can i purchase a matlab licence as a private individual - not industry/academia/etc?

if so - what's the procedure? thanks, amir

Answer 1

[Friedrich]

Hi,

this is possible. Simply click on the contact sales button on the MathWorks website.

So go here:

http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/

And in the upper right corner is a link "Contact Sales". Fill out the form and wait. You will be contacted from MathWorks.

[Walter Roberson]

Yes, it can certainly be done.

Note, however, that you will have to pay the "Commercial" price.

There are only 3 different MATLAB pricing levels: Student Version (requires that you be a student at a degree granting institution); Academic (available to degree granting institutions); and "Commercial" (everyone else.)

There is no price step for "Professional" nor "Learner" (not in a degree program) nor "Unemployed" nor "Retired". Also nothing like "pay as you go" for contractors who might not have the investment money up-front.

The _only_ alternative I know of, is to win one of the MATLAB Contests.