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# Page 14 - Reviews of MATLAB

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Sachin Ganesh U.  
Student  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to learn software for beginners in programming"

December 23, 2019

5.0

It is extremely useful for the creation of mechanical and electrical projects. I have been using MATLAB for more than 3 years, and it is extremely helpful for academic projects.

Pros

1\. Easy to program mathematical functions 2. Has Simulink tool which can perform quasi-static simulations overtime period 3. Has several toolbox features for easily implementing controllers

Cons

1\. The MATLAB app is heavy and requires high memory space for the operation 2. The version compatibility is a problem. Old version documents are not compatible with newer versions of Simulink.

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DB

Douglas B.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "My matlab review"

October 22, 2022

5.0

Very positive

Pros

The ability to code within a provided IDE and see error output clearly

Cons

Sometimes the syntax is strange. arrays not zero based

Alternatives considered

[Wolfram Mathematica](https://www.capterra.com/p/171048/Wolfram-Mathematica/)

Reason for choosing MATLAB

Flexibility

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Graduate Consultant  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab Review"

November 24, 2018

4.0

Pros

Matlab operates vector and matrix elegantly. I use Matlab for statistics and optimization, so I often work with the Statistical Learning and Optimization toolbox. These toolboxes are fairly comprehensive and easy to use, provided that you know the basic Matlab syntax. Also, Matlab's plotting tools are flexible as well.

Cons

Scalability. I often work with high dimensional data that contains a huge number of variables (more than 50k variables). In this case, Matlab becomes slow compared to the other language/software.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Analista de Ambiente  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great tool for solving math problems"

April 12, 2018

5.0

Matlab helps in automatization via solving different math problems and calculations. However be prepared to pay a lot of money.

Pros

Matlab is an excellent software and it shines when working with matrixes and vectors. It helped us in data processing while importing all the information from TXT and excel documents and creating programs in it's editors that could do math calculations and automatizing our processes.

Cons

You need a lot of extra features for importing different types of data, and since you have to pay for those it can be really expensive.

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Sandeep S.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Go easy through MATLAB "

March 26, 2021

4.0

MATLAB is really and amazing platform for data simulation with powerful built in routines and proper GUI . I have been using it quite a long time and have really good experience with it except some drawbacks. I really recommend it for the new users . If its execution time would be made faster then it will be the best in this platform .

Pros

MATLAB has been really boon for me as fas as I m considered to. Basically there are really good filter design tool and image manipulation process for which I m really addicted to . Moreover it's really a proper selection for imaging hardware. It can handle large sets of images. Training and vizualtion for robotics and autonomous system is quite amazing .

Cons

The main disadvantage I m facing is its execution time. It's being executed really slowly . It uses quite large amount of memory . Some of the function are really quite complicated to use and the tutorial available are not self sufficient .

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Sajed S.  
Research Assistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to develop virtual labs with Matlab!"

November 12, 2018

5.0

I have developed two software packages using Matlab during my engineering career.

Pros

Matlab is easy to use. It has a great updated help document that will take you through practical examples of problems that you can solve using Matlab's features. I like that it is possible to link Matlab to other engineering software packages to enjoy the benefits from all the tools available to you by combining them.

Cons

Sometimes I get into memory problems running Matlab codes. Also, I believe the parallel computing section has room for improvement.

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TD

Teddy D.  
Director of Recruiting  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Good Software "

May 19, 2023

5.0

My experience with MATLAB has been alright due to the reason that this tool is an excellent tool for beginner level

Pros

MATLAB has a big library consisting of built-in tools and functions, making it simple to learn and conduct quick data analysis.

Cons

The pricing to utilize the service of MATLAB is expensive for an individual. There are better alternatives that make it more efficient to process scripts.

Alternatives considered

[Spyder](https://www.capterra.com/p/235569/Spyder/)

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Gurpiyar S.  
Embedded Software Developer  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good Software for analyzing purposes. "

July 17, 2018

5.0

It is very helpful to design and analyze the errors and output from you product. You can do it by using either writing codes in scripts or designing Simulink models.

Pros

Good thing about MATLAB is, its unique features and variety of Toolboxes. One can work in almost every field with the help of toolboxes. Along with this it have details of every command which is very helpful for a beginner to explore.

Cons

Bad this about this is its large size. It requires some standard configuration of computers to work o it. it requires large spacing of RAM to run.

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AB

Alexandros B.  
Vehicle Simulation Engineer  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### ""Need to have" in order to design a great vehicle simulation"

January 21, 2021

5.0

Overall, for my use-case (mostly vehicle Simulation in Simulink) and some optimization in the same regard, it is a great software and better than any alternative I have found having way more options than most.

