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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of MATLAB ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 2093 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use kV kotcherla V. boss Computer Networking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of a Strong Scientific Computing Environment: Matlab" July 4, 2023 5.0 Pros it is one of the best mathematical tools that is quite helpful in the engineering field.The best feature of Simulink is its ability to produce code for a number of platforms, including embedded systems, making it simple to deploy models on actual systems.The most flexible and practical tool for signal simulation and visualisation.Using software like Simulink, I could test a system before deploying it on actual hardware, which saves a tonne of time, effort, and money. Simulink is wonderful, and I'm glad it exists. Cons Simulating complicated architectures can occasionally take a long time to complete. But there are generally very few drawbacks.The Simulink Fixed-Point Tool cannot be used with Simscape blocks.Simulink offers a wide range of options. I initially find it chaotic for that and require time to get used to it.Additionally, I find the online simulator to be a little sluggish.The Simulink Fixed Point Tool cannot be used with Simscape blocks, and this feature must be enabled. Review Source Eyamir U. university professor Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent tool to solve scientific and engineering problems" June 19, 2018 4.0 In the subject numerical calculation and simulation and models has been very useful to solve problems in class, as well as great help to the currency of teaching subjects Pros Excellent tool to solve scientific and engineering problems with a high level language based on numerical calculations with vectors and matrices where you can work with scalar numbers both real and complex, and with strings of characters and with other more complex information structures. It also provides a very good desktop environment for iterative exploration, design and troubleshooting, aunadio to this provides graphs to visualize data and tools to create custom diagrams and also applications to adjust curves, classify data, analyze signals, adjust systems of control and many other tasks; It also has an extensive library of complementary tools for a wide variety of scientific and engineering applications. It allows the study of continuous, discrete, linear and non-linear systems, by means of internal and external description, in the time domain and frequency. Tools to create applications with custom user interfaces and with Interfaces for C / C ++, Java, .NET, Python, SQL, Hadoop and Microsoft Excel, as well as royalty-free implementation options for sharing MATLAB programs with end users. Wide mathematical support as well as the possibility of using extended precision in the calculations, besides a wide Mathematical support besides possibility of use of precision extended in the calculations. It has a large community on the web, where there are forums and support. Cons debuggin and profiling tools are not usually easy to use for some users, it also has speed problems. On the other hand, it does not have its own symbolic calculation library, which is why it uses Maple commands. When not being designed for the work in line of commandos it does not present any menu of quick access to procedures of frequent use. Review Source MN Mahesh N. Associate Professor Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Matlab Review." April 2, 2022 5.0 Excellent. Im happy to use. Pros Matlab is best in class software for - Math and scientific calculations in any domain. - Simulink helps in simulate any kind of mathematical systems. Cons Overall the best software. It shuold include all python libraries. Review Source Brian C. Research Assistant Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for academia, not so great if you have to pay for it" January 20, 2020 5.0 I have used MATLAB for a lot of processing of data and data visualization. I have used it to build packages that process videos (not recommended, MATLAB has some functionality on this front but it isn't by any means thorough) but if used for what it is meant for, namely the manipulation, processing and visualization of data, it works very well. Pros The interface, functionality, and storage of data are very useful for doing work on large matrices and datasets. For things like interfacing with external hardware the pre-built packages and functionalities like Simulink work well if you have all the right parts. Even for things like machine learning MATLAB does a great job of making it more accessible while still giving you access to the process. MATLAB also is essentially ready to go right out of install, really no need to setup a specific environment for the program. Cons It is definitely proprietary, and though the forums and populated and the documentation is well put together its proprietary nature makes it less ubiquitous, meaning that if you have a sort of "fringy" problem you are trying to solve it is likely that no one has done it before. There are other open source languages that are even more fleshed out but have a longer learning curve than MATLAB because of environment setup. Review Source WK Waleed K. Senior Procurement Engineer - Facilities Management Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An ideal tool for obtaining accurate, reliable and comprehensive results for all math and analysis " April 19, 2022 5.0 MATLAB is one of the applications that I appreciate the most, as it is easy to use and gives accurate and documented results, and saves time and effort efficiently. Pros MATLAB is a very ideal tool, low cost and easy to use at all levels, and provides its great services of finding solutions to the most difficult equations and matrices with very simple procedures. I like the ease of choosing the process you want, as well as the ease of entering data and extracting results, as well as the settings for printing and sharing. I really appreciate the various analysis capabilities, especially the high-quality statistical analysis processes, as well as simulations and engineering calculations, which save a lot of effort and enable accurate results. Cons There is certainly nothing worth mentioning, as all the tools are clear to the users, and many educational resources are available for an easy understanding of how to set up any of the operations you want to complete via MATLAB. