WebAssembly Alternatives

WebAssembly is described as 'Or wasm is a new portable, size- and load-time-efficient format suitable for compilation to the web' and is an app in the development category. There are four alternatives to WebAssembly for a variety of platforms, including BSD, Mac, Windows, Linux and Web-based apps. The best WebAssembly alternative is JavaScript, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WebAssembly are Bosque, Native Client and PureScript.

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WebAssembly or wasm is a new portable, size- and load-time-efficient format suitable for compilation to the web.

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WebAssembly alternatives page was last updated Jul 6, 2023
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  1. JavaScript icon
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    JavaScript

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    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.

    67 JavaScript alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AROS
    • Haiku
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Asynchronous
    2.  Multiplatform
    3.  Interpreted language
    4.  Dynamic typing
    5.  Programmers Documentation
    6.  Extensibility
    7.  Portable
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Prototype-based inheritance
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    JavaScript VS WebAssembly

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    • JavaScript is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to WebAssembly.

    • JavaScript is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WebAssembly.

    • JavaScript is Free and Open SourceWebAssembly is also Free and Open Source
    • JavaScript is LightweightWebAssembly is not according to our users
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    Bosque

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    The Bosque programming language is an experiment in regularized design for a machine assisted rapid and reliable software development lifecycle.

    50 Bosque alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD

    Bosque Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Ad-free
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    Bosque VS WebAssembly

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  4. Native Client

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    Google's Native Client brings the performance and low-level control of native code to modern web browsers, without sacrificing the security and portability of the web.

    1 Native Client alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Native Client VS WebAssembly

    Is Native Client a good alternative to WebAssembly?
     

    • Native Client is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WebAssembly.

    • Native Client is Free and Open SourceWebAssembly is also Free and Open Source
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    PureScript

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    PureScript was initially designed by Phil Freeman in 2013. He started to work on PureScript since he wasn't satisfied by other attempts to transpile Haskell to JavaScript (e.g. using Fay, Haste, or GHCJS).

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD

    PureScript Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Ad-free
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    PureScript VS WebAssembly

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