Scilab is freely available and can be used by anyone for any purpose. Scilab provides various numerical analysis tools, including matrix computations, signal processing, optimisation, and statistics, making it an excellent choice for scientific and engineering applications. Scilab can be easily extended with user-defined functions and modules, allowing users to customise it for their specific needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While an active user community provides support, tutorials, and code examples, commercial permission for Scilab may be limited compared to commercial software packages. Scilab is cross-platform; compatibility issues may exist with specific hardware or software configurations. Some features may also not be fully supported on particular platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.