Spyder Alternatives

Spyder is described as 'Combines advanced development tools with scientific package capabilities for enhanced data analysis and visualization familiar to scientists' and is a popular app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Spyder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Spyder alternative is PyCharm, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Spyder are GNU Octave, Jupyter, RStudio and Mathematica.

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Spyder alternatives page was last updated Jan 6, 2025
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  1. PyCharm icon

    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.

    61 PyCharm alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    PyCharm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Code Completion
    2.  Python IDE
    3.  Refactoring
    4.  Code Formatting
    5.  Embedded debugger
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No registration required
    10. Git icon  Git Support
    11.  File Versioning
    12. Git icon  Git integration

    PyCharm VS Spyder

     

    • 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 Privacy focused and LightweightSpyder is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    68 GNU Octave alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    GNU Octave GUI screenshot

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Graphing calculator
    2.  Curve fitting
    3.  ANOVA test
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable

    GNU Octave VS Spyder

     
    Comments about GNU Octave as an Alternative to Spyder
    Guest
    Positive •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

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    GNU Octave icon

    • 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
  4. Jupyter icon

    Jupyter

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    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...

    52 Jupyter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Cloudron
    The Jupyter Notebook is an open-source web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and narrative text. Uses include: data cleaning and transformation, numerical simulation, statistical modeling, data visualization, machine learning, and much more.

    Jupyter Features

    1.  Interactive Visualization
    2.  Browser-based
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Literate programming
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Server-side

    Jupyter VS Spyder

     

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

    • Jupyter is Free and Open SourceSpyder is also Free and Open Source
  5. RStudio icon

    RStudio

     130 likes
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    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.

    56 RStudio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
    RStudio on Windows

    RStudio Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Code Completion
    4.  Data science
    5.  Session Management
    6.  Embedded debugger

    RStudio VS Spyder

     
    Comments about RStudio as an Alternative to Spyder
    Guest
    Negative •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.

    Guest
    Positive •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
  6. Mathematica icon

    Mathematica

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

    77 Mathematica alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Mathematica screenshot 1

    Mathematica Features

    1.  Symbolic Computation
    2.  Calculus solving
    3.  Equation solving
    4.  Constructive geometry
    5.  CAS
    6.  Graphical component

    Mathematica VS Spyder

     

    • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to Spyder.

    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietarySpyder is Free and Open Source
  7. SageMath icon

    SageMath

     153 likes
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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Dynamically visualize effects of of parameters on calculations with Interact

    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 VS Spyder

     
  9. Zasper icon

    Zasper

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    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.

    67 Zasper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zasper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Built-in terminal emulation
    8.  Data science
    9.  Version Control Integration
    10.  Electron based

    Zasper VS Spyder

     
  10. IPython icon

    IPython

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    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.

    46 IPython alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Python-based
    8.  Code Completion
    9.  Syntax check
    10.  Supports Python
    11.  Imports Jupyter Notebooks
    12.  Parallel Computing

    IPython VS Spyder

     
  11. SciPy icon

    SciPy

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    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.

    49 SciPy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    SciPy screenshot 1

    SciPy Features

    1.  Supports Python
    2.  Python-based

    SciPy VS Spyder

     
  12. fxSolver icon

    fxSolver

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

    144 fxSolver alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Solver page

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

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

    fxSolver VS Spyder

     
  13. Scilab icon

    Scilab

     101 likes
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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.

    61 Scilab alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Scilab screenshot 1

    Scilab Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  3D visualization
    4.  Data visualization

    Scilab VS Spyder

     
    Comments about Scilab as an Alternative to Spyder
    ph soft
    •Aug 30, 2024
    0

    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...

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    • Scilab is Free and Open SourceSpyder is also Free and Open Source
  14. PyPI icon

    PyPI

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    The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language. PyPI helps you find and install software developed and shared by the Python community. Package authors use PyPI to distribute their software.

    48 PyPI alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    PyPI screenshot 1

    PyPI VS Spyder

     
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