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MAPLE FLOW VS MATHCAD®

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What Maple Flow Offers
Maple Flow blends powerful math, flexible documentation, and modern connectivity into a tool that lets you think, solve, and share effortlessly.
Calculations & Analysis
Perform complex unit-aware calculations accurately and efficiently.
Documentation & Reporting
Combine live mathematical calculations with text, plots, and images within a single WYSIWYG worksheet.
Connectivity & Deployment
Smooth integration with your engineering data toolchain and flexible licensing to fit how your team likes to work.
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When You Want a Powerful Mathematics Toolset:
Mathcad Prime® Maple Flow
Advanced Mathematics Numeric Math  Limited  Extensive range of functions.
Symbolic Math  Very limited with numerous gaps.  Extensive, best of breed
Programming Language  Limited, useful only for small programs.  Fully featured
Visualization and Plotting  Limited number of inflexible plots.  Full spectrum of high-impact, flexible plots and visualizations. Highly customizable.
Compatibility Internet and Network Data Sources  No – only local files  Yes
  Code Generation  None  Commonly used languages including Python, MATLAB, Java, FORTRAN, Visual Basic, C, and C#.
When You Want a Company That’s Easy to Work With:
Mathcad Prime® Maple Flow
Licensing Licensing Model  Subscription only  Perpetual or Subscription
Single-User Upgrades  No – active maintenance plan is required.  Yes – Users can buy discounted upgrades.
Operation Systems Supported  Windows  Windows and macOS.
Development Roadmap Active customers contribute to product development roadmap  Requests submitted via ticket tracker.  Customers have access to Product Manager to discuss needs.
Regular updates with new enhancements  Annual software update  Multiple updates per year supports rollout of new features.
Support Next-business day response to technical support questions  Requires a Service Contract Number or Gold Support package.  Available to all Commercial seat users.
Unique Features Offered ONLY by Maple Flow
While Maple Flow 2025 and Mathcad Prime 11 have distinct design principles and features, only Maple Flow delivers capabilities not available in other comparable tools.
Mathcad and Mathcad Prime are registered trademarks of PTC Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and in other countries.
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