Licensing

	Mathcad Prime	Maple
Licensing Model	Subscription	Perpetual
With a perpetual license, your work is yours indefinitely. You're not locked out if you decide not to continue with a subscription, or the product is discontinued.
Single-User Upgrades	No. Users must be on active maintenance to get upgrades, or purchase new licences.	Yes. Users can buy discounted upgrades.
Budget for upgrades when it suits you, not the software vendor.
Discounted licenses for users with no commercial application or academic affiliation	No.	Yes.

Math

	Mathcad Prime	Maple
Numeric Math	Limited.	Extensive range of functions across the entire range of math, science, engineering and technology.
High performance numeric math means you can solve more problems without buying toolboxes. Superior memory management means you can analyze larger systems with the same computing resources.
Symbolic Math	Very limited with numerous gaps.	Extensive, best of breed.
Remove risk from the algebraic manipulation of equations, and solve a far wider range of equations. Learn More
Programming Language	Limited, useful only for small programs.	Fully-featured, with code conversion to other languages.

Visualization

	Mathcad Prime	Maple
Visualization and Plotting	Limited number of inflexible plots.	Full spectrum of high-impact, flexible plots and visualizations. Highly customizable.
Draw your audience in and create publication quality plots.

Connectivity

	Mathcad Prime	Maple
MATLAB®	No.	Yes.
Maximize the investment you've made in MATLAB with full two-way connectivity Develop symbolic models in Maple, and then generate code for MATLAB.
Internet and Network Data Sources	No.	Yes.
Access data from anywhere, not just your local file system.

Deployment

	Mathcad Prime	Maple
Runtime Environment	Via Mathcad Express, limited.	Via Maple Player.
Deploy your interactive Maple applications at no additional cost.
Web	No.	Free via Maple Cloud
Use your Maple applications anywhere, anytime, with just a web browser.