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At a Glance
Mathematica
Mathematica
Star Rating
(86)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Scilab
Scilab
Star Rating
(64)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Scilab

Mathematica vs Scilab

  • Reviewers felt that Scilab meets the needs of their business better than Mathematica.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Scilab is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Scilab over Mathematica.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mathematica
No pricing available
Scilab
No pricing available
Free Trial
Mathematica
No trial information available
Scilab
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
78
9.0
42
Ease of Use
7.3
80
8.8
42
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.9
76
8.2
35
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
79
8.8
40
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.3
25
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Capabilities
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Methodology
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.3
18
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
15
7.6
23
Design
8.5
8
5.7
7
8.1
9
7.8
10
8.7
10
8.0
10
8.8
8
8.1
7
Tools
8.8
8
8.6
7
8.1
8
7.2
10
7.9
8
8.0
9
Work
8.5
12
8.1
14
8.2
12
8.2
13
8.3
11
7.2
12
9.4
9
7.1
8
9.0
12
6.7
7
Environment
8.2
10
7.6
12
8.3
11
7.7
13
8.3
9
7.3
10
8.6
12
8.3
15
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mathematica
Mathematica
Scilab
Scilab
Mathematica and Scilab are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
Mathematica
Mathematica has no unique categories
Scilab
Scilab is categorized as Statistical Analysis
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mathematica
Mathematica
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
31.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
45.3%
Scilab
Scilab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
57.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
17.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Mathematica
Mathematica
Research
17.4%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Higher Education
8.1%
Automotive
7.0%
Computer Software
7.0%
Other
51.2%
Scilab
Scilab
Higher Education
21.1%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
10.5%
Chemicals
7.0%
Computer Software
7.0%
Automotive
5.3%
Other
49.1%
Alternatives
Mathematica
Mathematica Alternatives
MATLAB
MATLAB
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GNU Octave
GNU Octave
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Maple
Maple
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SageMath
SageMath
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Scilab
Scilab Alternatives
GNU Octave
GNU Octave
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MATLAB
MATLAB
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Posit
Posit
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Simulink
Simulink
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Discussions
Mathematica
Mathematica Discussions
Is Mathematica used in industry?
1 Comment
Is Mathematica better than Matlab?
1 Comment
Dhananjay S.
DS
no but in most of case is more useful Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Mathematica has no more discussions with answers
Scilab
Scilab Discussions
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Scilab has no discussions with answers