MATLAB excels at numerical computing, matrix operations, and algorithm prototyping. Its built-in toolboxes—like Simulink, Image Processing, and Signal Processing—offer domain-specific solutions that accelerate development. The syntax is intuitive for engineers and scientists, and the visualization capabilities (especially plotting and data analysis tools) are excellent. MATLAB’s environment also supports seamless switching between script-based and GUI-based workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MATLAB’s licensing can be expensive, especially for individual users or smaller organizations. Also, while it’s powerful for academic and research purposes, it's not always the first choice for production deployment or integration with modern cloud-based tech stacks. Support for third-party libraries and general-purpose programming use cases is somewhat limited compared to Python or R. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matlab has multiple toolboxes to simplify complex data analysis and modeling with a user-friendly interface. Through its robust capabilities and ease of implementation, Matlab makes analysis-based research easier to use and integrates a wide range of data, increasing its efficiency and accessibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matlab needs a high-performance personal computer or laptop to execute the result quickly particularly when working with large data analysis or complex modeling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MATLAB makes complex data analysis and visualization surprisingly simple. Its built-in functions and toolboxes save hours of coding time, and the integration with Simulink is perfect for modeling systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

running large simulations can be slow compared to Python or C++. takes quite a lot of time to launch :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MATLAB has an extensive support for various kinds of simulations. I primarily used Simulink for building prototypes of my electronic circuits involving operation amplifiers, FPGAs, transistors, and other power electronics circuits. Simulink had almost every component I needed. Moreover, writing code for solving mathematical equations, and also plotting the results is quite convenient. The syntax is easy to adapt for anyone with a modest programming background. The MATLAB community and customer support is quite responsive. The MATLAB public forums have answers to almost every question you are likely to face, and if not, new questions are promptly answered by the community members.

MATLAB can be computationally heavy to run on some computers. This is where MATLAB's online version comes in handy. Though it is limited in features, it is easy to use and has many of the basic/essential features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If your educational institute/organization doesn't have MATLAB license, it can be expensive to buy the license. MATLAB is a heavy application and its performance varies heavily based on the specs of the computer it is running on, specifically while running simulations libraries like Simulink. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Quality of the toolboxes, always greatly maintained, Library is rich and well-maintained Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Still not optimal for DNN based development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I used Matlab for programming works during my Research Degree Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It might not be the easiest software to work with as now AI helps a lot when it comes to programming Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Powerful for Numerical Computation – MATLAB is built for matrix and numerical analysis. Its syntax makes mathematical operations (like solving equations, performing linear algebra, or doing signal processing) very concise and intuitive.

Excellent Visualization Tools – You can easily create 2D and 3D plots, surface plots, and animations. It’s great for understanding data and results visually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a High cost which software and usually startup time is slow due to extensive IDE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is an ALL in ONE tool. I honestly couldn't believe simulink is part of MATLAB and so easy integrated with MATLAB because of how different these two are. Simulink is definitely the best feature of MATLAB as it lets you carry out simulations super easy while defining the parameters of the simulation in MATLAB itself. I used it a lot for university and I still plan on using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's very resource-heavy sometimes. I'm not sure why but when I have couple of scripts open, it takes too much of my 32GB RAM and lags out my entire PC. I don't think just having scripts open without running them should do that. It needs more improvements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

you can prototype complex algorithms quickly without worrying about low-level details and you can try many different approches until your project is suitable for you Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very expensive especially when you need to use it as an individual and also sometimes the it lags when testing large scale applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Because we can visualise every equation that we solve,

I mostly use MATLAB for Civil engineering applications. i solve the Complex mathematical equations and plot them.

I when in Vcon Projects my last company used to cross check check the structural analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MATLAB is a program based software. Which means we need to write a program or Code to execute the equations. Hence may be layman cannot use that product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.