Mathcad vs Mathematica : Which is Better?

Mathcad

Mathcad is software for the verification, validation, documentation and re-use of engineering calculations. Developed by PTC

License: Commercial

Categories: Development Education & Reference

Apps available for Windows

Mathematica

Wolfram Mathematica (usually termed Mathematica, Mathematica software suite) is a mathematical symbolic computation program. Developed by Wolfram Research

License: Commercial

Categories: Education & Reference

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Online

Mathcad VS Mathematica Feature comparision

Feature	Mathcad	Mathematica
WYSIWYG Support
Portable
Symbolic Computation
Calculus solving
Constructive geometry
Equation solving
Algebra
Formula Builder
Equation editor
Built-in editor
Simulation
Education
Graphing calculator
Mechanical Simulation
Graphical component
ANOVA test
Automatic data loading
Data Mining
File-sync
Simulink
Batch plotting
Embedded debugger
Browser based
Interactive Visualization
Literate programming
Server-side
Python
Python IDE
Automatic JIT compilation on code change
Compiled Language
Compiler
Parallel Computing
High Level
Graphs
Cross-platform