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GNU Octave is an open-source mathematical modeling and simulation software very similar to using the same language as Matlab and Freemat.

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GNU Octave is an open-source mathematical modeling and simulation software very similar to using the same language as Matlab and Freemat.


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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

One thing I like about the Octave is it is free and very fast. To learn GNU Octave is really easy, the learning curve is small. The graphs and visualisations they provide are really clean and looks beautiful. The Numerical calculations such as Matrix multiplication, Eigen values calculations, SVD etc etc are very much faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

Although this is free, there are some things which are not available in Octave.

Also, in the market there are many good open source libraries available who does the same thing. I have given 6 ratings because of the same reason. It is good language but not the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GNU Octave:

As I told you there are better libraries than GNU. One of them is Numpy which is also faster and easy to learn. By no doubt Octave is a good language to learn but there are use cases also. If you want to use Machine leaning models then I will suggest Numpy but if you are planning for the pure research base area where graphs and performance and numerical computation matter go with Octave. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use GNU octave in Computer graphics. Because of the fact that it is very good at visualisation. I used to work on GNU Octave extensively in my college days.

GNU Octave also faster in Numerical computation, which makes it efficient also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

1. Very compatible with Matlab. There are only a few issues we have had in running Matlab code in Octave, and we have been easily able to resolve all the issues.

2. Free! I would use Matlab if it were not so expensive. We are a small company and so have limited resources. 3.

Easy to use. Lots of documentation is available online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

Octave runs MUCH slower than Matlab - our tests showed it ran at about 13% of the speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GNU Octave:

If saving money is more important to you than speed, then try octave. Your Matlab code will probably run without modifications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

1. Modelling of magnetic fields.

2. Preparing professional plots of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

Octave is the best utility software which i have used for starting my machine learning.It is very easy to use and it is also very less demanding on cpu so,we can use it with an uninterrupted experience.It is very good for Algorithm development and it is very easy to do data visualization on GNU Octave.It is also very easy to do vectorization for data science purposes.

The CLI version is very light on my computer so it uses very ram and cpu speed.It's is the best software to use use when we enter the field of Data Science and Machine Learning.Everyone must have some experience with GNU Octave. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

The problem with GNU Octave is that it supports very less in built function than other similar software.For Example,there are several ways to do something in Matlab but only one way to do in Octave.

The Octave GUI takes more RAM and CPU load against similar software though the CLI version is very good.

The data Visualization takes a lot of code in comparison to other programming languages for visualization purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GNU Octave:

Everyone must continue to use GNU Octave since it is free and easy to use and has mostly all the features compared to similar softwares like Matlab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

In GNU Octave,I have used it to solve various real world problems of Data Science in the field of Machine Learning.I have used it for the prediction of future based on past for example,I have used it predict the sales of a Retail Store in next month based on previous records of sales.It was also used for various other projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

Simple to use and can yet scale a lot. Language is easy to learn. Most importantly, its a free software. This makes it available to each and everyone for use. The visualization tools are very informative and can be a great tool for demonstration purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

The UI and debugging has areas for improvement. It needs a dark UI mode on it. Update channels on linux are way out of date. Manual upgrading of software each time is a bit tedious to do given that we need to use it daily. Support to load data from other sources should be added as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GNU Octave:

The best piece of software available for testing purposes for free. You need to have this in your work environment if Machine Learning is a major part of your work environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

Running bench mark tests for new algorithms to put in production in future. Testing new algorithms is almost an every day task at a company that runs on ML at its core. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

I have two parts of GNU Octave that are really my favorite: 1. The software is totally free, meaning I can use it at work in place of using up an expensive MATLAB licence which someone more technically proficient may need. 2. GNU Octave follows MATLAB quite closely int eh way that you can use many commands and pieces of code interchangeably. Most MATLAB programmes can be slightly modified and they'll work in GNU Octave. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

As was said, the software is free, and along with this then comes the fact that it will not live up to standard of paid software; one of these features is that the software does not have a modern graphical user interface like MATLAB. Although this does not have to be flashy it definitely would be a big help and make it easier to use in the modern day environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I would definitely recommend trying GNU Octave before spending the money on a package like MATLAB; there is a really big chance that it will be able to do everything you require without having to spend a cent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

A big business problem is always having the money to buy software licences for multiple engineers. By utilising GNU Octave alongside MATLAB, we are able to spread our MATLAB licences out quite well whilst doing the basic, core of our engineering programmes with GNU Octave. I like working with the software because it is so well support and so easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

I used it when I followed a course to learn machine learning "Coursera", I think it is a simple e good language optimized using matrices and vectors and the IDE permits to write code very simply.

Its good for base alghorithm Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

currently i'm using rstudio because Octave have limit for some evoluted algorithm like convolutional neural network Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I thinks It is perfect to study and understand algorithms and I like creating quickly experiment and data analysis Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used it to learn main concept of machine learning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

Octave maintains consistency with much of MATLAB's function and utility naming conventions and has good plotting capabilities. Importantly, it has lower system demands and is inexpensive. Octave also makes it easier to use complex numbers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

Octave's statistical tools can be improved. The user interface is slightly clunky, and can be made more congruent with that of MATLAB. Of course, a lot of users would like more MATLAB toolbox equivalents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GNU Octave:

If you are using MATLAB to mostly plot, curve fit, do basic statistics, or are seeing your system get bogged down by MATLAB's higher system demands, strongly consider GNU Octave. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

Saves MATLAB licensing fees, and allows nearly the same functionality. Used it extensively for plotting, basic curve fitting and data analysis. We used Octave to process data from computer simulations, and try out new Monte Carlo algorithms. For the Monte Carlo work, we used Octave to run our codes faster, not just save on licensing fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

Provides the functionality of MATLAB that I need for my projects without my having to spend an arm and a leg. The Octave developers recently provided us with a GUI-based interface that made the software even more compelling. The command line interface still exists, for those who swear by it. There is extensive online support for all experience levels, from beginners to power users. Works on all platforms - Linux, Mac and Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

I can't find any reason to complain - the program meets my requirements completely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

Numerical computing and simulations. Octave provides the necessary functionality we need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

The interface is intuitive, and makes a lot of sense to someone that has used matlab heavily before. A lot of functions are exactly the same in both matlab and octave, which is an additional plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

Octave has crashed fairly often for me in use on Windows 8. Also, I find myself having to "translate" functions form matlab to octave fairly often. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have the ability to quickly analyze data, loop across arrays, and do sophisticated analysis. Essentially, have the additional functionality on top of what I get with excel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GNU Octave?

Octave responds almost identically to Matlab and was designed to be Matlab compatible. And it's free, which is a big hit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GNU Octave?

The installation process is not even close to straightforward on a Mac. It also does not have a help menu like Matlab, so if you don't know what you're doing already, it's hard to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Needs a user manual and variable viewer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GNU Octave solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Octave as a replacement for Matlab in quantitative analysis of scientific data. It is straightforward to use and has a wide spectrum of packages, all at no cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.