Spyder Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   PyCharm

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   Cross-platform IDE for Python and Django with refactoring capabilities, code completion, VCS integration, deployment, issue tracking, remote debugging, and Community Edition, though lacking database support and web technologies.

   57 PyCharm alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Pay once)
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application types

   • IDE
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • Czechia
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   

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   • PyCharm is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Spyder.

   • PyCharm is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Spyder.

   • PyCharm is Freemium and Open SourceSpyder is Free and Open Source
   • PyCharm is LightweightSpyder is not according to our users
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   Jupyter

    94 likes

   The Jupyter Notebook is a web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and explanatory text. Uses include: data cleaning and transformation, numerical simulation, statistical modeling, machine learning and much...

   55 Jupyter alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Jupyter Notebook

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Cloudron

   

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   • Jupyter is the most popular Web-based alternative to Spyder.

   • Jupyter is Free and Open SourceSpyder is also Free and Open Source
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   Mathematica

    160 likes

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

   75 Mathematica alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Pay once
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Numerical Computation Software
   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online

   

   

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   • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to Spyder.

   • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietarySpyder is Free and Open Source
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   GNU Octave

    220 likes

   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 (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Numerical Computation Software
   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD

   

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   Positive comment•Aug 7, 2022

   -3

   This application is paid. And I'm from a country where you can't buy an offer. I don't know about this

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • GNU Octave is the most popular Android alternative to Spyder.

   • GNU Octave is Free and Open SourceSpyder is also Free and Open Source
   • GNU Octave is LightweightSpyder is not according to our users
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   SageMath

    158 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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online

   

   

   

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   SciPy

    96 likes

   SciPy is a collection of mathematical algorithms and convenience functions built on NumPy. It adds significant power to Python by providing the user with high-level commands and classes for manipulating and visualizing data.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

   Application type

   • Numerical Computation Software

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Python

   

   

   

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   ph soft

   Negative comment•May 29, 2025

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   scipy is a scientific library to perform calculations. spyder and IDE.

   

   

   • SciPy is Free and Open SourceSpyder is also Free and Open Source
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   RStudio

    132 likes

   RStudio™ is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R. RStudio combines an intuitive user interface with powerful coding tools to help you get the most out of R.

   60 RStudio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IDE

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Xfce

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Oct 6, 2020

   0

   RStudio is not a Python IDE. RStudio shouldn't be seen as an alternative to Spyder. R should be seen as an alternative to Python.

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Oct 29, 2020

   0

   RStudio allows you to code in both R and Python while also offering the same development tools as Spyder. Has a similar interface where you can view figures, variables, files, documentation, and so on, as MATLAB does.

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   • RStudio is Free and Open SourceSpyder is also Free and Open Source
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    IPython

     85 likes

    IPython offers a robust architecture for interactive computing, including dynamic shells, a kernel for Jupyter, interactive visualization, GUI toolkit support, and seamless project embeddings. Targeting high efficiency in parallel computing, it supports Python interactions tailored for Jupyter environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python

    

    

    

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    Zasper

     11 likes

    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    76 Zasper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    • Code Editor
    • IDE

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Scilab

     105 likes

    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 (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Numerical Computation Software

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

    

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    ph soft

    Comment•Aug 30, 2024

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    I used it for a long time but I had to give up scilab. Too difficult to compete with the python numerous libraries and huge ressources online. Very slow for loops (you can't always vectorize everything). Time passes...

    

    

    • Scilab is Free and Open SourceSpyder is also Free and Open Source
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    Wolfram Language

     5 likes

    Wolfram Language is a symbolic language, deliberately designed with the breadth and unity needed to develop powerful programs quickly. By integrating high-level forms—like Image, GeoPolygon or Molecule—along with advanced superfunctions—such as ImageIdentify or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    • Programming Language

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD

    

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    NumPy

     7 likes

    NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing in Python. It is a Python library that provides a multidimensional array object, various derived objects (such as masked arrays and matrices), and an assortment of routines for fast operations on arrays, including...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python

    

    

    

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