PTC Mathcad Alternatives for Linux

PTC Mathcad is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is SMath Studio, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PTC Mathcad and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to PTC Mathcad are Mathematica, Maxima, wxMaxima and Maple.

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PTC Mathcad alternatives are mainly Numerical Computation Software, but if you're looking for Programming Languages or Graphing Calculators you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Online, Mac, Open Source, Free, Linux, Android and iPhone. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to PTC Mathcad.
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  1. SMath Studio icon

    SMath Studio

     34 likes

    SMath Studio is a math program with 'paper'-like interface and numerous computing features. It has an ability to work with systems, matrices, vectors, complex numbers, infinities and fractions. SMath Studio includes integrated mathematical reference book.

    22 SMath Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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    Comments about SMath Studio as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    9

    Free to commercial use. Interface is almost like Mathcad15.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    A Beilby
    Positive
    0

    Our IT had concerns over security of design info due to cloud server and author based in Russia, but user interface is coming along nicely and flexible language options make it easy to adopt.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It is very close to Mathcad and works in the same way. Many of the other alternatives are toolboxes for programming rather than actual worksheets.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    SMath Studio icon

    • Almost everyone thinks SMath Studio is a great PTC Mathcad alternative.

    • SMath Studio is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Linux alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • SMath Studio is the most popular free alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • SMath Studio is Freemium and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Mathematica icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Comments about Mathematica as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
    Guest
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    6

    Mathcad works with units with an engineer's point of view, mathematica works with an academic/theoretical point of view for mathematicians.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Mathematica is a great PTC Mathcad alternative, some don't.

    • Mathematica is the most popular Mac alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Maxima icon

    Maxima

     75 likes

    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.

    31 Maxima alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Maxima is the most popular Open Source alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Maxima is Free and Open SourcePTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
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    wxMaxima

     52 likes

    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.

    41 wxMaxima alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  6. Maple icon

    Maple

     43 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Maple as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Redundant display of equations and data. No auto-resolve when changing a variable or constant content upstream to an equation. Works more like a command prompt line than like a equation editor. Not a proper format for documentation of calculations. Painful handling of units.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Maple is Paid and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Calcpad icon

    Calcpad

     10 likes

    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.

    45 Calcpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Comments about Calcpad as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
    Nedelcho Ganchovski
    Positive
    0

    It supports units of measurement, vectors and matrices, but is ligthweight, free and open source.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Very easy syntax to tap on, thus making it very convenient to do engineering calculation with units,function,plot and substitution. In a word, almost a perfect alternative for Calcpad.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Calcpad is a great PTC Mathcad alternative.

    • Calcpad is Free and Open SourcePTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
    • Calcpad is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPTC Mathcad is not according to our users
  9. Wolfram Language icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  10. Mathics icon

    Mathics

     6 likes

    Mathics is a general purpose computer algebra system (CAS) and designed to be a free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica. It's programmable using a Mathematica like language and uses a web interface for user interaction.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. SymPy icon

    SymPy

     31 likes

    SymPy is a Python library for symbolic computation. The stated goals of the library are to become a full-featured computer algebra system and to keep a simple code base to promote extensibility and comprehensibility.

    38 SymPy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Xcos icon

    Xcos

     17 likes

    Xcos is a graphical editor to design hybrid dynamical systems models. Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled and simulated.

    98 Xcos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Ascend icon

    Ascend

     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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. OpenAxiom icon

    OpenAxiom

     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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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