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Tools · Programming languages · Alternatives

RPG (IBM i) alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 programming languages are named by companies instead of RPG (IBM i): Python by 34,668 companies, Java by 15,900, C# by 11,531.

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

RPG (IBM i), companies in postings
204
Most used alternative
Python · 34,668
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Python
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

Programming languages companies choose instead of RPG (IBM i)

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs RPG (IBM i)postings, 90 dCompare
1
PythonPSF
34,66816994%248,462RPG (IBM i) vs Python →
2
JavaOracle
15,9007794%97,842RPG (IBM i) vs Java →
3
C#Microsoft
11,5315652%45,032RPG (IBM i) vs C# →
4
C++ISO C++ Committee
9,8054806%60,903RPG (IBM i) vs C++ →
5
PHPThe PHP Group
7,3023579%15,984RPG (IBM i) vs PHP →
6
GoGoogle
7,0473454%29,064RPG (IBM i) vs Go →
7
RR Foundation
7,0023432%22,786RPG (IBM i) vs R →
8
CISO C Committee
4,3502132%19,202RPG (IBM i) vs C →
9
KotlinJetBrains
3,2471592%10,155RPG (IBM i) vs Kotlin →
10
RustRust Foundation
2,9501446%11,599RPG (IBM i) vs Rust →
11
SwiftApple
2,8401392%8,346RPG (IBM i) vs Swift →
12
ScalaEPFL
2,0621011%7,445RPG (IBM i) vs Scala →
13
RubyRuby Association
1,922942%6,272RPG (IBM i) vs Ruby →
14
PerlThe Perl Foundation
1,808886%9,475RPG (IBM i) vs Perl →
15
Salesforce ApexSalesforce
1,733850%5,354RPG (IBM i) vs Salesforce Apex →
16
ABAPSAP
1,491731%7,056RPG (IBM i) vs ABAP →
17
Visual BasicMicrosoft
1,350662%3,144RPG (IBM i) vs Visual Basic →
18
Apache GroovyApache Software Foundation
1,011496%2,540RPG (IBM i) vs Apache Groovy →
19
Objective-CApple
878430%1,614RPG (IBM i) vs Objective-C →
20
VB.NETMicrosoft
838411%1,542RPG (IBM i) vs VB.NET →
21
DartGoogle
781383%1,105RPG (IBM i) vs Dart →
22
COBOLCODASYL
522256%1,840RPG (IBM i) vs COBOL →
23
DelphiEmbarcadero
429210%1,366RPG (IBM i) vs Delphi →
24
FortranFortran Standards Committee
324159%1,090RPG (IBM i) vs Fortran →
25
LuaPUC-Rio
275135%668RPG (IBM i) vs Lua →
26
SolidityEthereum Foundation
275135%575RPG (IBM i) vs Solidity →
27
Assembly Language
272133%742RPG (IBM i) vs Assembly Language →
28
JuliaJulia Project
254125%565RPG (IBM i) vs Julia →
29
ElixirElixir Core Team
214105%433RPG (IBM i) vs Elixir →
30
AdaAda Core / ISO
17787%831RPG (IBM i) vs Ada →
31
AL (Business Central)Microsoft
15275%290RPG (IBM i) vs AL (Business Central) →
32
REXXIBM
14069%384RPG (IBM i) vs REXX →
33
X++Microsoft
13466%243RPG (IBM i) vs X++ →
34
HLSLMicrosoft
10953%197soon
35
HaskellHaskell.org
10451%233soon
36
ClojureClojure
9647%161soon
37
Lisp
8341%189soon
38
ErlangEricsson
7738%138soon
39
F#Microsoft
7436%132soon
124,431 companies name a programming language in their postings.

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39 programming languages are named by companies instead of RPG (IBM i): Python by 34,668 companies, Java by 15,900, C# by 11,531, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/ibm-rpg/alternatives)
How we know

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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • 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

RPG (IBM i) alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to RPG (IBM i)?

Python: 34,668 companies name it in their own job postings, against 204 for RPG (IBM i).

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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