Mathematica CalcCenter Comparison Chart

Yes Limited No CalcCenter Excel Mathcad Maple Inputting Expressions From palettes From keyboard All functions accessible from menus       Customized controllers for each function       Intelligent guidance in plain English     Traditional 2D math input   Smart interpretation of math notation       Support of 16-bit characters (e.g., for kanji input) Live evaluation in help       Numerical Calculations Complex numbers Special functions   Operations on matrices Statistical distributions   Large numbers (>101000)     Ordinary differential equations   Partial differential equations   Rational output     Symbolics Fully integrated symbolic engine     Integrated-unit capabilities   Equation solving Differential calculus   Graphics 2D function and data graphics 3D graphics (real-time)   Contour plots   Business graphics Smart automatic plot selection       Programming Define a function Loops Conditions Create libraries Data Import Import tabular data Import sparse tabular data     Import image data       Import sound data       Documents Free reader available       Compatibility with .nb standard       Hierarchical-organization capabilities   Style sheets   Save as HTML Fully editable traditional math input and output     Smart mathematical-expression selection     Migration Compatible upgrade with full programming language     Compatible upgrade for web integration   Compatible upgrade with extended-precision arithmetic     N/A Availability Platforms Windows, Mac OS X Windows, Mac OS X Windows Windows, Mac OS X, Unix Affordability Price All prices are for a single-user license in the USA on May 1, 2005. Values were taken from the manufacturer's web store where possible. Prices may be subject to academic, volume, retailer, or special-offer discounts. $595 $229.99 $1199.99 $1995