# Maple Reviews **Vendor:** Waterloo Maple **Category:** [Simulation & CAE Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/simulation-cae) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 15 ## About Maple Maple is a general-purpose computer algebra system developed and sold commercially by Waterloo Maple Inc. ## Maple Reviews ### 1. Solving advanced mathematical problems **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** EMIRKAN T. | Junior Project Manager, Education Management, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2024 **What do you like best about Maple?** I was able to manipulate an algebraic expression of a system of differential equations. I discovered in Maple, the ability to use symbols as the tools of computation seemed to be remarkable. It solved formulas and operations with the feasibility that served as tool to analyze mathematical difficulties far from the easy numerical approaches. **What do you dislike about Maple?** I found it quite difficult when dealing with large datasets. It was not efficient enough to import and manipulate them and definitely was not near to the level that its users expected from such a promising software. I attempted to import a dataset on stock prices, the process slowed down, and there were errors. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** Maple has beneficial symbolic computation. Applying a technique in a case that involves complicated algebraic expressions or convoluted operations. It is very helpful for students who involve in research activities in universities especially in courses like physics, engineering and math-related courses. ### 2. Symbolic Modeling and Time Save Modeling **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Thomas Y. **Reviewed Date:** October 30, 2019 ### 3. Excellent intelligent tool with very precise use. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** david s. | Analista web, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** I like all the features that this excellent tool offers, for a variety of situations and disadvantages. The solutions are totally fast and always accurate. The observations make everything easier to continue and understand. **What do you dislike about Maple?** Integrating inconveniences can be a bit complex. You must know exactly how to write it so that the Arce offers a solution. This needs a lot of patience. This is not always automatic. **Recommendations to others considering Maple:** Take some time to nourish yourself and learn to use this incredible tool, complete a little training before continuing. There could be some failure. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** Maple solves the drawbacks of extensive and handwritten calculation. It has to take some time to do it, studies can change the plans, human failure is always a probability, Arce solves all these problems. The benefit is to have more secure data and be able to establish our attention in other sites of a plan. ### 4. Good application that has complex dislocations. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jose alberto r. | For medium organizations that use Windows., Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** I love that Maple has many functions that help solve many problems and situations of operations. It is a totally new tool for me, however, I am trying to understand more about the many functions needed every day. **What do you dislike about Maple?** I do not like it so much that faults are complex to induce. The faults do not specialize, which makes the cleaning of the problems complex and slow. **Recommendations to others considering Maple:** You have to know that the search bar is very necessary in several cases. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am solving the engineering needs related to the theme with Maple with own lines and own values, as well as in order of gear equations and systems of equations. The benefits that the state observing is when you know how to direct and introduce everything, is totally useful. ### 5. Very useful tool for symbolic manipulation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 01, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** I use Maple to make complicate symbolic computation for different stability problems in fluids mechanics. **What do you dislike about Maple?** As any tool, it takes some time to learn the language. The help is not always useful. **Recommendations to others considering Maple:** Very useful for large symbolic computation **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used Maple to solve several linear stability problem in fluid mechanics using multiple-scale method. Since the perturbative expansion become easily very large, Maple allows me to go to high order in a reasonable time. ### 6. One of the best Math tools available in market **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ankit A. | Ankit Agarwal, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 15, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** I have been using MATLAB and MATHEMATICA for my math needs for about 4-5 years, and have started using MAPLE recently (about 6 months). The syntax is very similar to MATLAB which facilitates ease of use. There are times when I am not able to solve certain complex math problems in either MATLAB or MATHEMATICA, but am able to do so in MAPLE. **What do you dislike about Maple?** I have experienced a few software crashes and hangs while performing large calculations. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have been solving variety of math problems for my research purposes using MAPLE. Some of the problems that are near impossible to solve by hand are solved quite effortlessly using this software, which has benefitted me immensely in quickly publishing my research work. ### 7. Maple: Intelligent, Accurate, and Helpful **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** I love all the features that maple has for a variety of situations and problems. Solutions are fast and always accurate. The visualizations make it all easy to follow and understand. **What do you dislike about Maple?