Gambas is described as 'Full-featured object language and development environment built on a BASIC interpreter. It is released under the GNU General Public Licence. Its architecture is largely inspired by Java. Gambas is made up of: a compiler, an interpreter, an archiver, a scripter, a' and is a IDE in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Gambas for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Gambas alternative is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Microsoft Visual Studio or B4X. Other great apps like Gambas are Microsoft Small Basic, Xojo, LiveCode and Cevelop.