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Research Assistant Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best tool for simulation of power electronics and microgrid analysis with data visualization" April 30, 2022 5.0 In a word, I used MatLab daily basis for my research work. Specifically, I used the Matlab program to optimize my designed models, simulate circuits, and validate my results. This is simply a great tool for engineering students. Pros The most important thing about software is the strong documentation to use it. I think I learned Matlab mostly after reading their helpful and easy documentation. Cons I mostly hate the size of this software, it has taken almost 50 GB of my space from my laptop. This is insane. I would be happy if they can reduce the size. Thank you Reason for choosing MATLAB Because Matlab is much more flexible with lots of extra options. No alternative of Matlab nowadays. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer R&D Summer Intern Defense & Space Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I use MATLAB for engineering coursework. Works well for the problems I need to solve." November 22, 2017 4.0 I was able to quickly and efficiently solve chemical engineering problems. I also have the tools to solve a wide variety of other types of engineering and math problems. Pros This software works well with certain types of engineering problems, such as iterations and dew and bubble point calculations. It is very easy to write for loops, while loops, and functions, which can be used over and over again in different problems, classes and situations. There are a lot of specific packages you can get that are catered to your needs, and a lot of other majors at my school use MATLAB for a wide variety of purposes. The syntax is not hard to use at all, and is very similar to other programming languages. If you are familiar with others, learning MATLAB is a breeze. If you aren't familiar with other programming languages, learning MATLAB is more difficult but definitely doable through a in person class or online. Like any other programming language, the more you use it the better you get. The interface is fairly easy to use, and the debugger works well. It is easy to step through your code to see what the issues are. Cons This software should implement easier ways to solve ODEs and other challenging engineering problems. Other math related software do this easily, so it should not be an issue to implement them into MATLAB. It could also be easier if the interface was easier to clean up, and if the command window results did not have so many spaces in it. I dislike having to scroll through the command window when I am trying to find results to a function that has a lot of outputs. I wish some of the add on packs came embedded in the software at the start. It is really annoying having to get a new add on pack just for one use! Review Source Abhuday T. Assistant Professor Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Productive and efficient software for engineering task" March 10, 2023 5.0 Efficient and versatile software for engineers Pros It is very efficient. It support all the latest algorithms. Cons Programming language is very different from other so one has to spend lot of time in learning it. Review Source Nicolas C. Laboratory Coordinator Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Matlab is indispensable for all STEM careers, it is a complete platform to design and test concepts" July 9, 2018 4.0 This software has helped me a lot in the topic of optimization and repeating algorithms to solve some problem. In addition, the part of data management and complex operations for image processing and systems control. Pros It is a tool so universal that in almost all universities it is used, it has an easy-to-understand graphical interface. It contains a basic help menu that can be extended until you see complex examples of what you want. When you want to generate algorithms, it contains a proprietary language that avoids the use of a complex syntax, unlike other programming languages. It contains many functions and pre-made algorithms that allow you to test a concept at a high level, in a few lines of code. Cons not having a categorized menu with functions, many times you do not know what is available and you have to resort to the internet to search forums for the available functions, because many times you perform the algorithm from scratch, and then you realize that they had a function For that. In the simulink tool, there is a need for more things to be considered for the electronic part, due to the fact that other branches such as controls and power have enough resources, but the electronics at the level of CMOS transistors do not. Review Source Yves Patrick E. Ingénieur Génie Civil Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent outil de calcul numérique " March 5, 2023 4.0 Pros On réalise des calculs des modélisations graphiques et des simulation grâce à des lignes de codes simples