--- description: Learn more about Scilab. We provide Australian business users the most detailed information on pricing, benefits, and disadvantages of software that will make your choice easier. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Scilab Reviews, Cost & Features | GetApp Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Statistical Analysis Software](/directory/361/data-analytics/software) > [Scilab](/software/2050761/scilab) # Scilab Canonical: https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2050761/scilab Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2050761/scilab?page=2) > Scilab is an open-source numerical computation software that helps businesses in aerospace, automotive, energy, metallurgy, pharmaceutical, and research sectors perform algorithm testing or numerical computation across engineering and scientific applications. Key features include numerical analysis, data visualization, debugging, and application development. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 20 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 20 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Scilab Enterprises ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: EUR 0.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Scilab is free and open source software. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: France ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Customization - Data Clustering - Data Connectors - Data Import/Export - Data Transformation - Data Visualization - Multiple Scoring Models - Multivariate Analysis - Real-Time Data - Statistical Analysis - Statistical Simulation - Time Series Analysis - Visual Analytics ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk ## Category - [Statistical Analysis Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/361/data-analytics/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Might require a bit of prior instruction to navigate. However this is a concern that can easily be overcome with some practice. ----- ### "Perfect software to solve complex problems" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *22 March 2022* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: 1. It is open source free hence any one can use Scilab. 2. User can able to perform complex calculations of maths very easily and quickly using programming. 3. User can able to plot a graph or simulate a complex equation to analyse it's nature. 4. It is very useful in ‎designing various types control systems and analyze it's behaviour under different conditions. 5. It is used to solve mathematical, scientific, engineering, geometrical problems very efficiently. 6. It is very light weight so it can also run on low end pc's. > > **Cons**: No any cons experienced while using but sometimes it takes time to fully load software. > > It is very useful for engineering students to solve critical mathematical problems. Also it is very helpful to plot a graphs of various equations. So overall it is perfect open source tool. ----- ### "Not a Matlab alternative" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *30 August 2022* | Research | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Free access and open source program for everyone. A fantastic open source tool for beginners academic researches. You have a large variety of tool boxes to use and to develop, beside learning basic scientific and programming notion such as arrays, matrixes, etc. > > **Cons**: Lack of help from the community and customer services. Poor graphical design. > > It was my first lab software ever, even before MATLAB. For educational purpose, Scilab served really well in helping me to get the first sense of scientific coding. Some might say that Scilab is a diluted version of MATLAB but in my opinion, each software has its own specificity. Thank you a lot for being a part of my youth. ----- ### "Scilab" — 4.0/5 > **Arshad** | *26 October 2021* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Scilab offers a lot of fucntions to evaluate and simulate data in the programmed manner. It data visualization is good. > > **Cons**: It do not have as many features as Matlab or wolfarm mathematica have. Also its a bit hard to use. > > Scilab is a good tool to carryout evaluation and simple code development. ----- ### "Lightweight, powerful, but not compatible with MATLAB" — 5.0/5 > **Linos** | *10 January 2019* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Scilab is a great tool for statistics, communications, satellite orbits, networking, algorithm complexity, and virtually all fields of academics and engineering. Both Scilab itself and its plugins (called modules) are cross-platform, with ready-made packages for Windows, macOS, the most popular Linux distros, and BSD. It is free and open-source, distributed under GPLv2 and previously CeCILL. The main application is well-written, using as little resources as possible, but stays as powerful as any alternative. The community is not large, but it is a serious one, users and programmers constantly working in making Scilab the optimal application of its kind. > > **Cons**: Let's not lie; scientist and engineers use MATLAB a lot. Scilab, unfortunately, is not remotely compatible with MATLAB. As long as Scilab is not the most popular of its kind, compatibility will always be an issue. That being said, skill transfer is not a problem. Apart from that, some new modules might be heavier on your computer than they should, but a serious community makes sure they are improved with a rapid pace. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2050761/scilab?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2050761/scilab) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | ----- ## Structured Data