Nelson Alternatives

Nelson is described as 'Array programming language providing a powerful open computing environment for engineering and scientific applications using modern C/C++ libraries and other numerical libraries' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Nelson for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Nelson alternative is GNU Octave, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nelson are MATLAB, Scilab, NumeRe and Freemat.

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  1. GNU Octave icon

    GNU Octave

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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    • GNU Octave is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Nelson.

    • GNU Octave is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Nelson.

    • GNU Octave is Free and Open SourceNelson is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Octave is LightweightNelson is not according to our users
  2. 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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    • MATLAB is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & iPad alternative to Nelson.

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to Nelson.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryNelson is Free and Open Source
  4. Scilab icon

    Scilab

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    Scilab is free and open source software for numerical computation providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. Scilab includes hundreds of mathematical functions.

    58 Scilab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. NumeRe icon

    NumeRe

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    Open source framework for numerical computations and advanced statistical analysis, featuring nonlinear curve fitting, ODE solving, 1D/2D publication-quality visualization, Fourier and wavelet transforms, intuitive syntax, and namespace-based code organization for research.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Default view of a session in NumeRe with an exemplary plot. The GUI is available in German and English
     
  6. Freemat icon

    Freemat

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    FreeMat is an environment for rapid engineering and scientific processing. It is similar to commercial systems such as MATLAB from Mathworks and IDL from Research Systems, but is Open Source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. Forscape icon

    Forscape

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    Designed for scientific computation, this language and editor provides low-cost abstraction and safety checks, focusing on matrix operations with syntax parity to scientific papers. It offers math rendering, real-time dimension checks, and intuitive user experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Balisc icon

    Balisc

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    A fresh (experimental) look at Scilab 6.x. Contribute to rdbyk/balisc development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. OpenMatrix Language (OML) icon

    OpenMatrix Language (OML)

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    The OpenMatrix Language provides all scientists, technologists, engineers, & mathematicians (i.e., people in STEM fields) with open access to a powerful matrix-based computational engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. ScicosLab icon

    ScicosLab

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    ScicosLab is a software package providing a multi-platform environment for scientific computation. It is based on the official Scilab 4.x (BUILD4) distribution, and includes the modeling and simulation tool Scicos and a number of other toolboxes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ScicosLab screenshot 1
     
  12. Nsp / Tumbi icon

    Nsp / Tumbi

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    Nsp is a GPL Scientific Software Package. It is based on a complete new rewrite of ScilabGtk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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