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# Page 35 - Reviews of MATLAB

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Vishal G.  
Customer Care Engineer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent Engineering tool "

December 17, 2018

5.0

Powerful engineering tool to simulate complex problems with easy programming.

Pros

1\. Design and develop programs using various functionality tools to solve complex problems. 2. Structure of programming is similar to other programming languages, easy to understand and interpret. 3. Easy Interface and debugger makes it simple to use the MATLAB. 4. Loaded with thousands of functions and algorithms and various tutorials are available on Internet to get you through the problems. 5. Graphical supports helps to analyze complex problems - 2D and 3D graph plot.

Cons

1\. It is expensive. Only 30 days trail period. 2. Takes lot of space and time to install.

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Dogukan B.  
Product Development Engineer  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Library, Help, Apps..what do you need is here!"

July 18, 2019

5.0

Pros

As an engineer, it is great program. Always helping to solve my engineering problems. Apps are perfect, easy to use and learning is easy. For example fuzzy logic app is perfect for learning and reporting fuzzy logic projects.

Cons

Just nothing from my side, I like everything in MATLAB :)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
PHD Researcher  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Sometime too much is too less"

October 8, 2018

5.0

The code is found online for most of the problems. The forum is supportive.

Pros

Matlab provides a way to do a lot of things through an easy to use interface. It has a lot of modules and functions which are built in.

Cons

Some of the toolbox are paid. Once you buy Matlab, these should come in the price I pay.

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nupur A.  
Digital Strategist  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "OK experience with matlab"

July 28, 2018

4.0

Pros

the thing i like most about the matlab is its speed to carryout millions calculations in seconds. It can solve bigger matrices of any size with much ease. here the command execution is also very simple.

Cons

the thing i like least about the matlab is that it is quite costly and does not justify the cost as compared to other software like scilab. i have used matlab 2008 which used to hang a lot(not sure about the latest available updates)

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Nandula Sai Ujjwal K.  
Student  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Compact Review"

August 6, 2019

5.0

Pros

Best software for building solvers, algorithms and also has a really good UI. As I am an Aeronautical Engineer, I have had an amazing experience using MATLAB.

Cons

According to my assessment, there are no redundancies or drawbacks from the software

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Assistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Matlab Rview"

February 11, 2019

4.0

As a student, I have been working with Matlab for about four years and I'm satisfied with the features it provides specifically for Simulation.

Pros

Learning programming with Matlab is easy and it has many useful built-in functions.

Cons

I have had some trouble with loading large datasets in Matlab. That took too much time.

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Sutaryono P.  
Student  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful software to do Scientific Calculation, Simulation and Data Processing"

June 22, 2019

4.0

MATLAB help me to calculate my research's data.

Pros

MATLAB is really straight forward languages. MATLAB software provides a lot of tools to do any kind of scientific calculation/simulation with its plugins feature.

Cons

It's really heavy for low spec PC and the installation takes an hour to complete.

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Debojeet C.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great Math Tool for Quick Experiments"

December 3, 2019

3.0

I used this extensively for my Machine Learning class and also for Computer Vision tasks.

Pros

This software makes working with numbers very easy and natural compared to tools like numpy and scipy or R. Matrices are first-class citizens here which makes implementing mathematical formulas and ideas very very easy.

Cons

I hate that this uses a 1-indexed system. This is especially bad for people with Computer Science backgrounds who are used to a 0-indexed system.

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Eutimio A.  
Student at National University of Loja  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "The best tool for learning numerical analysis"

January 12, 2022

4.0

Matlab allowed me to perform several exercises regarding numerical analysis, some examples of the implementations performed in Matlab have been; Lagrange Method, Monty Hall Problem, Gauss-Jordan Elimination, Newton-Raphson method, Newton-Raphson method.

Pros

Matlab has many tools and libraries that allow the user to perform exercises based on numerical analysis.

Cons

It takes some time to understand how matlab works, something that is particularly difficult for new users who want to start using this tool, but with some practice and time this complication becomes less complicated.

Switched from

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Matlab has more tools to be able to perform exercises easily.

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Andrew B.  
Software Engineer  
Gambling & Casinos  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB Review"

November 11, 2019

5.0

If you are using any other software to control system analysis you are screwing up. This is hands down the best software for it.

Pros

The best part about MATLAB is the in-depth analysis you can do on a control system with the controls tool. q

Cons

The only downside to MATLAB might be the learning curve at the beginning but even that is relatively small.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Graduate Research Assistant at Hillier Lab  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Awesome software"

October 13, 2018

5.0

I am very satisfied with MATLAB. It is one of the best tools available for solving the complex engineering problems.

Pros

The most attractive thing about MATLAB is it's diverse use. You can use it for so many work from basic calculation to complex simulations.

Cons

MATLAB is not very easy to use. But if you spent some time, you will fell comfortable.

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PS

Pritam S.  
Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB: A Perfect And Powerful Tool"

July 23, 2023

5.0

Pros

MATLAB supports extensive range of mathematical funtions. Vectors and matrices can be effectively handled. Signal Processing and Data visualization makes scientific computation easy.

Cons

There is nothing to dislike about MATLAB. Its graphical interface is easy to use and simple.

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BG

Ben G.  
Software Engineer student  
Research  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Was OK for what I needed it to be, but was not as easy to use as other programs I'm more used to"

October 9, 2020

4.0

At the right hands, with proper learning - I'm sure it can be a great tool and programming language, especially for people not coming from a software engineering/programming background, and are more on the science/math side of things. However, if you just want to hit the ground running and get stuff done, I'm not sure this is the platform for it. Consider alternatives like Python or R, with relevant packages in their ecosystem.