mais efficaces. Il suffit d'être créatif. Cons Il n'y a pas de format de mise en page lors d'exportation de résultats dans le tableur Excel. Review Source Shahryar K. Environmental Science Environmental Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MATLAB, the best for data simulation and visualization" March 5, 2022 5.0 MATLAB is a good software to carry out complex calculations, analyze huge data sets and simulate or visualize your assessment. Pros Though MATLAB is a heavy software, still it is very easy to download and install it. It is primarily designed and intended for calculating, analysis and data simulation and handles large data sets very easily. MATLAB uses rather simple coding and supports python and C++ along with other languages. Its collection of libraries and tool boxes like Optimization, Signal management and machine learning makes it easy to use. lt has excellent amount of documented material along with an active online community that is always available for help when needed. It host a very powerful code debugger which exactly points out the line in the code which is causing the problem. Cons Since MATLAB has a plethora of syntxes and arrays, it is hard to remember them all. Also it is primarily a mathematic related software with limited developer functions which makes it unsuitable for professional developers. Review Source GA Gonzalo A. Civil engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Empowering analysis and simulation: my experience with MATLAB from college to the world of work" August 28, 2023 4.0 When I was a student at the university, MATLAB helped me exceptionally in solving problems with differential equations in conjunction with analyzing large data sets, and at first it was a challenge, however thanks to its versatility it allowed me to tackle a wide range of problems. ed quickly and efficiently. Now, in my job role, even though I don't use it as often as before, I still turn to MATLAB for tasks like signal processing and statistical analysis. In addition, I have integrated MATLAB with tools such as Excel for a more complete analysis and with system simulators to validate complex models, without a doubt a complete and very useful tool for civil engineers. Pros MATLAB is a tool with a wide range of functions and specialized libraries for solving problems in general, the positive points to highlight would be that it facilitates the resolution of complex problems in areas of mathematics, engineering and science, in my opinion almost more for the area of complex problems related to constructions. Another very good point about MATLAB is its ability to manipulate data and generate interactive visualizations, which have helped me to communicate results effectively. Cons A problem with MATLAB at the beginning is that you have to know a little about how its code works, but thanks to its API and documentation and 2 semesters of basic programming that they gave me at the university, I managed to learn what was necessary to use it, however I think that for people without programming knowledge it would be difficult for them to use it. Review Source Mario Humberto A. analista de sistemas Program Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ótima aplicação em criação de aplicações de alto nível e controle e analise de dados gráficos 3D" July 3, 2022 5.0 fácil de usar em sistemas de controles, analise de dados, temos uma programação de alto nível podemos trabalhar com workflows e programação confiável, criarmos rotinas de de automação industrial para controle de produção fluxo e analise de dados, tem muitas ferramentas que nos ajuda e podemos testarmos nossas matrizes e ver nossa aplicação na pratica nos projetos ao gravar a nossa programação no ci(pic) de depois colocar no arduino na pratica, fazermos projeções gráficas 2d e 3d. Pros fácil de usar e excelente para modelar, se precisar acione a biblioteca com comando help, muito rica em informações par tirar duvidas ao programar seus projetos. Podemos criar controladores, automatizar e aplicações em projetos industriais desde controladores na indústria, precisa ter conhecimento em logica de programação e podemos aplicar em comunicação gsm via zig bee, analise e leituras dados e constróis remotos a longa distancia via gprs controlar equipamentos de produção aplicamos em diferentes áreas rotinas e gráficos de funções dentro da indústria. Cons o preço poderia ser acessível, e ótimo para testarmos códigos, programar nossas matrizes e analise de dados e estudos de caso criar rotinas de programa e automação Alternatives considered [United Language Group Octave](https://www.capterra.com/p/217819/unitedlanguagegroupoctave/) Reason for choosing MATLAB ja conhecia a aplicação desde o lançamento em 2000 depois foi melhorando e com novas versões, melhoro a biblioteca tem tudo que precisamos e pode colocar todos seus projetos no fórum e compartilhar na comunidade do matlab e trocar ideias de projetos, corrigir a programação, trabalhar em workflows com outros programadores em aplicações de automação industrial, podemos integrar em muitas áreas desde indústria ate sistemas de comunicação desenvolvimento de peças e superfícies e gráficos 2d e 3d. