Optimization (mathematics)/Catalogs

This is a list of the available optimization software. The listed software is divided into freeware and proprietary software.

Freeware

• ALGENCAN - Fortran code for general nonlinear programming with interfaces with AMPL, C/C++, CUTEr, Matlab, Python, and Octave.
• IOptLib - Investigative Optimization Library; BSD license.
• IPOPT - large scale nonlinear optimization for continuous systems, CPL
• L-BFGS - limited-memory quasi-Newton packages for large scale optimization, BSD-like license
• COIN-OR SYMPHONY - integer programming software, Common Public License

• CUTEr - testing environment for optimization and linear algebra solvers
• OpenOpt - a free numerical optimization toolbox developed in Pyrhon, BSD License

Freeware

• Galahad library - free for academic use
• KNITRO - large-scale mathematical optimization problems. Freeware for non-commercial use.
• MINTO - integer programming solver using branch and bound algorithm. Freeware for personal use.

Proprietary software

• CPLEX - integer, linear and quadratic programming.
• Inverse - a software framework for utilization of simulation environments for solution of optimization problems.
• modeFRONTIER - multidistciplinary design optimization software for computer-aided engineering.
• SNOPT - a package for solving large-scale optimization problems.
• TOMLAB - an optimization platform for solving applied optimization problems in MATLAB.
• TOMNET - a platform like TOMLAB in Microsoft .NET.