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Wolfram EngineSageMath
Freemium

Free for developers in pre-production; production deployment needs a separate license.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Full Wolfram Language evaluator on your own machine
  • Available through Homebrew, winget, a Debian package and Docker
  • Combines many mathematics libraries behind one Python-based language
  • Free alternative to Mathematica, Maple and Matlab
  • Free license limited to pre-production development
  • Proprietary, closed-source software
  • Windows needs the Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • Large install with a learning curve
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License: Proprietary License: GPL
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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