Maxima Alternatives

Maxima is described as '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' and is a popular app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Maxima for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Maxima alternative is MATLAB. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try SageMath or Julia. Other great apps like Maxima are Mathematica, fxSolver, wxMaxima and Calcpad.

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Maxima alternatives page was last updated Oct 10, 2023
  1. MATLAB icon
     227 likes

    MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and programming language. Maintained by The MathWorks, MATLAB allows easy matrix manipulation, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs in other languages.

    89 MATLAB alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    MATLAB Features

    1.  Simulink
    2.  File Sync
    3.  Batch plotting
    4.  Embedded debugger
    5.  Portable
    MATLAB iconMaxima Icon

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    Guest

    Matlab is not a computer algebra system. If you want an alternative to Maxima, at least that alternative has to be a computer algebra system (CAS).

    Negative commentSep 21, 2020
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    Guest

    Matlab is not a symbolic computation system, just a numerical computation system

    Negative commentJul 26, 2019
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    • Some users think MATLAB is a great Maxima alternative, some don't.

    • MATLAB is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Maxima.

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to Maxima.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryMaxima is Free and Open Source
  2. SageMath icon
     152 likes

    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.

    63 SageMath alternatives
    Dynamically visualize effects of of parameters on calculations with Interact

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Symbolic Computation
    2.  Calculus solving
    3.  CAS
    4.  Python-based
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Currency Conversion
    7.  Portable
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required
    SageMath iconMaxima Icon

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    Guest

    You can use Maxima inside of Maxima, together to many other libraries for symbolic computation

    Positive commentJul 26, 2019
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    • SageMath is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Maxima.

    • SageMath is Free and Open SourceMaxima is also Free and Open Source
    • SageMath is LightweightMaxima is not according to our users
  3. Mathematica icon
     156 likes

    Definitive technical computing system spanning machine learning and neural networks, data science, visualizations and much more.

    78 Mathematica alternatives
    Mathematica screenshot 1

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    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 iconMaxima Icon

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  4. Julia icon
     58 likes

    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...

    51 Julia alternatives
    Julia screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Julia Features

    1.  Parallel Computing
    2.  Compiled Language
    Julia iconMaxima Icon

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    Comments about Julia as an Alternative to Maxima
     
    Guest

    Julia is a programming language oriented to numerical computation, but maxima is a program oriented to symbolic computation, what is a very different thing

    Negative commentJul 26, 2019
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    • Julia is Free and Open SourceMaxima is also Free and Open Source
  5. fxSolver icon
     57 likes

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

    139 fxSolver alternatives
    Solver page

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    fxSolver Features

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

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  6. wxMaxima icon
     52 likes

    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
    wxMaxima screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    wxMaxima Features

    1.  CAS
    wxMaxima iconMaxima Icon

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  7. Calcpad icon
     7 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.

    40 Calcpad alternatives
    Design of RC column

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    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 iconMaxima Icon

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  8. Maple icon
     42 likes

    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...

    51 Maple alternatives
    Maple 12 Interface

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maple Features

    1.  Mechanical Simulation
    2.  CAS
    Maple iconMaxima Icon

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  9. PTC Mathcad icon
     25 likes

    Mathcad is engineering calculation software that drives innovation and offers significant process productivity advantages for product development and engineering design projects.

    40 PTC Mathcad alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    PTC Mathcad Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    PTC Mathcad iconMaxima Icon

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  10. SymPy icon
     31 likes

    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.

    39 SymPy alternatives
    SymPy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SymPy Features

    1.  Equation editor
    2.  Equation solving
    SymPy iconMaxima Icon

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  11. NumeRe icon
     3 likes

    NumeRe, the cutting-edge open source software, is your ultimate solution for scientific data analysis. Built on a versatile approach, it seamlessly combines powerful statistical and numeric capabilities, optimized specifically for scientific applications.

    68 NumeRe alternatives
    Default view of a session in NumeRe with an exemplary plot. The GUI is available in German and English

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scientific data analysis
    2.  Import CSV Data
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Support for scripting
    7. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  File Versioning
    12.  Code Formatting
    NumeRe iconMaxima Icon

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

    90 Chapel alternatives
    Chapel screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Chapel Features

    1.  Parallel Computing
    Chapel iconMaxima Icon

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    • Chapel is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Maxima.

    • Chapel is Free and Open SourceMaxima is also Free and Open Source
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