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Wolfram Mathematica vs Scilab: catalog facts
Wolfram Mathematica	Scilab
Paid Commercial software sold under paid licences.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Symbolic mathematics alongside numerical computation Interactive notebooks that mix code, results and text	Hundreds of built-in mathematical functions Xcos editor for modelling dynamical systems
Commercial licence required Proprietary language and file format	Uses its own language rather than a general-purpose one
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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