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Statistician Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A software with great optimization routines " July 28, 2021 5.0 I really benefit from using Matlab in developing codes of my Ph.D. dissertation where for solving that problem Matlab is the best choice (better than R). Because the underlying basic code of my project was available in both R and Matlab but running Matlab code run faster. Pros I have used Matlab in coding my Ph.D. thesis in statistics. Matlab is really powerful and fast. For example, in doing computations of Functional Data Analysis (FDA) it performs much faster than R. It has a rich set of toolboxes that are mainly suitable for the electrical engineering discipline. It has options to make a custom graphical user interface for user-developed routines which let us distribute our code with an accompanying designed user interface. It also lets to release of developed computational code as a library to be called in other programming languages. I could recommend this software to be used instead of R when developing a new optimization problem is needed or may need to handle a lot of computations with maximum possible speed. Last but not least, Matlab provided help that is complete in a suitable length (not too short and not too lengthy) and I think this is really important. Cons Matlab is an expensive software so it must be used when there is a justification for using it. For example, it provides advanced toolboxes that are not available in its open-source alternative (GNU Octave). Review Source Kuheli B. Engineering Student Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The usefulness of MATLAB" July 26, 2023 5.0 Engineering became easier with MATLAB Pros During my engineering years MATLAB was so important for my studies.Right from data simulation to statistical models,we relied on MATLAB.It was very easy to learn and very efficient Cons Sometimes during long key functions it would take a bit while. Review Source Laxman A. Data Analyst Information Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### " Powerful Tool with Some Learning and Cost Considerations" July 6, 2024 4.0 Overall, my experience with MATLAB has been positive due to its robust computational abilities and extensive toolset for data analysis and simulation. However, navigating its learning curve and managing licensing costs have been challenges. Pros I like most about MATLAB is its powerful computational capabilities and extensive library of built-in functions, which make complex mathematical tasks easier to handle. Cons I liked least about MATLAB is its steep learning curve, especially for beginners, and the high cost of licenses for full-feature access. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Manager Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "To establish an analogy, this is similar to using a calculator " November 25, 2022 5.0 Overall, It makes life so easy for you that it takes you away from the mathematical infrastructure and algorithm-based approaches that the engineer is obligatory for. To establish an analogy, this is similar to using a calculator. Pros You won't feel the slowness of most of the processes/processes (the situation of the codes running for days is different), on top of that, when you think that hundreds of thousands of lines of code need to be written in order to do the 5-line job in matlab, for example in c, the value of the sublime program is understandable.. almost everything is made possible with its scientific toolbox ( There's also a symbolic toolbox).. The for event is something every matlabist says, but if you're using matlab properly, you don't need to make a for loop in unnecessary places. A good knowledge of linear algebra is very useful in this way.. If you think you've swallowed the matlab a bit, it's not built-in. By looking at the functions (say type) you can see how the fathers of this job avoid the for's, how they use matrices horribly (but they are code written with speed in mind: variable names, indices usage etc. can make your brain watery).. as a bit of tactics, lookfor, helpdesk, keyboard Let me remind you that there are commands like , profile . Cons It constantly opens processes on your computer, slows down the computer, and gives a virus warning from time to time. Other than that there is no problem. Review Source AF Ahmed F. Planning and project control engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best applications to find solutions to the most difficult equations and matrices" November 29, 2021 5.0 I have been using it since high school until today, and it has helped me a lot throughout all those years in overcoming the many steps needed to solve equations, especially matrices by manual methods, which had a great impact on the success that I reached today. Pros I like in MATLAB the simplicity and accuracy of the results, as once you run the application you will find how easy the settings you will need to find the required solution to an arithmetic equation with many variables. Where and after selecting the type of calculation you want to find a solution for, you will enter the data with ease and then you will get the accurate result and you will be able to print and share the results and the steps of the solution with everyone with ease. Cons I do not find anything undesirable, MATLAB achieves the goals that its users seek, and provides them with accurate results that help them complete their research and studies as required. Review Source VR Víctor R. Researcher Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The numeric computing platform for researchers" June 2, 2023 4.0 Pros It's simply THE TOOL. It has tons of features, a wide community always available and lots of easy-to-use graphics for data visualization. For researchers it is the perfect tool, as there are plenty of code available in different repositoires Cons It is quite expensive, so you can find much cheaper (or even free) alternatives, though using them will be probably much difficult. Some advanced statistical analyses are not available in the Statistical Toolbox Switched from [Scilab](https://www.capterra.com/p/125815/Scilab/) Increase in our budget Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Superviseur QHSSE Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Meilleur logiciel Matlab un