Scilab Pros and Cons

Scilab is best for the one who wants to use open source application for the data analysis and scientific computation. It is much famous for the low level computation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User interface of the application is not much attractive or say smooth enough for techies. As it is open source application there is no security of your data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its an open source platform. Any one can modify the source codes and give their contribution. It provides a good alternative to conventional software like MATLAB. Scilab has both scripting as well as simulating environment. The installation file size for Scilab hardly exceeds 600MB, unlike Matlab (in GBs), independent of the operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scilab simulation platform 'Xcos' library has almost all blocks similar to MATLAB Simulink. However, they are not as ‘polished’ as Simulink palettes when vectorized variables are to be handled. With regard to fixed step numerical integration methods available for carrying out time-domain simulations, Xcos

provides a few options as compared to Simulink. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Most helpful about scilab is Xcos graphical editor in which we can design, save, compile and simulate system models with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Only, it is a little bit time consuming to compile and simulate complex models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Open source.

Scientific calculations can be done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simulink is much better than Xcos.

Xcos code generator is not upto the mark. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There was an option called "pause", it's used as a break point, it was amazing how easier to debug the code using "pause" option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing that I didn't like in Scilab, most of what you use in Matlab, is found in Scilab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to use and is open source platform having almost all essential functions of MATLAB Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It sometimes get difficult for error identification &correction; can improve the help section/library for better understanding of functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple structure and syntax. Easier computation than matlab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything seems good but not for first timers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steep learning curve. It was not hard to achieve my goals while using Scilab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the program closed by itself, making me lose some work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the fungsion of making logical formula by using basic coding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the feature of this application is too simple Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy and user-friendly syntax which helps the user in programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some times its takinf lots of time at starting, I'm not sure about this because it might be a fault of my computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.