Mathematica Alternatives

Mathematica is described as 'Definitive technical computing system spanning machine learning and neural networks, data science, visualizations and much more' and is a very popular numerical computation software in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Mathematica for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Mathematica alternative is SageMath, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mathematica are R (programming language), GNU Octave, Jupyter and Maxima.

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  1. OpenAxiom icon
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    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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  2. python(x,y) icon
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    Python(x,y) is a free scientific and engineering development software for numerical computations, data analysis and data visualization based on Python programming language, Qt graphical user interfaces and .

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Axiom icon
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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.

    40 Axiom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. With Euler Math Toolbox, you experience mathematical computations, numerical as well as symbolic, with ease and beauty.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Magma icon
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    A software package designed to solve computationally hard problems in algebra, number theory, geometry and combinatorics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Ardos icon
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    Discover Erdos, the secure AI-native IDE that pairs Jupyter notebooks with an embedded assistant to edit code, surface documentation, and accelerate analysis.

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    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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  7. Calca icon
     8 likes

    Calca is a powerful symbolic calculator that updates as you type giving you instant answers. It solves equations and simplifies complex expressions. It's also a rich Markdown text editor so that you can explain your ideas alongside your calculations.

    37 Calca alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
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  8. MathStudio icon
     8 likes

    MathStudio, formerly SpaceTime, is the most comprehensive math app available for mobile devices. Whether you need a simple calculator to do your finances or a replacement for your TI graphing calculator, MathStudio is the most powerful and versatile calculator available on the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPad
    • iPhone
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  9. GiNaC icon
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    GiNaC is a C++ library. It is designed to allow the creation of integrated systems that embed symbolic manipulations together with more established areas of computer science (like computation- intense numeric applications, graphical interfaces, etc.) under one roof.

    17 GiNaC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. WIRIS cas icon
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    WIRIS cas is an online platform for mathematical calculations designed for education. You can access a powerful calculation toolbar through an HTML page that includes integrals and limits calculation, function graphing in 2D or 3D and symbolic matrices manipulation, among others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Derive icon
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    Derive 6.1: Powerful system for doing symbolic and numeric mathematics. This application is no longer available or supported.

    66 Derive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Freemat icon
     18 likes

    FreeMat is an environment for rapid engineering and scientific processing. It is similar to commercial systems such as MATLAB from Mathworks and IDL from Research Systems, but is Open Source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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