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    PTC Mathcad

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APTC Mathcad Prime is a digital engineering notebook enabling engineers, mathematicians, and scientists to solve, analyze, document, and share their calculations. It helps users to solve problems accurately the first time numerically and/or symbolically, and then reuse important intellectual property with templates to save time on the next project.

    $735

    per year per seat

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    PTC Mathcad
    Editions & Modules
    Mathcad Prime 10 License
    $735
    per year
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    PTC Mathcad
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    PTC Mathcad
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    Chose PTC Mathcad
    The most obvious and frequent alternative is Microsoft Excel which allows entering formulas. I certainly prefer Mathcad as it permits writing the formulas in the expanded form inside a detailed worksheet. Excel does not offer the same report writing functionality as Mathcad …
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    I have not found an alternative that is as useful as [PTC Mathcad]. In fact it is exactly what I've been looking for for some time.
    Incentivized
    Chose PTC Mathcad
    I have only used a freeware version called SMath Studio. It has similar functionality but lacks the full experience MathCad offers.
    Incentivized
    Chose PTC Mathcad
    Unlike MATLAB, MathCad has an interface that resembles more like a sheet of paper rather than a line-by-line coding tool. This enables are more intuitive math building process. However, some may argue that debugging a complicated MathCad program takes more effort than …
    Incentivized
    Chose PTC Mathcad
    MathCAD is easier to learn and faster to start with. It has more user-friendly interface and conventional style toolbox and GUI. It is really good for the beginners and those who are afraid of complex math.
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    User Ratings
    PTC Mathcad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)