MATLAB Alternatives

Apps similar to MATLAB include R (programming language), which is free and open source. Other options are GNU Octave, Mathematica, SageMath and SciPy. Numerical Computation Software like MATLAB are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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  1. PASCO Capstone is data acquisition, display, and analysis software for use in physics and engineering experiments and labs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Cadabra is a computer algebra system (CAS) designed specifically for the solution of problems encountered in field theory. It has extensive functionality for tensor computer algebra, tensor polynomial simplification including multi-term symmetries, fermions and anti-commuting...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    DSHplus is a simulation program especially developed for the dynamic nonlinear calculation of complex hydraulic and pneumatic systems and components.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. KAlgebra icon
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    KAlgebra is a mathematical graph calculator included in the KDE education package. While it is based on the MathML content markup language, knowledge of MathML is not required for use. The calculator includes numerical, logical, symbolic, and analytical functions, and can plot...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. Reinteract icon
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    Reinteract is a system for interactive experimentation with Python. Reinteract worksheets contain Python code combined with the results of that code, formatted as text or graphical plots. Youu can go back and edit previously entered statements, and the results will update.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. WolfCalc icon
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    WolfCalc is a light minimal front end to the powerful Wolfram|Alpha™ Computational Knowledge Engine™, which is one of the most powerful calculators in the world and can be used to solve a large variety of problems.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Singular icon
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    Singular is an open source computer algebra system for polynomial computations, with special emphasis on commutative and non-commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. SSPlot icon
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    A simple plotter and numerical solver, which can plot CSV style plain text files with numerical data separated by whitespace, as well can numerically solve equations and ODEs to generate data and plot them for studying dynamical systems.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  9. nerdamer icon
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    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
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  10. Powerful and fully-featured calculation application.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. With YAKINDU Statechart Tools, you can easily create complex systems in a visual way. Simulate and test your system’s behavior already while you are modeling.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
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  12. Math Notepad icon
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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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