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# Page 36 - Reviews of MATLAB

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Naruttam B.  
Good antivirus software  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A good tool for engineering"

May 7, 2021

4.0

I think it is one of the best tool for engineers for solving complex problems using codes. I love how it is to work.

Pros

This tool helped me in various complex chemical engineering projects. It is based on high level language so it is very easy to use. A must have tool for engineers.

Cons

It is huge. It takes lots of space mostly because it has huge library. For low configured devices it is pain to use, took a long time to just open the interface.

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Isabella D.  
Student  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MatLab Usability"

January 14, 2021

5.0

Filtering signals in MatLab is painless and extremely efficient as well as generating user defined functions and storing them for later use.

Pros

I really enjoy having the ability to search broadly in the help taskbar. MatLab has an extensive list of functions and quickly being able to search within the platform itself the use of a function is a great feature.

Cons

One feature I would like to see is having the ability to save what is in the command window or command lines. There have been several times I realized I was typing in the command window rather than the script itself and had to copy and past the lines from the command window into the script because it was valuable code.

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Mahmood J.  
Engineer  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Helped me through college!"

May 10, 2019

5.0

Loved it! used it every day for a very long time

Pros

the fact that you can do anything using the toolboxes. Control box...check, robotics tool box...easy, image processing and computer vision? easy

Cons

While it is an amazing software there is some learning curve and it's expensive

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Isaac W.  
Co-Founder & CEO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Incredibly powerful tool, only if you know how to use it correctly"

May 2, 2018

5.0

Pros

This is a very simple to use tool once you learn the syntax. It takes much longer to master, but it is a much more powerful version of excel due to it's ability to better reference variables, increase the number of hierarchies, store data in different ways, manipulate data, and more.

Cons

It can only exist within the MATLAB framework and application, which limits its functionality. It also does not let you see the data computations as you are going through them in a visual manner unless you code them to do so. Lastly, it can be a bit difficult to format any output graphs, so that can be a pain sometimes.

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Pancham K.  
Student  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The go - to math processing software"

February 11, 2021

5.0

Overall an amazing experience, lots of learning and improvement of skills

Pros

Excellent features, easy to use, easy to install additional packages and add-on features, fast and reliable. Also really like the student feature, where MATLAB allows students from recognizable universities to use the fully capable software for free

Cons

The only thing that I don't like is how expensive it is. Now, I am a student who has used MATLAB for quite a while, and from what I've heard it's not used much in industries, hence the dislike for its very high license and package price.

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Pedro A.  
Director  
Environmental Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful tool for IA applications and scientific research"

August 30, 2019

5.0

I started using MATLAB as a student then I wrote some papers using MATLAB NNTOOL and it generated some great results. As a professional I continue to use MATLAB, for me it’s the best software for programing and engineering. The neural network tools are very useful.

Pros

You can do anything with MATLAB's tools and material/tutorials online.

Cons

The price is still considerably high for less developed countries.

Alternatives considered

[Scilab](https://www.capterra.com/p/125815/Scilab/)

Reason for choosing MATLAB

I'm used to MATLAB interface and it's easier for me overall.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Freelance Electronics Consultant  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MATLAB a complete software."

August 29, 2018

4.0

My overall experience with MATLAB has been satisfying as my team and I used it in CANSAT, while working on a satellite.

Pros

The best feature is that anyone can learn using MATLAB just by using the help feature. Apart from this MATLAB can be used to design the very basic concept to Space Technology. Any kind of signal can be processed using MATLAB, be it sound processing or image processing.

Cons

The software is very large. Also, learning this software on your own can be a hectik task.

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Nathalia D.  
Website and App Tester  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "I have used it throughout my college career and I can see it being implemented in my future job."

November 15, 2017

5.0

Pros

I love how it makes very complex mathematical processes as easy as plugging it into a function. It is very easy to use after you learn the syntax and there are many resources to continue learning through the language.

Cons

Small typos can have very bad results in your code. I wish it was a little smarter and it could detect small errors. Although there are a lot of resources, they can sometimes be hard to implement

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Associate  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Useful tool for scientist and engineers"

December 5, 2019

4.0

Matlab allows for complex data analysis or manipulation for my research data.

Pros

This is a powerful computational package that is great at data manipulation and other analysis. It takes some learning but becomes a must for research. It is able to quickly point out any mistakes in code after running them

Cons

Matlab can be a bit slow, for some operations. This may be purely my ability to code (I'm not very good at it) and sometimes the syntax seems to change from version to version. I've received code written by my colleagues that work on their release but won't work on an older release like mine without some minor edits.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Development Engineer  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy implementation, vast amount of toolboxes"

May 27, 2019

5.0

Easy to use, great community help, everything is well documented.

Pros

Matlab is a great prototyping and simulation tool for a faster development. Has many toolboxes such as Simulink for Model Based Design.

Cons

Simulink tool can have a better code generation process for model based design in safety critical applications.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
M.S Electrical Engineering Graduate Student  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great software to make programs and to develop mathematical calculus "

May 1, 2018

5.0

Pros

With Matlab you can perform a series of mathematical calculus for any knowledge area and use the program whenever you want. Matlab optimizes your time because of its programming language is easy to understand. Besides, Matlab has other great additional tools to graph and to make statistical analysis.

Cons

This software is expensive. You may need an economic support to buy it. It can be a non-didactic software.

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CS

Christopher S.  
Docente  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "100% recomendable "

September 30, 2022

5.0

Es un software bastante poderoso pero muy práctico de usar, cuenta con una ayuda muy fácil de entender para poder sacar provecho de todas las funciones con las que cuenta

Pros

La versatilidad de su uso, poder de procesamiento y variedad de funciones

Cons

Aún no he hallado algo que me disguste en el software

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AY

Abdullah Y.  
Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "As a User"

November 28, 2018

4.0

its to much good experience i have ever used the software.

