Mathematica vs R (programming language) : Which is Better?

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

R (programming language)

R is an open source programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics that is supported by the R Foundation. Developed by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman

License: Open Source

Categories: Development Education & Reference

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Mathematica VS R (programming language) Feature comparision

Feature	Mathematica	R (programming language)
Algebra
Calculus solving
Constructive geometry
Equation solving
Graphical component
Graphing calculator
Symbolic Computation
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
Formula Builder
Equation editor
Built-in editor
Automatic JIT compilation on code change
Compiled Language
Compiler
Parallel Computing
High Level
Graphs
Cross-platform
Object-oriented Language
Dynamic typing
Garbage Collection
Network Analysis
Imperative Language