Pros

It's very powerful, and has A LOT of features and allows you to write relatively simple code, that's very math-like, in a short time. I was able to convert a lot of formulas we came up with for research into code with relative ease.

Cons

Coming from a software engineering background, and having experiences with a few programming languages and environments, Matlab was \_not\_ an easy thing to use or learn really, and kept putting hurdles that slowed down my productivity and progress. On the other hand, I didn't take a lot of time to \_learn\_ it. So I think that if you do take the time, it can be a great, and for sure a very powerful tool.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Lecturer  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB for researchers"

April 20, 2021

5.0

Overall experience is great as i completed my research work without virtually.

Pros

As this is an open source software there are vast functionalities in this software. Mostly it is used by researchers coping there research needs. Best thing about this software is that you can perform your research without having an access to the hardware. You can write up or simulate what is required. If there's any problem you can consult their help section and perform your work flawlessly.

Cons

Quite big setup size. Consume extensive storage space and cpu usage. You need a high specs machine to work with matlab that meets the requirement specified by them.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Student  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good friend of scientist"

August 2, 2019

5.0

Pros

The calculation speed is low and there are plenty of great toolboxes. I've worked with Digital Signal Processing toolboxes, increased my efficiency on coding

Cons

Documentation in the official site can be not sufficient, the community is also not wide as software dev communities

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kH

kashul H.  
Student  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Advantage of matlab"

August 2, 2019

5.0

I have to analyse complex functions and plot graphs as a university student. Matlab help me to do it easily and save my time always.

Pros

It can use analyse data and do many kind of simulations other than any other software. As well as it is very easy to operate.

Cons

When it does many simulations or advance simulations, Application is getting slow.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
PhD Student  
Research  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Essential for Economic Researches"

September 24, 2018

4.0

Matlab is a great software for me as a PhD student. I used it to solve complex equations and simulations in my research. However, it is a little costly, and I would not use it if not sponsored by my university.

Pros

It is very easy and straightforward to use. It is a powerful tool to do researches, especially researches that are related to math equation. Complicated differentiation and integral equation can be solved efficiently. It is also easy to simulate data or draw graph to illustrate your ideas.

Cons

It is not so cheap to buy , especially for student. It also takes some time for you to get acquired to the programming language.

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William V.  
Laboratory Assistant Researcher  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great for first timers coding"

November 24, 2018

4.0

Pros

It is similar to C++ and java. There are a lot of outside tutorials (free like youtube) that can show you how to model or calculate concepts using this program. It also works across both PC and OSX.

Cons

Does not have beginner or first time user tutorials within the software.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Microbiologist  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Experienced User"

August 29, 2019

5.0

Overall, i think this is a great piece of software that I would highly recommend

Pros

I have used this software across multiple academic settings and in the business world. The gold standard

Cons

There is a steep learning curve for new users of the software that can turn people off before they start

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KS

Kavya S.  
Graduate Student  
Research  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Solid software, gets the job done"

March 22, 2021

5.0

I use MATLAB for image processing, and have found its capability of handling large data matrices to be quite robust. The support community (Stack Overflow, etc.) and the documentation are strong. Highly recommend.

Pros

As someone who codes in R, Python, and MATLAB, a good IDE is very important to me. The MATLAB IDE, similar to R, is fantastic. I like being able to see my code, terminal, and data outputs in the same window. It's intuitive to use and makes coding an efficient process. I prefer MATLAB when it comes to matrix operations, because that's what it was designed for, and it handles large matrices (image or otherwise) very well. Finally, the documentation/resources are very useful.

Cons

This is a very minor detail, but from a design perspective, I wish MATLAB had a better design interface. This is, of course, personal preference. Other than that, I can't really recommend any improvements.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Marketing Coordinator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "MATLAB Review"

August 15, 2019

5.0

MATLAB was a easy product to use. It helped me pass my class! It's a popular product so I recommend people get familiar with the software. It's also powerful in terms of what it can do. Overall good product.

Pros

I only used MATLAB for my school work and liked the product. I liked the option of the month long free trial and I was able to use all of the features that my course required in MATLAB.

Cons

I did not like the price of the product. I think it is fairly inexpensive as far as software goes. I also like the option that it is a one time cost versus a recurring fee but overall I just thought it was pricey for my interest.

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Md Golam D.  
Graduate Assistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "All rounder software "

October 6, 2020

5.0

Matlab is a one stop app for all sorts of users. Greatly recommended.

Pros

Matlab is a great mathematical programme that supports multiple theories and can perform variety of works.

Cons

The software is heavy and takes up huge RAM. But it is understandable since it can do huge amount of works.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Electrical Engineer  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Student Use"

May 15, 2018

4.0

Pros

Can do any calculation that a calculator can do. As well as writing algorithms in order to have multiple inputs and multiple outputs.

Cons

Developing a GUI is not as easy for over and over use. Must have a basic knowledge of programming in order to use effectively.

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SA

Saran A.  
Research Scholar  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Helpful in research"

October 25, 2019

5.0

It is easy to learn and use in daily research tasks (from data analysis to other things).

Pros

easy to analyze my tasks using simple commands. easy to remember and perform great help support available

Cons

can't process parallel tasks to speed up in one window. can't perform complicated statistical analysis with high accuracy.

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NJ

Nitish J.  
Associate Consultant  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "An extremely powerful platform for mathematical modelling"

June 21, 2021

4.0

It is a great platform that enables all kinds of mathematical modelling solutions for different kinds of users.

Pros

Matlab is very easy to use. It has various resources available online which enables users to work on it with minimal guidance. It has a vast library of resources that enables different modelling solutions for all kinds of use cases.

Cons

It is a very heavy software and running a model on this platform requires high specifications. It is also quite expensive platform and cannot be used by an everyday user easily.

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