Pros

calculations can be done too easily without making further libraries. when we have data in matrix form we can excess that data very easily for use in further works. there are too much automation tools for for the extraction of data from excel or other source and we can process that by just a single click.

Cons

its very heavy software which freezes PC sometimes. if you are sending your script file to someone, he needs to have MATLAB file.

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Fernando E.  
Analista de ingeniería  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MATLAB is the best tool for use in engineering "

July 6, 2018

5.0

Resolution of complex mathematical problems and advanced simulation of various systems.

Pros

MATLAB is a very complete tool. It permit solve complex mathematical problems, simulate mechanical or electric systems and more. Also, you can to see the results in graphs or mathematical expressions.

Cons

It requires have knowlegde about programming. It is not too easy to use. In general, It is necessary to do a course to learn how to use it.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Human Resources Supervisior  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very good mathematical modelling program"

June 20, 2019

4.0

I'm using it to calculate salary and other calculations, it makes everything so easy. Additionaly Matlab has best help

Pros

It is very good when you model a mathetical problem, after one good model you don't need any other calculation method

Cons

It isn't easy to use, you need to study a lot

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Industrial and manufacturing Engineer  
Industrial Automation  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "An integrated computational and programming language."

March 6, 2021

4.0

Pros

MATLAB is a software which provides alot of features to it's users. It serves as data visualization, data analysis and computational platform. This programming language is used to write script and develop codes which gives you the graphs and simulation of your input data. This is an essential tool for Engineers as it performs statistics analysis, organize data and performs Engineering calculations.

Cons

Main problem with MATLAB is it is not available in free version. It is not very easy to use and cross compiling of its codes to other languages is not so easy.

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yasir M.  
science teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Easy to use and more helpfull tools about maths"

May 25, 2020

5.0

we have noticed so many problems which we have resolved through Matlab which we were not able to solve without it.

Pros

the ever green and versatile software which We have used in our throughtout career during University and have got results accuratly and more precisely. So the best software is MATLAB.

Cons

The software is full of knowledge about Maths, sinals and more about that but we have worked on Signals not too much on mathrmatics.

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Syari S.  
Wordpress Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simple programing enviornment"

February 3, 2019

4.0

Pros

It could easily help to extract the features from an image and it helps me to separate audio from video. It doesn't require recompilation. It also includes the use of some keywords which always helps me during programming

Cons

The execution speed of a program is slow compared to other languages

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ME

Mario E.  
Systems Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Powerful Tool for Complex Data Analysis"

October 28, 2023

5.0

Pros

Versatile Functionality Excellent Documentation Strong Community Support

Cons

Steep Learning Curve Expensive Licensing Resource Intensive

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jP

jaynal P.  
System Engineer  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MATLAB in HPC"

October 9, 2020

4.0

Great tool. Widely used in academia. Developer continuously adding new tool box from different science domain.

Pros

All the tools for individual subject are great. Integration is not complicated. Great tool for teaching scientific concept in academia. Worked both GUI and command line. Works great both on Windows and Linux. MATLAB has tremendous amount of educational and free training materials.

Cons

MATLAB uses serial cpu computation. So it is not very helpful in research computing. It is not optimized for lard parallel computation. C based program run faster than MATLAB

Reason for choosing MATLAB

There no alternative for MATLAB. They have great customer and technical support.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Developer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Get results before you even begin"

March 17, 2023

5.0

A great tool with a wide array of features which span across verticals of different domains that drive the engineering world

Pros

The power of refining a solution by simulating it with various parameters. This step has helped to identify flaws which could have been costly if prototyping was directly done on hardware

Cons

Takes a lot of time to load and is very intensive when it comes to resource utilization. Would have been better if only a specific required module could be loaded for working as there are other apps that need to be open for multitasking

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VR

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

### "Very useful"

February 21, 2019

5.0

Pros

I like the online community that helps when I get stuck or need to review a function that I've forgotten.

Cons

I don't like what explanations come up when you get an error. It's not always indicative to what is actually wrong. More specifics would be nice.

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SA

Shujat A.  
Medical physicsit  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Review of Matlab"

December 18, 2022

5.0

Amazing

Pros

A very efficient and easy tool for graphs drawing. Easy syntax and one need not to be too much efficient in programming to use it.

Cons

Price us an issue if you are student especially undergraduate.

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PK

Piyush K.  
Associate Trainee  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Simulation Boss"

July 17, 2022

4.0

Pros

I mostly used its functions for simulation and prediction/analysis, This software can tell you what are the future of that data that you are looking for, fraction got easy, Can solve difficult problems, Shows effective graphs and maps with accuracy. Simulator Specialist, You can even earn a certificate from the Matlab application or website for more benefits, that is the best thing for extra activity and official certification.

Cons

I think in starting user got fear about using this software, its interface has lots of functions in front and tabs, user comes here for learn and create maps/graphs/charts/simulation data so there should be a class in first timing opening Matlab so user have an idea of that software. Little bit difficult in starting.

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AV

Anna V.  
Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "99 Problems, but Math wasn't One"

January 22, 2020

5.0

Overall, This program is a great learning tool to build your math skills. There is a lot of tools in the program that you can play around with. For someone who struggled with math this program was very helpful.

Pros

I have always struggled with math and had tutors. I failed several calculus courses in college. My college had really low rating in the math department and they added Matlab as a learning tool for all math classes. Once I started using the software I started Improving in math. They go step by step and help guide you thru the problem. It also explains why an answer is the way it is. You can complete quizzes, homework, and additional problems for practice.

Cons

The only thing I did not like is how sensitive the program is. If you do input it exactly how the want the answer, but the numbers are correct it will mark you wrong.

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