Free Python Alternatives

The best free alternative to Python is Ruby, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Python and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Python are C#, Java, R (programming language) and PHP.

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  1. Kotlin icon
     40 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...

    53 Kotlin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. 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
     
  3. 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 Python Comments
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    Positive
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    Dart can be used for apps like Python.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Dart is Free and Open SourcePython is also Free and Open Source
  4. 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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
     
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    Swift (programming language) vs Python Comments
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    Positive
    0

    REPL includes code completion.

    • Swift (programming language) is Free and Open SourcePython is also Free and Open Source
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. Haxe icon
     46 likes

    Haxe is an open source toolkit based on a modern high level strictly typed programming language, a state-of-the-art light-speed cross-compiler, a complete cross-platform standard library, and ways to access to each platform's native capabilities.

    78 Haxe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  7. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    D (Programming Language) vs Python Comments
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    Negative
    -1

    A completely different purpose than Python.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • D (Programming Language) is Free and Open SourcePython is also Free and Open Source
  8. PyPy icon
     11 likes

    PyPy is a fast, compliant alternative implementation of the Python language (2.7.1). It has several advantages and distinct features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    PyPy vs Python Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    PyPy is Python in Python, small and simple.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    PyPy is designed to be highly compatible with Python.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PyPy is Free and Open SourcePython is also Free and Open Source
  9. Racket icon
     20 likes

    Racket is a general-purpose programming language as well as the world’s first ecosystem for language-oriented programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    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. Apache Groovy icon
     30 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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