Mathics
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Nov 12, 2025first mention
Jun 16, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“the syntax is very similar and a lot of functionality is there”
“There is of course a FOSS rewrite https://mathics.org”
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Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 7
“the syntax is very similar and a lot of functionality is there”
“has been working on a Mathematica clone for years and hasn't had any problems so far”
“How does it compare to mathics?”
“https://mathics.org/”
“There is of course a FOSS rewrite https://mathics.org”
“Here's a 10% clone of Mathematica”
“Have you tried mathics?”