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Java alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Java: Python by 34,668 companies, C# by 11,531, C++ by 9,805.

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

Java, companies in postings
15,900
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 Java

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Javapostings, 90 dCompare
1
PythonPSF
34,668218%248,462Java vs Python →
2
C#Microsoft
11,53173%45,032Java vs C# →
3
C++ISO C++ Committee
9,80562%60,903Java vs C++ →
4
PHPThe PHP Group
7,30246%15,984Java vs PHP →
5
GoGoogle
7,04744%29,064Java vs Go →
6
RR Foundation
7,00244%22,786Java vs R →
7
CISO C Committee
4,35027%19,202Java vs C →
8
KotlinJetBrains
3,24720%10,155Java vs Kotlin →
9
RustRust Foundation
2,95019%11,599Java vs Rust →
10
SwiftApple
2,84018%8,346Java vs Swift →
11
ScalaEPFL
2,06213%7,445Java vs Scala →
12
RubyRuby Association
1,92212%6,272Java vs Ruby →
13
PerlThe Perl Foundation
1,80811%9,475Java vs Perl →
14
Salesforce ApexSalesforce
1,73311%5,354Java vs Salesforce Apex →
15
ABAPSAP
1,4919%7,056Java vs ABAP →
16
Visual BasicMicrosoft
1,3508%3,144Java vs Visual Basic →
17
Apache GroovyApache Software Foundation
1,0116%2,540Java vs Apache Groovy →
18
Objective-CApple
8786%1,614Java vs Objective-C →
19
VB.NETMicrosoft
8385%1,542Java vs VB.NET →
20
DartGoogle
7815%1,105Java vs Dart →
21
COBOLCODASYL
5223%1,840Java vs COBOL →
22
DelphiEmbarcadero
4293%1,366Java vs Delphi →
23
FortranFortran Standards Committee
3242%1,090Java vs Fortran →
24
LuaPUC-Rio
2752%668Java vs Lua →
25
SolidityEthereum Foundation
2752%575Java vs Solidity →
26
Assembly Language
2722%742Java vs Assembly Language →
27
JuliaJulia Project
2542%565Java vs Julia →
28
ElixirElixir Core Team
2141%433Java vs Elixir →
29
RPG (IBM i)IBM
2041%361Java vs RPG (IBM i) →
30
AdaAda Core / ISO
1771%831Java vs Ada →
31
AL (Business Central)Microsoft
1521%290Java vs AL (Business Central) →
32
REXXIBM
1401%384Java vs REXX →
33
X++Microsoft
1341%243Java vs X++ →
34
HLSLMicrosoft
1091%197soon
35
HaskellHaskell.org
1041%233soon
36
ClojureClojure
961%161soon
37
Lisp
831%189soon
38
ErlangEricsson
770%138soon
39
F#Microsoft
740%132soon
124,431 companies name a programming language in their postings.

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39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Java: Python by 34,668 companies, C# by 11,531, C++ by 9,805, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/java/alternatives)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

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

Java alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Java?

Python: 34,668 companies name it in their own job postings, against 15,900 for Java.

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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