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The best Programming Language alternative to JavaScript is Python, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to JavaScript and many of them are Programming Languages so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Programming Language alternatives to JavaScript are Java, PHP, TypeScript and Lua.

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  1. Python icon
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    Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.

    96 Python alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
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    Comments about Python as an Alternative to JavaScript
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    Python and JavaScript share SOME similarities, but their main purpose is different. Both of them are good for building small apps and SOME ML, but Python is for data analysis, while JavaScript is for web design and visuals. NumPy is python's math library, while JS has many functions like ellipse(), rect() etc that are good for graphics.

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    • Python is Free and Open SourceJavaScript is also Free and Open Source
  2. Java icon
     664 likes

    Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

    75 Java alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • HP webOS
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Blackberry 10
    • Kindle Fire
     
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    Comments about Java as an Alternative to JavaScript
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    JavaScript is very different from Java.

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    lionking420
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    JS is arguably more portable, because it can run on almost any web browser. Java can sometimes run in browsers, but usually requires its own RTE, which is still highly available, but not integrated with the web the same way as JS is.

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    Java and JavaScript are entirely different programming languages.

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    • Java is Free Personal and Open SourceJavaScript is Free and Open Source
  3. PHP icon
     469 likes

    Open-source scripting language executed on the server, PHP embeds into HTML, fostering dynamic web development. Influenced by C, Java, and Perl, it supports database integration, offers extensive libraries, and remains easy for beginners while robust for seasoned developers.

    44 PHP alternatives

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    • BSD
    • PHP
     
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    Comments about PHP as an Alternative to JavaScript
    RemovedUser
    Positive
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    PHP is a great programming language! It can also be used for non web development thought is unlikely.

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    Guest
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    Javascript is client sided and can be integrated with PHP, PHP interacts with server and uses server side data and script.

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    • PHP is Free and Open SourceJavaScript is also Free and Open Source
  4. TypeScript icon
     65 likes

    TypeScript is a language for application-scale JavaScript development. It is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript in any browser, any host, any OS and it is Open Source.

    15 TypeScript alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
     
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    Comments about TypeScript as an Alternative to JavaScript
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    Its actually Javascript, but better and worse in some ways

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    • TypeScript is Free and Open SourceJavaScript is also Free and Open Source
  5. Lua icon
     185 likes

    Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.

    Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based.

    85 Lua alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Playstation
    • MorphOS
     
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    Comments about Lua as an Alternative to JavaScript
    RemovedUser
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    One of my favourite programming languages! But this does not seem viable has a alternative to JavaScript.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Lua is Free and Open SourceJavaScript is also Free and Open Source
  6. Ruby icon
     270 likes

    Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.

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    • Free
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  7. Perl icon
     140 likes

    Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language with over 22 years of development.

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    • Free
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  8. 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.

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    • Free
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    • Mac
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    Comments about Dart as an Alternative to JavaScript
    Guest
    Positive
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    Same use, but better syntax.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Dart is Free and Open SourceJavaScript is also Free and Open Source
  9. Kotlin icon
     39 likes

    Kotlin is a cross-platform, statically typed, general-purpose programming language with type inference. Kotlin is designed to interoperate fully with Java, and the JVM version of its standard library depends on the Java Class Library, but type inference allows its syntax to be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  10. CoffeeScript icon
     75 likes

    CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript. Underneath all those awkward braces and semicolons, JavaScript has always had a gorgeous object model at its heart. CoffeeScript is an attempt to expose the good parts of JavaScript in a simple way.

    28 CoffeeScript alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
     
  12. Scala icon
     65 likes

    Scala is a modern multi-paradigm programming language based on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way.

    74 Scala alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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