Pros

Simulink with its huge number of libraries and tight integration with various other pieces of software (e.g. IPG CarMaker) (not to mention the exceptional Simscape suited for physical modeling) gives an engineer so many options while also managing to be easy to understand (part of which should be attributed to a large number of examples and videos available to help you get started or even develop really complex systems)

Cons

I really don't like some of Matlab's script language design choices. For example, having arrays etc start from index one instead of zero (like all of the other programming languages) is quite an unusual choice which will lead to common mistakes for anyone that has ever written a script in another language.

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Sooraj A.  
Graduate Research Assistant  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab for day-to-day analysis and calculations"

October 18, 2019

5.0

Overall experience is great. There are custom toolboxes for advanced functions also which are really helpful.

Pros

The interface with split editor and workspace windows and saving the workspace for future reference or programs on MATLAB is somewhat interesting. The functions and language are easy to follow expecially for a newbie who is the first stage of learning. MATLAB is much easier when compared to other coding platforms.

Cons

The software is heavy to run at a low PC configuration. So make sure to keep track of the run delay times.

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SB

Sam B.  
Student  
Medical Practice  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Matlab for a medical student"

March 21, 2022

4.0

I started using Matlab over a year ago and still use it to this day. For my study, Technical Medicine, it is important that you understand how different systems in your own body work and how these are related to physics. With Matlab, I can create models that mimic these systems. Because of this, I can learn by doing and it makes me enthusiastic as well. After getting used to Matlab and following some tutorials on how to code, using Matlab will be a great improvement for engineers, scientist and students.

Pros

Matlab is a platform that is easy to use for all kinds of things. I mostly use it to create models that mimic systems in human bodies. For my study, Technical Medicine, this is useful to see how for example the bloodflow through a vessel works. What I love about Matlab is that it gives u the freedom to use your own creativity in creating different models. Therefore, I would recommend it to every scientis, engineer or student.

Cons

It takes some time to learn all the different controls and functions that are of use to you. Therefore, you will need to spend a lot of hours doing easy exercises or tutorials to familiarize yourself with the platform.

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Arwildo B.  
Student  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very helpful for science students"

December 23, 2018

5.0

As a University science Student, this software really helps my daily task from my homework to my research project. I'm a physics student this software provides me an easy way to calculating, filter, and procesing my data.

Pros

This software didn't take long to learn because Matlab has a massive number on consumer worldwide so you can easily search for the problem that you have. You can easily costume the graphs layout for fill some journal website require.

Cons

It's not friendly for lower spec computer. Sometimes it will crash in laptop that only have 1GB RAM.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Undergraduate  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB for Mechanical Engineers"

August 2, 2019

5.0

I'm an undergraduate in mechanical engineering. For my projects and research works that depend entirely on mathematical computations, I use MATLAB as I have to do dynamic analysis and robotic system simulation. This is a really strong instrument to solve any company issue like automating the system, processing images, analyzing information, numerical computations, and MATLAB comes with many more advantages.

Pros

Matlab is a useful software for the simulation of complicated calculations and different networks and methodologies for Mechanical Engineers. The programming language of Matlab is really simple and intuitive, which makes a streamlined method even the most complicated situation like simulation.

Cons

Matlab is a complete number computing package in every scientific sector. The interface is user-friendly and simple to use. I suggest using MATLAB to solve your issue to all learners, academics, scientists, and experts in any sector.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Hardware Engineer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MATLAB is Awesome"

April 17, 2019

5.0

I use MATLAB in my organization for applicattion development and data analytics. It works perfectly for these purposes

Pros

Matlab has amazing numerical computation and data visualization features which makes it easy to handle data. It is an amazing tool for data analytics. With Simulink, another of Matlab integration, you can easily do system modeling and test the performance of designs prior to construction. Matlab has it all.

Cons

Like all other high-level languages, it requires a learning period. It is not something you can learn within a day. What makes it less impressive is that the syntax are not very much similar to other high-level languages. Overall, it is not bad at all

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iF

ibrahim F.  
mechanical engineer  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "love matlab"

July 21, 2023

4.0

highly recommended

Pros

really helpful and working well and its comfortable to use and the commands on mobile has proven to be so helpful , highly recommended

Cons

its missing some important functions like writing the transfer function and their root locus plot

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LA

LUZMILa A.  
Docente  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Herramienta muy útil "

December 6, 2022

4.0

Hasta el momento muy bueno , me ayudado en muchas cosas del trabajo facilitando las tareas

Pros

Me gustas mucho todo , aún no la he usado en todo lo que ofrece , más en estadísticas y matemática en la representación algebraica y gráficas de funciones

Cons

Por el momento no tengo algo que no me gustes

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Nitin kumar S.  
Cloud Architect  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best in the domain for Numeric Computation, Image Processing and Powerful high-level language"

May 24, 2018

5.0

This tool is must for all the students and researcher who are into the field of computer vision, speech technology, linear algebra and mathematical computation. It provides a very rich library and I used it for data visualization for small machine learning problem. Since dealing with images require a tool which works excellently with matrices we cannot there are very few tools which works as well as Matlab.

