Java Alternatives

Java is described as 'General-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible' and is a leading programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Java for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Java alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Java are JavaScript, C#, C++ and Rust.

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  1. Julia icon
     67 likes

    Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments. It provides a sophisticated compiler, distributed parallel execution, numerical accuracy, and an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Dart icon
     80 likes

    Dart (originally called Dash) is a Web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference in Aarhus, 2011 October 10-12. The goal of Dart is "ultimately to replace JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development on the open web platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Dart vs Java Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    Dart has no ability to handle UI at all. Java does desktop too!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Dart is Free and Open SourceJava is Free Personal and Open Source
  3. Haskell icon
     69 likes

    Haskell is an advanced purely-functional programming language. An open-source product of more than twenty years of cutting-edge research, it allows rapid development of robust, concise, correct software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Adoptium icon
     9 likes

    The code for Java is open source and available at OpenJDK™. Adoptium provides prebuilt OpenJDK binaries from a fully open-source set of build scripts and infrastructure. Get Docker Images on Docker Hub. Nightlies can be found in the Archive.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Open-source programming language for developing iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps, featuring safety, speed, type inference, generics, native-code compilation, protocol-oriented design, memory management, Playgrounds, package manager, and Objective-C interoperability.

    79 Swift (programming language) alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
     
  6. D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing. It pragmatically combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with safety and programmer productivity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    D (Programming Language) vs Java Comments
    nineninesevenfour
    Positive
    0

    Pro: D includes garbage collection and the syntax highly resembles Java's syntax. Con: It's compiled, hence it requires recompilation on every platform.

    • D (Programming Language) is Free and Open SourceJava is Free Personal and Open Source
  7. Apache Groovy icon
     30 likes

    Groovy is an agile and dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. .NET Framework icon
     37 likes

    The .NET Framework is a software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and provides language interoperability (each language can use code written in other languages) across several programming languages.

    10 .NET Framework alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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    .NET Framework vs Java Comments
    VenHayz
    Negative
    3

    The .NET Framework is not really a language, rather something the Visual languages can interface to.

    • .NET Framework is Free and Open SourceJava is Free Personal and Open Source
  9. Functional-first language for .NET with static typing, succinct and expressive code, advanced pattern matching, object-oriented features, interop with .NET languages, async programming, type providers, cross-platform support, tooling, and immutable data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. Elixir icon
     15 likes

    Elixir is a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • DragonFly BSD
     
  11. Liberica JDK icon
     4 likes

    Liberica is a 100% open-source Java implementation. It is built from OpenJDK which BellSoft contributes to, is thoroughly tested and passed the JCK provided under the license from OpenJDK. The versions of Liberica for Windows x86_64, Windows x86, Mac x86_64, Linux x86_64 and...

    8 Liberica JDK alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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