How EngineeringPaper.xyz Compares to Mathcad®

Michael Greminger
Michael Greminger
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Mathcad® is a useful tool for engineering calculations but it has some limitations that prevent it from being the ideal choice in certain situations. EngineeringPaper.xyz is unique in that it is a free and open source web application for engineering calculations that can be run on any platform. Additionally, your calculations with EngineeringPaper.xyz can easily be shared with others using a shareable link. See the following table for a detailed comparison of Mathcad® and EngineeringPaper.xyz to help determine which application is best for your use case. For tutorials and examples showing how to use EngineeringPaper.xyz for your applications, see this tutorial blog post.

FeatureEngineeringPaper.xyzMathcad® ExpressMathcad® Prime
Uses Standard Math Notation✔✔✔
Automatic Unit Checking and Unit Conversions✔✔✔
Free to Use✔✔✘
Open Source (see EngineeringPaper.xyz's GitHub Project Page)  ✔✘✘
Export documents as professional Microsoft Word documents with editable equations✔✘✘
No Registration or Submission of Personal Information Required to Use✔✘✘
Runs on Any Platform without Requiring Installation (Windows, MacOS, Chrome OS, Android, iOS, and Linux)✔✘✘
Symbolic Equation Solving✔✘✔
Symbolic Matrices and Vectors✔✘✔
Numerical Equation Solving✔✘✔
Automatic Expression Ordering✔✘✘
Plotting✔✔✔
Create Shareable Document Links that Anyone Can Open and Run✔✘✘
Programming Support✔✘✔
Statistics and Data Analysis Support✔✘✔

EngineeringPaper.xyz is unaffiliated with Mathcad and PTC Inc., Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Corp. Mathcad is a registered trademark of PTC Inc. and Microsoft Word is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

How EngineeringPaper.xyz Compares to Mathcad
by u/mgreminger in EngineeringPaperXYZ

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