Best Mathematica Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 tools from coding playgrounds ranked against Mathematica on the same published basis.

1
Replit Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $18/mo9.5
Mathematica vs Replit
2
Playcode Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $25/mo9.3
Mathematica vs Playcode
3
GitHub Codespaces Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.07/mo9.1
Mathematica vs GitHub Codespaces
4
Coder Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.9
Mathematica vs Coder
5
Deepnote Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $3,920/mo8.9
Mathematica vs Deepnote
6
Datalore Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 8.7
Mathematica vs Datalore
7
JupyterLab Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
Mathematica vs JupyterLab
8
Daytona Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.4
Mathematica vs Daytona
9
Codeground AI Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $9.99/mo8.4
Mathematica vs Codeground AI
10
JDoodle Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb 8.3
Mathematica vs JDoodle
11
AWS Cloud9 Free plan LinuxWeb Free8.2
Mathematica vs AWS Cloud9
12
CodePen Free plan apiWeb $8/mo8.2
Mathematica vs CodePen
13
StackBlitz Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free8.2
Mathematica vs StackBlitz
14
Scratch Free plan AndroidMacWebWin $2.92/mo8.2
Mathematica vs Scratch
15
MATLAB Grader Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free8.2
Mathematica vs MATLAB Grader
16
Paperspace Gradient Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $8/mo8.2
Mathematica vs Paperspace Gradient
17
PaizaCloud Cloud IDE Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $9.80/mo8.2
Mathematica vs PaizaCloud Cloud IDE
18
Firebase Studio AndroidWeb 8.1
Mathematica vs Firebase Studio
19
Google Cloud Workstations apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.05/mo8.1
Mathematica vs Google Cloud Workstations
20
Observable Free plan self-hostedWeb $2,225/mo8.1
Mathematica vs Observable

Mathematica alternatives compared

#	Tool	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Replit	9.5	Free plan	$18/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2	Playcode	9.3	Free plan	$25/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3	GitHub Codespaces	9.1	Free plan	$0.07/mo	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4	Coder	8.9	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5	Deepnote	8.9	Free plan	$3,920/mo	API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6	Datalore	8.7	Free plan	—	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7	JupyterLab	8.4	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
8	Daytona	8.4	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9	Codeground AI	8.4	Free plan	$9.99/mo	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10	JDoodle	8.3	Free plan	—	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web
11	AWS Cloud9	8.2	Free plan	Free	Linux, Web
12	CodePen	8.2	Free plan	$8/mo	API, Web
13	StackBlitz	8.2	Free plan	Free	API, self-hosted, Web
14	Scratch	8.2	Free plan	$2.92/mo	Android, Mac, Web, Windows
15	MATLAB Grader	8.2	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16	Paperspace Gradient	8.2	Free plan	$8/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17	PaizaCloud Cloud IDE	8.2	Free plan	$9.80/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18	Firebase Studio	8.1	No	—	Android, Web
19	Google Cloud Workstations	8.1	No	$0.05/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20	Observable	8.1	Free plan	$2,225/mo	self-hosted, Web

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Questions about Mathematica alternatives

What is the best alternative to Mathematica?

Replit, number 1 in coding playgrounds with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Playcode, GitHub Codespaces, Coder and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Mathematica?

Replit is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.