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4.2 out of 5 stars

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Freemat Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users find Freemat easy to learn, especially those with MATLAB experience due to its similar syntax and structure. (3 mentions)
Users find learning ease in Freemat invaluable, as it mirrors familiar structures from Matlab and C. (2 mentions)
Users find the data visualization features of Freemat easy to use, thanks to its familiar MATLAB-like syntax. (1 mentions)
Users find Freemat's ease of use impressive, comparing it favorably to MATLAB for quick learning and functionality. (1 mentions)
Users find Freemat's similar syntax to MATLAB makes it easy to learn and execute mathematical calculations effectively. (1 mentions)
Users often face frustrating debugging issues with Freemat, encountering unclear error messages that complicate problem-solving. (2 mentions)
Users face numerous confusing error messages that complicate troubleshooting and hinder effective use of Freemat. (2 mentions)
Users face a lack of features in Freemat for advanced tasks, hindering their workflow and productivity. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Freemat

1. Ease of Learning
Users find Freemat easy to learn, especially those with MATLAB experience due to its similar syntax and structure.
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MI

Muhammad I.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Individual ventures or low-profile analysis"

What do you like about Freemat?

I was porting a simple data analysis script from Matlab when This familiarity paid me a lot of dividends. It shares the same structure to the virtuall

UZ

Usama Z.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Independent efforts or low-profile diagnosis"

What do you like about Freemat?

I was porting a simple data analysis script from Matlab when This familiarity proved to be quite valuable. It is built to the same degree as the struc

2. Learning Ease
Users find learning ease in Freemat invaluable, as it mirrors familiar structures from Matlab and C.
See 2 mentions

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MI

Muhammad I.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Individual ventures or low-profile analysis"

What do you like about Freemat?

I was porting a simple data analysis script from Matlab when This familiarity paid me a lot of dividends. It shares the same structure to the virtuall

UZ

Usama Z.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Independent efforts or low-profile diagnosis"

What do you like about Freemat?

I was porting a simple data analysis script from Matlab when This familiarity proved to be quite valuable. It is built to the same degree as the struc

3. Data Visualization
Users find the data visualization features of Freemat easy to use, thanks to its familiar MATLAB-like syntax.
See 1 mentions

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BP

Bambang P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Tackling in-depth scientific"

What do you like about Freemat?

I owe my success to MATLAB experience as it helped me switch to Freemat without feeling disoriented. Syntax resembles each other which makes it a snap

4. Ease of Use
Users find Freemat's ease of use impressive, comparing it favorably to MATLAB for quick learning and functionality.
See 1 mentions

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BP

Bambang P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Tackling in-depth scientific"

What do you like about Freemat?

I owe my success to MATLAB experience as it helped me switch to Freemat without feeling disoriented. Syntax resembles each other which makes it a snap

5. Mathematical Calculations
Users find Freemat's similar syntax to MATLAB makes it easy to learn and execute mathematical calculations effectively.
See 1 mentions

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BP

Bambang P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Tackling in-depth scientific"

What do you like about Freemat?

I owe my success to MATLAB experience as it helped me switch to Freemat without feeling disoriented. Syntax resembles each other which makes it a snap

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Freemat

1. Debugging Issues
Users often face frustrating debugging issues with Freemat, encountering unclear error messages that complicate problem-solving.
See 2 mentions

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UZ

Usama Z.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Independent efforts or low-profile diagnosis"

What do you dislike about Freemat?

I receive many error messages; they are mostly riddles that cause me many headaches to find out where the problem originated from. Similarly Freemat h

MI

Muhammad I.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Individual ventures or low-profile analysis"

What do you dislike about Freemat?

I get a lot of error messages, which are mostly riddles and give me lots of headache to trace where the problem emanates from. Freemat has a familiar

2. Error Management
Users face numerous confusing error messages that complicate troubleshooting and hinder effective use of Freemat.
See 2 mentions

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UZ

Usama Z.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Independent efforts or low-profile diagnosis"

What do you dislike about Freemat?

I receive many error messages; they are mostly riddles that cause me many headaches to find out where the problem originated from. Similarly Freemat h

MI

Muhammad I.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Individual ventures or low-profile analysis"

What do you dislike about Freemat?

I get a lot of error messages, which are mostly riddles and give me lots of headache to trace where the problem emanates from. Freemat has a familiar

3. Lack of Features
Users face a lack of features in Freemat for advanced tasks, hindering their workflow and productivity.
See 1 mentions

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BP

Bambang P.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Tackling in-depth scientific"

What do you dislike about Freemat?

