--- title: Freemat Reviews meta\_title: 'Freemat Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 12 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Freemat works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 12 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: CAD & PLM url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-plm --- # Freemat Reviews & Product Details Freemat is a free environment for rapid engineering, scientific prototyping and data processing using the same language as Matlab and GNU Octave. * * * Seller [Freemat Project](https://www.g2.com/sellers/freemat-project) Discussions [Freemat Community](https://www.g2.com/products/freemat/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![MATLAB](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "MATLAB") MATLAB 4.5/5(771) ](https://www.g2.com/products/matlab/reviews) [ ![GNU Octave](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GNU Octave") GNU Octave 4.2/5(55) ](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-octave/reviews) [ ![Autodesk Fusion](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Autodesk Fusion") Autodesk Fusion 4.5/5(520) ](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/freemat/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 12 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Computer Hardware](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Hardware") UC Verified User in Computer Hardware Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/25/2018 "Free tool to process data" 5/5 What do you like best about Freemat? It is an excellent tool to develop and implement scientific prototypes, development and data processing in a fast way, it has a very friendly and easy to use environment. It's very similar to matlab but in its favor you have to free software, that's great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Freemat? The only thing I do not like about this tool is that it requires that the equipment on which this software is installed has 64 or 128 bits of support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Freemat: use it, you will like it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Freemat solving and how is that benefiting you? It is feasible to use since it is totally free which can be very useful for your business since it has support to solve linear systems of equations through the division operator, support of total control structure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Retail](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Retail") UR Verified User in Retail Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/12/2018 "Data processing " 3/5 What do you like best about Freemat? Free environment for rapid engineering and scientific prototyping and data processing like matlab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Freemat? It requires specific specifications to be applicable on devices like 64 and 128 bit complex types pass by reference support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Freemat solving and how is that benefiting you? Support for solving linear systems of equations via the divide operator , full control structure support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Freemat? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Freemat ](https://www.g2.com/products/freemat/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is Freemat used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-freemat-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/freemat/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. 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