** Inputting problems can be a bit difficult. You have to know exactly how to write it in order for maple to spit out a solution. This takes patience. This is not always intuitive. **Recommendations to others considering Maple:** Take the time to learn how to use/complete some training before jumping in. there could be errors **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** Maple solves the problems of long, handwritten calculations and mapping. 1) Someone has to spend a lot of time doing it 2) Calculations can pushback a project 3) Human error is always a possibility. Maple solves all of these issues. The benefit is just having more reliable data and being able to focus our attention to other parts of a project. ### 8. Very good platform for computer algebra **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mohammed S. | Software Engineer, Research, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** Maple comes with a variety of prebuilt packages that make life easier for those who work in algebra and mathematics fields. Maple is less complex than Matlab and other CAS. The help files are very useful with a thousands of examples for beginners. **What do you dislike about Maple?** Sometime maple hangs up while writing code. The interface could be better designed comparing to Matlab.. **Recommendations to others considering Maple:** It takes time to get familiar with Maple syntax if your coming from OOP background. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** Computer algebra systems from numbers representations/operations to complex polynomials implementations. ### 9. A tremendous set of libraries for mathematicians **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mohammad A. | Computer Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 16, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** Maple has been built with any easy GUI to deal with. The framework has everything a mathematician needs from analyzing/plotting graphs to solving very complex math systems. The help library is very useful first time users. **What do you dislike about Maple?** The debugger still needs to be improved as it sometimes gets annoying when trying to traverse nested loops. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** Engineering and mathematics problems ### 10. Tool at its Best **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** It is a awesome tool with loads of variety features. Much needed for mathematicians specially designed for algebra . Its much more advanced than any other math tool . More easy to use and environment friendly **What do you dislike about Maple?** As of now nothing. All Seems to be GOOD. One In a while the tool crashes , This can be over come **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helped us in solving our complex algebraic .Much appreciated for this tool. Easy installation and move UI friendly ### 11. Easy to use Math **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** Many clickable math tools, mathematical expressions are easy to enter, just as you would on a notebook. **What do you dislike about Maple?** Very user friendly interface, although, simpler numeric problems and computations may be a bit complex. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving mathematical problems for statistical analysis for a service center. ### 12. Review of maple **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about Maple?** Very powerful for doing mathematical computations, even extremely complex ones. **What do you dislike about Maple?** Sometimes the interface is less intuitive than mathematica. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** Drawing pretty shapes, solving complex equations. Doing simulations to predict behavior of solutions. ### 13. Maple Has Weird Kinks **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2018 **What do you like best about Maple?** I like that Maple does have many functions that is helpful in solving many mathematical problems and situations. It is a newer tool for me, however, I am trying to learn more about the many useful functions every day. **What do you dislike about Maple?** I dislike that the errors are difficult to reason out. The errors are not specified which make debugging the issue(s) difficult and time consuming. **Recommendations to others considering Maple:** Know that the search bar is very helpful in many cases! **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am solving engineering principles related to dynamics with Maple with eigenvectors and eigenvalues as well as differential equation purposes and systems of equations. The benefits I have realized is that when you know how to control and input everything, it is incredibly helpful. ### 14. It's as comparable as Matlab **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 15, 2018 **What do you like best about Maple?** It is easier to learn how to type commands to solve calculus problems than Matlab. **What do you dislike about Maple?** The interface is too cluster and can use some work on regrouping and instructions are all over the place. **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** For doctoral level course problem sets and research related work. ### 15. Probably the best intuitive symbolic engine out there **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Raul G. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 31, 2017 **What do you like best about Maple?** the symbolic engine is simply invaluable. I have been working with it for over a decade, and it has proved extremely useful for dealing with long algebraic expressions one may find working in applied numerical analysis **What do you dislike about Maple?** the text editor could be a bit friendlier, or accept more tex-style syntax. overall, this is just a very minor issue **What problems is Maple solving and how is that benefiting you?** I often undertake numerical investigations related to model discovery and/or implement numerical analysis of econometric models, so I usually need assistance in dealing with the tedious algebra that may result from this work. Maple provides an intuitive platform to carry out this algebraic manipulations in a unified framework. 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