a small and light-weight symbolic math expression evaluator written in JavaScript. The parsing is done purely in JavaScript and uses no server-side program whatsoever. It can export to a pure JavaScript function, ideal for filtering user input.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
  11. Math Notepad icon
     2 likes

    Math Notepad is a web based editor, which allows you do do mathematical calculations and plot graphs. It supports real and complex numbers, matrices, and units, and comes with all common math functions built in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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