Julia
Numerical computingFast, high-level language for technical computing
- Stars
- 49k
- Licence
- MIT
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to MATLAB
Free alternatives to MATLAB
MathWorks' numerical computing environment, common in engineering and science. Here are 8 free options, most popular first.
NumPy
Numerical computingThe fundamental package for array computing in Python
- Stars
- 33k
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to MATLAB
JupyterLab
Data science & workflowsWeb-based notebooks for code, data and narrative
- Stars
- 15k
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to MATLAB, Mathematica
SciPy
Numerical computingAlgorithms for scientific computing in Python
- Stars
- 15k
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to MATLAB
Spyder
Numerical computingScientific Python IDE with a MATLAB-like layout
- Stars
- 9.4k
- Licence
- MIT
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to MATLAB
SageMath
Numerical computingOpen-source mathematics system built on Python
- Stars
- 2.6k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to Mathematica, Maple
GNU Octave
Numerical computingScientific programming language largely compatible with MATLAB
- Stars
- 666
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to MATLAB
Scilab
Numerical computingNumerical computation software with a Simulink-like modeller
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Status
- Open source
Alternative to MATLAB
Free tools are not always drop-in replacements. Check that a tool supports the file formats, tests and methods your supervisor, journal or ethics board expects before switching mid-project.