# Maple by Maplesoft

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Maple by Maplesoft and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for strong, fast computer algebra algorithms and standard mathematical notation that some find easier than Mathematica. Critics say cloud-run compute requires trusting the vendor.

## Why people recommend it

- Standard syntax and mathematical notation (2 comments): "More standard syntax than mathematica, and overall much much easier to debug." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46172940)) "Maple is more consistent with the usual mathematical notation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173276))
- Preferred over Mathematica (2 comments): "More standard syntax than mathematica, and overall much much easier to debug." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46172940)) "Maple edges out Mathematica here" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48579306))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SageMath](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sage.md): 16 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.maplesoft.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Maple by Maplesoft", https://hackerapproved.com/p/maple/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).