Yacas Alternatives

Yacas is described as 'Yet Another Computer Algebra System. There is support for numeric computations, to arbitrary precision, symbolic computation and visualization' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Yacas for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Yacas alternative is Wolfram Alpha, which is free. Other great apps like Yacas are SageMath, Mathematica, Julia and Maxima.

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Yacas alternatives page was last updated Apr 14, 2025
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  1. Wolfram Alpha icon

    Wolfram Alpha

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    Wolfram Alpha is a "Computational Knowledge Engine" - different from a search engine, it answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from structured data, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer.

    60 Wolfram Alpha alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    Wolfram Alpha screenshot 1

    Wolfram Alpha Features

    1.  Math Solver
    2.  Equation solving
    3.  Built-in search engine
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free

    Wolfram Alpha VS Yacas

     

    • Wolfram Alpha is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Yacas.

    • Wolfram Alpha is the most popular free alternative to Yacas.

    • Wolfram Alpha is Freemium and ProprietaryYacas is Free and Open Source
  2. SageMath icon

    SageMath

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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 Yacas

     

    • SageMath is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Yacas.

    • SageMath is the most popular Open Source alternative to Yacas.

    • SageMath is Free and Open SourceYacas is also Free and Open Source
    • SageMath is LightweightYacas is not according to our users
  4. Mathematica icon

    Mathematica

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

    76 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 Yacas

     

    • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to Yacas.

    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietaryYacas is Free and Open Source
  5. Julia icon

    Julia

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Julia screenshot 1

    Julia Features

    1.  Parallel Computing
    2.  Compiled Language

    Julia VS Yacas

     
  6. Maxima icon

    Maxima

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    Maxima is a 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.

    32 Maxima alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Xmaxima interface running Maxima 5.28

    Maxima Features

    1.  Symbolic manipulation
    2.  CAS
    3.  Symbolic Computation

    Maxima VS Yacas

     
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    wxMaxima

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    wxMaxima screenshot 1

    wxMaxima Features

    1.  CAS

    wxMaxima VS Yacas

     
  9. Maple icon

    Maple

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    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...

    50 Maple alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Maple 12 Interface

    Maple Features

    1.  Mechanical Simulation
    2.  CAS

    Maple VS Yacas

     
  10. ReCalc icon

    ReCalc

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    A modern calculator using Wolfram Alpha.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    ReCalc screenshot 1

    ReCalc Features

    1.  Currency Conversion
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  AI-Powered

    ReCalc VS Yacas

     
  11. Calcpad icon

    Calcpad

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Design of RC column

    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 VS Yacas

     
  12. PTC Mathcad icon

    PTC Mathcad

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    Engineering calculation software developed by PTC Inc., designed to perform and share complex calculations. Drives innovation and productivity in product development, allows for easy data analysis and sharing. Integration with CAD and supports custom functions.

    40 PTC Mathcad alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Splash screen

    PTC Mathcad Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support

    PTC Mathcad VS Yacas

     
  13. Chapel icon

    Chapel

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Chapel screenshot 1

    Chapel Features

    1.  Parallel Computing

    Chapel VS Yacas

     

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

    • Chapel is Free and Open SourceYacas is also Free and Open Source
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    Axiom

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Matrix within a Matrix

    Axiom Features

    1.  CAS

    Axiom VS Yacas

     
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