REDUCE
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Plans and prices
From REDUCE's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| REDUCE | Free | Free of charge · modified BSD license |
The facts
Each one read from REDUCE's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advanced mathematics
- Advanced features include matrix and non-commutative algebra, ordinary differential equations, special functions, quantifier elimination and Dirac matrix calculations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Core operations
- It supports exact arithmetic, polynomial and rational function algebra, differentiation, integration, factorization, equation solving, simplification and graph plotting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project describes interfaces to gnuplot for graphics and lists Run-REDUCE, GNU TeXmacs and GNU Emacs as alternative user interfaces.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes REDUCE as intended for mathematics, science and engineering users from pre-university level onward.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- CSL provides a graphical interface by default, while PSL provides a command-line interface; CSL can also run in command-line mode.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License and source
- REDUCE is released free of charge under a modified BSD license, and its complete source code is available.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Packages
- REDUCE distributions include specialized packages, while separately downloadable external packages include Dimsym, GRG 3.2 and REDTEN.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Programming and batch use
- REDUCE includes a user-level programming language and supports non-interactive batch processing for large computations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- REDUCE is a portable general-purpose computer algebra system for scalar, vector and matrix algebra, with arbitrary-precision numerical approximation and graphics through gnuplot.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The pages reviewed describe the modified BSD license but do not state security certifications or compliance claims.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project identifies its low-volume reduce-algebra-developers mailing list as its main support mechanism for questions, bug reports and feature requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The project does not provide an automatic update facility; users update by installing REDUCE again.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Usage limitation
- The support page says REDUCE is better at concrete problems, such as matrices with specified elements, than abstract problems such as vector spaces of arbitrary dimension.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1963checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The project distributes pre-packaged versions primarily for Windows, Apple macOS and Debian- or Red Hat-based GNU/Linux, with Linux packages limited to 64-bit processors.checked 11 Oct 2026
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