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As of 4 November 2026, 17 shell scripting languages are named by companies instead of Google Apps Script: PowerShell by 8,331 companies, Bash by 7,418, VBA by 3,030.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Google Apps Script, companies in postings
375
Most used alternative
PowerShell · 8,331
Fastest hiring, 90 days
PowerShell
Alternatives ranked
17
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

shell scripting languages companies choose instead of Google Apps Script

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Google Apps Scriptpostings, 90 dCompare
1
PowerShellMicrosoft
8,3312222%29,329Google Apps Script vs PowerShell →
2
BashGNU Project
7,4181978%25,868Google Apps Script vs Bash →
3
VBAMicrosoft
3,030808%9,674Google Apps Script vs VBA →
4
2,747733%9,816Google Apps Script vs Unix Shell →
5
TclTcl Core Team
463123%3,815Google Apps Script vs Tcl →
6
VBScriptMicrosoft
33690%645Google Apps Script vs VBScript →
7
AMPscriptSalesforce
17146%327Google Apps Script vs AMPscript →
8
15942%352Google Apps Script vs KornShell →
9
15441%631Google Apps Script vs Cadence SKILL →
10
Maya MELAutodesk
9826%185soon
11
5916%144soon
12
BeanShellBeanShell contributors
5615%185soon
13
Zsh
349%63soon
14
AWK
329%76soon
15
csh
318%93soon
16
PnP PowerShellMicrosoft
308%50soon
17
sed
246%63soon
23,548 companies name a shell scripting language in their postings.

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17 shell scripting languages are named by companies instead of Google Apps Script: PowerShell by 8,331 companies, Bash by 7,418, VBA by 3,030, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/google-apps-script/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Google Apps Script alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Google Apps Script?

PowerShell: 8,331 companies name it in their own job postings, against 375 for Google Apps Script.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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