Pros

1\. One of the best software to implement image processing algorithms or any scientific calculation in general. 2. Has lots of inbuilt function to implement various algorithms in speech, computer vision and scientific computation. 3. Useful for simulation various experiments in academia and has a very rich library. 4. The graphical output is optimized for interaction. We can plot your data very easily, and then change colors, sizes, scales, etc.

Cons

1\. The license is expensive and user based. 2. Matlab requires lots of computation power and generally makes the computer slow while running it. 3. It takes time to master it and has a long learning curve.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Student  
Utilities  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Machine Learning - statistical modelling toolbox."

January 29, 2021

5.0

Using for almost 5 years

Pros

user friendly toolboxes; we can implement the advanced classification and regression methods using statistical modelling toolbox. The identifying the complex features has made simple on the toolbox. The feature extraction can be easily visualized easily.

Cons

makes the user to simply relay on the toolboxes, even without knowing the concepts. Customizing the model are made difficult in it. If we want to make changes in the Hyper parameter. It's very difficult.

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massimo F.  
Assistant Professor  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The strength of this software is its large community of users, and that's about it."

May 14, 2018

3.0

Pros

At some point, you can almost every time find somebody else struggling with an issue similar to yours, so there will be good chances that you'll get some help from the Matlab community. This can be of great help in many circumstances.

Cons

The fact that Matlab is built in "modules" or "packages" that you had in at your necessity makes building complex algorithms very tedious and dramatically inefficient. Their Help is just borderline useless, their examples are fully useless.

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Ghanshyam T.  
Engineering Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Best software for simulation "

December 19, 2022

4.0

Pros

We can easily do model based development and also code can be generated through designed model

Cons

Feature of the software can be easily explain by improving UI components

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
R&D Engineer  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It's handy like a calculator!"

October 8, 2019

5.0

Matlab is a very powerful tool for any kind of complex calculations.It could be your common calculation tool for image processing, real time network, CFD codes,...etc. like a calculator. It has a very fast computing speed and also has great customer service. It is easy to learn and generate codes very fast with Matlab.

Pros

It is very fast to generate and run a code. It is so handy like a calculator. You can use it in your daily life everytime.

Cons

It needs a huge space in your hard drive. So I need to delete some of my other documents to install Matlab.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer intern  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "No software can help you other than this in Operation research, image processing"

July 16, 2019

5.0

Pros

If you are planning to process images or any projects that is based on operational research, then you have to use Matlab. So far this is the best software that has built for image processing, exponential algebraic equation solving, and critical calculations for various research domains. A very heavy software that comes with the high cost and will eat a lot of resources but results will be fruitful.

Cons

1\. High cost 2. Consume high resouces ( RAM) 3.slows down your computer

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FD

Francesco D.  
Impiegato  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Un must"

August 17, 2023

5.0

Pros

Uno dei migliori software di analisi statistica sul mercato. Utilizzato sin dall'università per familiarizzare con l'analisi statistico-econometrica e dei rischi finanziari. Molto utile per iniziare a programmare in ambito sia matematico che stastistico-finanziario. Utilissimo anche per la creazione di grafici.

Cons

Inizialmente è di difficile comprensione per la sua logica a matrici. Interfaccia non sempre chiaro ed efficace.

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Dikshant S.  
Graduate Research Assistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent computational software. Need to improve the MATLAB app designer environment."

December 9, 2021

4.0

Pros

I use MATLAB everyday for data processing and visualization. Everything is smooth and very easy with MATLAB.

Cons

I used MATLAB app designer for developing an application. It’s very slow for multi page applications. This should be looked into.

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MM

Matjaz M.  
IT admin  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab"

March 7, 2023

4.0

Satisfied, but some of the CLI and advanced features could be done more easy.

Pros

It is one of the most powerful Math apps. I used it a lot during study and lowed graphical presentations, like graphs etc. I know that matlab can be also used for like machine learning and other advanced things, but as I said, they are advanced, so not used too often.

Cons

It is sometimes not as easy to use. Specially if you have a problem that is not easily solved. The problem is also in cli/code usage, which can be hard to use and learn.

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