Scilab is best for the one who wants to use open source application for the data analysis and scientific computation. It is much famous for the low level computation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

User interface of the application is not much attractive or say smooth enough for techies. As it is open source application there is no security of your data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Scilab:

You should go for the scilab if you are the beginner in the world of analysis and scientific computation. It is available to all the platform out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Scilab solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using scilab for computation and analysis for raw scrap data and other data as output per man, overall efficiency of the machine and other data related to consumption of consumables. Benefit of using scilab is that you have to make set up for any analysis only for one time and after that you just have to put your data to get the desired results like graph, chart or table. It is easy to interpret output results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/22/2021

"Large Power System Stability Analysis Using a free and open source software based tool: SciLab/Xcos"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

It's an open source platform. Anyone can modify the source codes and contribute. It provides a good alternative to conventional software like MATLAB. Scilab has both scripting and simulating environments. The installation file size for Scilab hardly exceeds 600MB, unlike Matlab (in GBs), independent of the operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

Scilab simulation platform 'Xcos' library has almost all blocks similar to MATLAB Simulink. However, they are not as ‘polished’ as Simulink palettes when vectorized variables are to be handled. With regard to fixed step numerical integration methods available for carrying out time-domain simulations, Xcos provides a few options as compared to Simulink. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Scilab solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have used Scilab for education and research purposes in my organization. Load flow programs are developed using the Fast Decoupled Load Flow (FDLF) method in Scilab and are tested with standard IEEE power systems. This software helped me in developing the small signal and transient stability program for a multimachine environment. Also, eigenvalue analysis operations in power system studies are performed and the inferences obtained are verified through time domain simulations in Xcos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jatin C.

Student

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/12/2021

"Scilab software is very useful to design hybrid dynamical system models using Xcos graphical editor."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

Most helpful about scilab is Xcos graphical editor in which we can design, save, compile and simulate system models with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

Only, it is a little bit time consuming to compile and simulate complex models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Scilab:

Scilab is an open source software and it is used to design, simulate, compile and load dynamic models systems very easily using some knowledge about blocks in Xcos graphical editor and syntaxes required to perform any operation. I will strongly recommend you all to design dynamic model systems using Scilab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Scilab solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently, as I am beginner, I am using scilab to solve mathematical operations, to find aerodynamics force using Xcos, to plot all type of graphs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/17/2021

"Best Opensource calculator"

4/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

Open source. Scientific calculations can be done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

Simulink is much better than Xcos. Xcos code generator is not upto the mark. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Scilab:

Use this, if you could not afford Matlab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Scilab solving and how is that benefiting you?

Scientific equations and simulink problems. There's no other open source software with this advanced ability to solve Scientific equations and simulink type problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abdallah H.

Instructor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/17/2021

"Scilab is a perfect free equivalent to Matlab"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

There was an option called "pause", it's used as a break point, it was amazing how easier to debug the code using "pause" option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

There is nothing that I didn't like in Scilab, most of what you use in Matlab, is found in Scilab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dhruv T.

Design Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/15/2021

"Good scientific tool but needs better help library"

4/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

It is easy to use and is open source platform having almost all essential functions of MATLAB Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

It sometimes get difficult for error identification &correction; can improve the help section/library for better understanding of functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bala Bharath Kumar P.

Associate Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/16/2021

"Easy to Use and a Friendly User Experience"

5/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

Simple structure and syntax. Easier computation than matlab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

Everything seems good but not for first timers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yuri A.

Master’s degree student

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/14/2021

"Use of Scilab to transform between different coordinates datum"

4/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

Steep learning curve. It was not hard to achieve my goals while using Scilab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

Sometimes the program closed by itself, making me lose some work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sigit f.

Quality Control Staff

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/17/2021

"scilab is a good software for logical learning"

4/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

the function of making logical formula by using basic coding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

the feature of this application is too simple Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/14/2021

"Scilab is very good open source platforms for Optimization and various computational techniques"

5/5

What do you like best about Scilab?

Easy and user-friendly syntax which helps the user in programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scilab?

Some times its takinf lots of time at starting, I'm not sure about this because it might be a fault of my computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.