PTC Mathcad vs. RSTAB 9

PTC Mathcad

PTC Mathcad

16 Reviews and Ratings

RSTAB 9

RSTAB 9

0 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
PTC Mathcad	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	PTC Mathcad Prime is a digital engineering notebook enabling engineers, mathematicians, and scientists to solve, analyze, document, and share their calculations. It helps users to solve problems accurately the first time numerically and/or symbolically, and then reuse important intellectual property with templates to save time on the next project.	$735 per year
RSTAB 9	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	The 3D structural frame analysis program RSTAB is the ideal tool for the design of beam, frame, or truss structures consisting of steel, reinforced concrete, timber, aluminum, or other materials. RSTAB can be used to quickly define a structural model and then calculate the internal forces, deformations, and support reactions. Various add-ons that take into account the material and standard-specific requirements are available for the design.	N/A

Pricing

PTC Mathcad

RSTAB 9

Editions & Modules

Mathcad Prime 10 License: $735
per year

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
PTC Mathcad	RSTAB 9
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	PTC Mathcad	RSTAB 9
Considered Both Products	PTC Mathcad Verified User Anonymous Chose PTC Mathcad The most obvious and frequent alternative is Microsoft Excel which allows entering formulas. I certainly prefer Mathcad as it permits writing the formulas in the expanded form inside a detailed worksheet. Excel does not offer the same report writing functionality as Mathcad … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose PTC Mathcad I have not found an alternative that is as useful as [PTC Mathcad]. In fact it is exactly what I've been looking for for some time. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose PTC Mathcad I have only used a freeware version called SMath Studio. It has similar functionality but lacks the full experience MathCad offers. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose PTC Mathcad Unlike Matlab, MathCad has an interface that resembles more like a sheet of paper rather than a line-by-line coding tool. This enables are more intuitive math building process. However, some may argue that debugging a complicated MathCad program takes more effort than … Incentivized Helpful? Yevgen Gorash Research Fellow Chose PTC Mathcad MathCAD is easier to learn and faster to start with. It has more user-friendly interface and conventional style toolbox and GUI. It is really good for the beginners and those who are afraid of complex math. Incentivized Helpful?	RSTAB 9 No answer on this topic

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User Ratings
	PTC Mathcad	RSTAB 9
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	6.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	PTC Mathcad	RSTAB 9
Likelihood to Recommend	It is definitely a must have for every design engineer. The formulas can be written in the expanded format which facilitates the process. The measurement unit feature is very useful and helps prevent errors in formulas. Mathcad is now equipped with a decent spell checker which is also very helpful. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Pros	MathCad has a relatively easy to learn and easy to use programming language. It is easy to deploy and manage seats of MathCad. Documentation and support are reasonably strong. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	A limited number of file formats for export, especially those that support visual graphics in vector format Interfaces for mathematics and equations with MathType and LaTeX / MikTex / Tex Limited functionality for visualization of data in a 3D format Incentivized Yevgen Gorash Research Fellow Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	Higher-order math, despite symbolics, become tedious and variable nomenclature isn't as forgiving as other programs. Due to it's sheet-like nature, the greater the complexity the more bothersome the screen usage becomes. But it's a trade-off between a sketchpad-like interface or lines and lines of code. Pick your poison but MathCad was our choice. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	I have not found an alternative that is as useful as [PTC Mathcad]. In fact it is exactly what I've been looking for for some time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Mathcad has allowed us to take legacy hand written calculations and document them in an electronic format. Now we can quickly run different design scenarios using the legacy calculations. It allows us to quickly vet new design options. Sharing new design concepts is quicker and easier within our various design groups. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
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