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We've compiled a list of 74 free and paid alternatives to MATLAB. The primary competitors include GNU Octave, R (programming language). In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between MATLAB and Mathematica, Sage, Scilab. Also you can look at other similar options here: Education and Reference Software.


GNU Octave
Free Open Source

Octave is a computer program for performing numerical computations which is mostly compatible with...

Mathematica is a computational software program used widely in scientific, engineering, and...

Sage
Free Open Source

Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL.

Scilab
Free Open Source

Scilab is a scientific software package for numerical computations providing a powerful open...

SciPy & Numpy
Free Open Source

SciPy (pronounced "Sigh Pie") is open-source software for mathematics, science, and...

Maxima
Free Open Source

Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical expressions, including...

GnuPlot
Free Open Source

Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven interactive data and function plotting utility.

wxMaxima
Free Open Source

wxMaxima is a document based interface for the computer algebra system Maxima.

MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and programming language.

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MATLAB Overview

MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and programming language. Maintained by The MathWorks, MATLAB allows easy matrix manipulation, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs in other languages. Although it is numeric only, an optional toolbox uses the MuPAD symbolic engine, allowing access to computer algebra capabilities. An additional package, Simulink, adds graphical multidomain simulation and Model-Based Design for dynamic and embedded systems.

MATLAB Features

tick-square Simulink
tick-square Embedded debugger
tick-square Batch plotting

MATLAB Platforms

Windows Web-Based Linux iPad Mac Android iPhone

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MATLAB Tags

programming-language matrix computer-algebra math data-analysis

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