Free Python Alternatives

The best free alternative to Python is Java. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Java or Ruby. 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 R (programming language), PHP, Rust and Lua.

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  1. Kotlin icon
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    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...

    51 Kotlin alternatives

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  2. Haskell icon
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    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.

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  3. Dart icon
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    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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    Dart can be used for apps like Python.

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    • Dart is Free and Open SourcePython is also Free and Open Source
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    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.

    75 Swift (programming language) alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
     
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    REPL includes code completion.

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

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    • Free
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    D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing. It pragmatically combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with safety and programmer productivity.

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    • Free
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    Comments about D (Programming Language) as an Alternative to Python
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    A completely different purpose than Python.

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    • D (Programming Language) is Free and Open SourcePython is also Free and Open Source
  7. PyPy icon
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    PyPy is a fast, compliant alternative implementation of the Python language (2.7.1). It has several advantages and distinct features:

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    • Free
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    PyPy is Python in Python, small and simple.

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    PyPy is designed to be highly compatible with Python.

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    • Almost everyone thinks PyPy is a great Python alternative.

    • PyPy is Free and Open SourcePython is also Free and Open Source
  8. Elixir icon
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    Elixir is a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications.

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  9. Mojo icon
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    The Mojo Programming Language Mojo is a specialized artificial intelligence (AI) programming language developed by Modular Inc. First released in May 2023, it is designed to become a superset of Python, with the performance of C.

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    • Free
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    Mojo could be a rivalling alternative to Python.

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    • Mojo is Free and Open SourcePython is also Free and Open Source
  10. Scala icon
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    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

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
     
  11. Apache Groovy icon
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    Groovy is an agile and dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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