GNU Octave
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Nov 25, 2025first mention
Sep 17, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“GNU Octave for free since you really pay for toolboxes/packages”
“Try GNU Octave; it is a free software alternative to MATLAB.”
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“GNU Octave https://octave.org and Octave online https://octave-online.net/”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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“GNU Octave for free since you really pay for toolboxes/packages”
“Try GNU Octave; it is a free software alternative to MATLAB.”
“GNU Octave https://octave.org and Octave online https://octave-online.net/”
“I usually used GNU Octave for the latter”