Scilab Alternatives

Apps similar to Scilab include R (programming language), which is free and open source. Other options are Jupyter, GNU Octave, SageMath and MATLAB. There's no shortage of Numerical Computation Software like Scilab, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. 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

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. ScicosLab icon
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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

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Chapel icon
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    Chapel is a programming language designed for productive parallel computing at scale.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Ascend icon
     8 likes

    Open-source software for mathematical modeling, nonlinear equations, and optimization problems, supporting dynamic systems and large-scale models, with both command-line and graphical interfaces, specialized modeling language, and advanced solver architecture.

    42 Ascend alternatives

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. With Euler Math Toolbox, you experience mathematical computations, numerical as well as symbolic, with ease and beauty.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Freemat icon
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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.

    37 Freemat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. Derive icon
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    Derive 6.1: Powerful system for doing symbolic and numeric mathematics. This application is no longer available or supported.

    66 Derive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. ANKHOR is a revolutionary platform for in-memory processing of data from diverse sources and in variable data formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. VisSim icon
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    VisSim™ is a visual language for modeling and simulating nonlinear dynamic systems. With 9 integration methods, 4 optimization methods and over 200 vector and scalar block functions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. OpenAxiom icon
     7 likes

    OpenAxiom, fork of Axiom , is an open source platform for symbolic, algebraic, and numerical computations. It offers an interactive environment, an expressive programming language, a compiler, a large set of mathematical libraries of interest...

    25 OpenAxiom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Ardos icon
     2 likes

    Discover Erdos, the secure AI-native IDE that pairs Jupyter notebooks with an embedded assistant to edit code, surface documentation, and accelerate analysis.

    47 Ardos alternatives

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    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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  12. Axiom icon
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    Axiom is a general purpose Computer Algebra system. It is useful for research and development of mathematical algorithms. It defines a strongly typed, mathematically correct type hierarchy. It has a programming language and a built-in compiler.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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