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pandas

pandas development team (NumFOCUS) · DataFrames & array computing

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The standard Python DataFrame library for labeled tabular data, time series and I/O to CSV, Excel, SQL, Parquet and more

BSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

Python

Python Software Foundation · Programming languages & runtimes

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General-purpose, dynamically typed programming language with a large standard library and the dominant ecosystem for data science and machine learning

PSF-2.0Open sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedBroken

QuantLib

QuantLib project (Luigi Ballabio and contributors) · Financial analysis & investing

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Open-source C++ library for quantitative finance covering instruments, term structures, pricing engines and calendars, with Python and other bindings

BSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

statsmodels

statsmodels developers (NumFOCUS) · Econometrics & causal inference

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Python library for estimating statistical and econometric models with R-style formulas, rich result summaries and tests: OLS, GLM, discrete choice, ARIMA, state space, VAR and more

BSD-3-ClauseFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

Stata

StataCorp LLC · Mathematical & statistical computing

Commercial statistical software from StataCorp widely used in economics and social science, with editions BE/SE/MP, a command language, Mata and comprehensive PDF manuals

ProprietaryPaidAcademicLocalNov 2, 2026

Lean

Lean FRO · Mathematical & statistical computing

Open-source functional programming language and interactive theorem prover with dependent types, the Mathlib mathematics library and VS Code tooling, stewarded by the Lean FRO

Apache-2.0FreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

Positron

Posit Software, PBC · Mathematical & statistical computing

Posit's multi-language data-science IDE built on Code OSS, with first-class R and Python consoles, variables and plots panes, under the Elastic License 2.0

Elastic-2.0FreeLocalNov 2, 2026

scikit-learn

scikit-learn developers · Mathematical & statistical computing

BSD-licensed Python machine-learning library for classification, regression, clustering, dimensionality reduction, preprocessing and model selection on NumPy and SciPy

BSD-3-ClauseFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

SymPy

SymPy Development Team · Mathematical & statistical computing

Pure-Python computer algebra system for symbolic algebra, calculus, equation solving, matrices, physics modules, code generation and LaTeX output

BSD-3-ClauseFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

Wolfram Mathematica

Wolfram Research · Mathematical & statistical computing

Wolfram Research's proprietary technical computing system built on the Wolfram Language, with notebooks, symbolic and numeric computation, visualization, machine learning and curated data

ProprietaryPaidAcademicLocalNov 2, 2026

SciPy

SciPy developers (NumFOCUS) · Mathematical & statistical computing

Core open-source Python library for scientific computing on NumPy arrays: optimization, integration, interpolation, linear algebra, sparse matrices, statistics, signal processing

BSD-3-ClauseFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

PyTorch

PyTorch Foundation (Linux Foundation) · Training & fine-tuning

Open-source deep-learning framework with eager tensors, autograd, torch.compile and distributed training, governed by the PyTorch Foundation and the base of most LLM tooling

BSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedBroken

R

R Foundation / R Core Team · Programming languages & runtimes

Language and environment for statistical computing and graphics, with the CRAN package archive and a strong base in academic statistics and econometrics

GPL-2.0-or-laterOpen sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

RStudio IDE

Posit Software, PBC · Mathematical & statistical computing

Posit's open-source integrated development environment for R, with console, editor, plots, environment panes, Quarto/R Markdown authoring and Python via reticulate

AGPL-3.0-onlyFreeOpen sourceLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

JAX

Google (Chrome DevTools team) · Training & fine-tuning

Python library for NumPy-style array computing with composable transformations (jit, grad, vmap, shard_map) compiled through XLA to CPU, GPU and TPU

Apache-2.0Open sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

Julia

The Julia Project · Programming languages & runtimes

Dynamically typed, JIT-compiled language for numerical and scientific computing that aims to combine high-level syntax with compiled-code speed

MITOpen sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

MATLAB

MathWorks · Mathematical & statistical computing

MathWorks' commercial numeric computing environment and language for engineers and scientists, with toolboxes, Simulink integration, apps and MATLAB Online

ProprietaryPaidAcademicLocalNov 2, 2026

EViews

S&P Global (EViews) · Econometrics & causal inference

Commercial Windows econometrics package for time-series estimation, forecasting and macro modelling, sold as single-user, volume, University and free Student Lite editions

ProprietaryPaidAcademicLocalNov 2, 2026

NumPy

NumPy developers (NumFOCUS) · DataFrames & array computing

Foundational Python library for n-dimensional arrays, vectorized math, linear algebra, random numbers and the array API used by the scientific stack

BSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceFreeLocalBroken

gretl

gretl developers (Allin Cottrell, Riccardo Lucchetti) · Econometrics & causal inference

Free, GPL-licensed cross-platform econometrics program with a GUI, the hansl scripting language and estimators for time series, panels and limited dependent variables

GPL-3.0-onlyFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026