Racket AlternativesProgramming Languages and other similar apps like Racket

Racket is described as 'General-purpose programming language as well as the world’s first ecosystem for language-oriented programming' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Racket for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Racket alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Racket are JavaScript, Lua, C# and Ruby.

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  1. Python icon

    Python

     1407 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
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    • Python is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Racket.

    • Python is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Racket.

    • Python is Free and Open SourceRacket is also Free and Open Source
    • Python is LightweightRacket is not according to our users
  2. JavaScript icon

    JavaScript

     629 likes

    JavaScript (sometimes shortened to JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions, most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but also used in many non-browser environments.

    61 JavaScript alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AROS
    • Haiku
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    • JavaScript is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Racket.

    • JavaScript is Free and Open SourceRacket is also Free and Open Source
    • JavaScript is LightweightRacket is not according to our users
  4. Lua icon

    Lua

     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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Playstation
    • MorphOS
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    • Lua is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Racket.

    • Lua is Free and Open SourceRacket is also Free and Open Source
    • Lua is LightweightRacket is not according to our users
  5. C# icon

    C#

     230 likes

    C# is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented programming disciplines.

    81 C# alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. Ruby icon

    Ruby

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  7. Go (Programming Language) icon

    Go (Programming Language)

     152 likes

    Open-source programming language by Google, offering C-style syntax and automatic memory management. Features built-in concurrency and vast libraries, ideal for cloud services, web, and CLI development, supporting DevOps with fast builds and an expansive ecosystem.

    70 Go (Programming Language) alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
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    • Go (Programming Language) is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Racket.

    • Go (Programming Language) is Free and Open SourceRacket is also Free and Open Source
    • Go (Programming Language) is LightweightRacket is not according to our users
  9. Perl icon

    Perl

     140 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  11. Kotlin icon

    Kotlin

     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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  12. Haskell icon

    Haskell

     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.

    72 Haskell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  13. Swift (programming language) icon

    Swift (programming language)

     39 likes

    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.

    78 Swift (programming language) alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
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