Scilab Alternatives

Scilab is described as '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' and is a very popular numerical computation software in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Scilab for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Scilab alternative is R (programming language), which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Scilab are Jupyter, MATLAB, GNU Octave and SageMath.

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  1. Livebook icon

    Livebook

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    Livebook is a web application for writing interactive and collaborative code notebooks. Code notebooks with Markdown support and Code cells where Elixir code is evaluated on demand.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. python(x,y) icon

    python(x,y)

     37 likes

    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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  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  5. Nelson icon

    Nelson

     1 like

    Nelson is an array programming language providing a powerful open computing environment for engineering and scientific applications using modern C/C++ libraries and other numerical libraries.

    10 Nelson alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. NumeRe icon

    NumeRe

     4 likes

    Open source framework for numerical computations and advanced statistical analysis, featuring nonlinear curve fitting, ODE solving, 1D/2D publication-quality visualization, Fourier and wavelet transforms, intuitive syntax, and namespace-based code organization for research.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Enthought icon

    Enthought

     2 likes

    The Enthought Python Distribution provides scientists with a comprehensive set of tools to perform rigorous data analysis and visualization. Python, distinguished by its flexibility, coherence, and ease-of-use, is rapidly becoming the programming language of choice for...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. DataSpell icon

    DataSpell

     2 likes

    JetBrains DataSpell is an IDE for data science with intelligent Jupyter notebooks, interactive Python scripts, and lots of other built-in tools.

    50 DataSpell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Magma icon

    Magma

     1 like

    A software package designed to solve computationally hard problems in algebra, number theory, geometry and combinatorics.

    36 Magma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Altair Compose icon

    Altair Compose

     2 likes

    Altair Compose is used to perform a variety of math & linear algebra (including matrix analysis and differential equations), filter signals, fit polynomials through data, approximate or check results from simulation software, perform optimization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. CuPy icon

    CuPy

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    CuPy is an open-source array library for GPU-accelerated computing with Python. CuPy utilizes CUDA Toolkit libraries including cuBLAS, cuRAND, cuSOLVER, cuSPARSE, cuFFT, cuDNN and NCCL to make full use of the GPU architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Mac
    • BSD
     
  14. Collimator icon

    Collimator

     14 likes

    Collimator is a modeling and simulation platform for engineers to design and test complex, mission critical systems in a way that is reliable, secure, fast and intuitive.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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