univers conforta" December 13, 2022 5.0 Rapidité dans le travail car le Logiciel nous permet de gagner en temps sur le travail. Meilleur logiciel de programmation. Les applications écrites sur n'importe quelle plate-forme fonctionneront sur n'importe quelle autre plate-forme, et les fichiers d'informations écrits sur n'importe quelle plate-forme peuvent être lus sur n'importe quelle autre plate-forme, semble-t-il. Ainsi, les programmes MATLAB peuvent être déplacés vers différentes plates-formes si j'ai besoin de changement pour notre projet de recherche. Pros La diversité des fonctionnalités du logiciel, facile à utiliser, simple et compréhensif Cons La mise en place des opérations à effectuer reste assez COMPLEXE Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Testing Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Matlab Review " August 24, 2023 5.0 Overall experience I'll give MatLabt 4 out of 5 Stars, is a really helpful tool for civil engineers Pros As a civil engineer, I use Matlab on a regular basis, The analysis is accurate, and the 3D modeling is easy to understand and present, also I like that it keeps updating for any change in regulation for construction designs Cons For beginners the interface and the programming language can be difficult, and I wish the software gave more tutorials and guides Review Source Mohammed A. telecom engineer Computer Networking Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Matlab review " April 28, 2022 3.0 Pros matlab software is complete for alots of things you can do with matlab any thing including designing, reporting, presenting and also reporting your project. the most that i like in matlab is that is gathering alots of things in one place. Cons the software is complete in my field i using to design single analysis systems and i am not getting any problems in software is the most accurate software Review Source IQ Israa Q. electrical engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Matlab review " December 11, 2021 5.0 The MATLAB program is viewed as the most well-known program is digit of an expectation to learn and adapt, particularly for those simply figuring out how to program Blunder messages could be more enlightening to established researchers. This program is utilized in general logical and design issues. Subsequent to demonstrating any issue or peculiarity, the job of this program comes to manage those projects and break down them in the least difficult, generally present-day and most straightforward method for programming. It is actually significant that this program shows in excess of 200 establishments and universities in the United States of America just, with the exception of those foundations in Europe and the remainder of the world. It is sufficient to enter one of the web indexes on the Internet and type just MATLAB, then, at that point, you will be flabbergasted at the number of locales that discussion about this program. Pros \- Quick prototyping of sign processing applications. - Simplicity of testing and accompanies a decent proofreader and toolset. - Information Analytics and Matrix Processing Capabilities. - Ease of creating a simple and intuitive GUI with a very powerful wizard. Cons \- A digit of an expectation to learn and adapt, particularly for those simply figuring out how to program - Blunder messages could be more enlightening Review Source AKS Atanu Kumar S. Graduate Research Assistant Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Simple yet Powerful Computational Tool" June 17, 2020 5.0 I have been using MATLAB for last 10-12 years. It is my day to day computational companion. I have been implemented several numerical solvers for complex equations and algorithms in MATLAB. Starting from simple calculations to very complex solvers, built-in MATLAB functions are always a plus point when compared to other coding platforms, such as C, C++, C sharp, etc. I also have used MATLAB for plotting scientific and statistical data for publication. It does a great job of doing what it is supposed to do. Pros Matlab is a versatile computational tool for a diverse field of physical, mathematical, and social sciences. The most important features of MATLAB are the simple user-friendly interface, tons of library functions, and a significant amount of examples. Starting from data visualization, numerical calculation/computation to solving machine learning algorithms, this software provides a very easy to follow documentation. Writing code in MATLAB is extremely easy and well guided. Visualization tools are extremely handy. Moreover, there are several toolboxes which can be helpful for different engineering application. Cons Sometimes the software can become very slow in performance. Depending on the configuration of the computer, it can take up to a minute to complete the initialization. Even though MATLAB supports parallel computation, the pulling of the parallel nodes may be time-consuming, therefore, not very useful for medium load computations. Sometimes the newer version may not support the library functions from the older version and it can cause unnecessary waste of time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer industrial engineer Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Matlab BA" April 19, 2022 5.0 He is very easy to use and can write me code in a very simple way. That's why I love using this program. Pros I prefer to use this program because the application is very easy to use. I can do my coding very comfortably and error-free from this application. I can easily understand the results as it gives me a very detailed explanation. Cons The tools part should be developed more because sometimes I can't follow the instructions I want and need. 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