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, GNU Octave, SageMath and MATLAB.

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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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  2. python(x,y) icon

    python(x,y)

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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

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    • Windows
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  4. 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.

    52 Calcpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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    • Online
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  5. Nelson icon

    Nelson

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    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.

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    Platforms

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

    Enthought

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    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
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  8. Xcos icon

    Xcos

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

    104 Xcos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • European Union flagEU
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  9. NumeRe icon

    NumeRe

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    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.

    88 NumeRe alternatives

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    • Windows
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    Default view of a session in NumeRe with an exemplary plot. The GUI is available in German and English
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  10. Magma icon

    Magma

     1 like

    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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  11. Altair Compose icon

    Altair Compose

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    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

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. 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)

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

    Collimator

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    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)
    • Global
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  14. Balisc icon

    Balisc

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    A fresh (experimental) look at Scilab 6.x. Contribute to rdbyk/balisc development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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