In particular, when I was involved with more systemic work for example signal processing or more advanced statistical analysis, I realized limits freq

Freemat Reviews (12)

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UZ
Project Support Officer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Independent efforts or low-profile diagnosis"
What do you like best about Freemat?

I was porting a simple data analysis script from Matlab when This familiarity proved to be quite valuable. It is built to the same degree as the structure of C Language which makes it extremely easy to learn C for scientific computations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

I receive many error messages; they are mostly riddles that cause me many headaches to find out where the problem originated from. Similarly Freemat has a language similar to Matlab and its debugging code is not that impressive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MI
Senior Sales Associate
Education Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Individual ventures or low-profile analysis"
What do you like best about Freemat?

I was porting a simple data analysis script from Matlab when This familiarity paid me a lot of dividends. It shares the same structure to the virtually indistinguishable degree, which enables one to easily learn C for the use of scientific computations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

I get a lot of error messages, which are mostly riddles and give me lots of headache to trace where the problem emanates from. Freemat has a familiar language, its debugging is not impressive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BP
Infrastructure Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Tackling in-depth scientific"
What do you like best about Freemat?

I owe my success to MATLAB experience as it helped me switch to Freemat without feeling disoriented. Syntax resembles each other which makes it a snap to learn and use for the basic arithmetic operations and data visualization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

In particular, when I was involved with more systemic work for example signal processing or more advanced statistical analysis, I realized limits frequently. I had to fall back to my coding skills and came up with my code to perform the unavailable functions that caused a drastic loss of workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CJ
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A research assistant, but like really cool and not too demanding"
What do you like best about Freemat?

Freemat attracts me because of its simplicity. It does feel like your old friend who speaks a language similar to MATLAB, yet easier on the purse. I was so fascinated with data visualizations and numbers that I moved along so quickly I felt like I was the coding guru in no time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

I had few MATLAB built-in functions in my toolbox resulting in re-inventing some custom functions. From the point of view of usability, I would downgrade Freemat as it is prone to crashes during long computations. The app may unexpectedly crash, and when you are dealing with large data sets and complex calculations, you can lose your unsaved work and this causes inconveniences which can be tiring. Only accurate coding is needed to make the results true but in the meanwhile, it is a small price to pay for its incredible advantages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
UM
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Free alternative to matlab"
What do you like best about Freemat?

It is an excellent tool for quickly developing and implementing scientific prototypes for processing data, and it offers a highly welcoming and user-friendly atmosphere. Although it is pretty similar to Matlab, it has the advantage of being free software, which is fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

Several functions in Matlab are absent from FreeMat. Having said that, you only have to have to be careful when you write the code in order to get the right results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pawan M.
PM
engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Freemat has been very helpful in making the r&d initiative ms possible"
What do you like best about Freemat?

It's ability to quickly represent complex mathematical equation and provide insightful results with a simply awesome interface makes it stand apart from its competitors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

Though the interface has been very user friendly still there some minor issues like symbols not getting plotted correctly are the ones which needs to be addressed soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good and Free alternative of MATLAB"
What do you like best about Freemat?

Freemat's syntax is very similar to MATLAB, and since I have previously worked on MATLAB it was very easy for me to use Freemat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

Freemat is not as mature as MATLAB. There are quite a lot of functions supported by MATLAB and other alternatives but not by Freemat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Real Estate
IR
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"FreeMat review"
What do you like best about Freemat?

Freeware, available for Windows, Linux and MacOs. Plotting is similar to the to other software. It's very stable, fast and the GUI is amicable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

Some functions that exist in Matlab do not exist in FreeMat Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
UE
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Freemat is a great alternative for MatLab."
What do you like best about Freemat?

In FreeMat, I wrote my own cg functions because they do not have a built in pcg function. In FreeMat I was able to solve the system for a resolution up to 1,024 × 1,024. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

In FreeMat, mesh does not exist and we had to use plot3, which results in a significantly different looking plot. FreeMat lacks a number of functions, such as kron for Kronecker products,

pcg for the conjugate gradient method, and mesh for three-dimensional plotting. Otherwise,

FreeMat is very much compatible with Matlab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
UA
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Freemat usage"
What do you like best about Freemat?

This software is a really good source when you have a lot of calculations. It’s better than excel sheet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Freemat?

Like any other software, you just have to be careful when you write the code, in order to get the right results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.