Lua alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Lua: 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.
- Lua, companies in postings
- 275
- Most used alternative
- Python · 34,668
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Python
- Alternatives ranked
- 39
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
Programming languages companies choose instead of Lua
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Lua | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PythonPSF | 34,668 | 12607% | 248,462 | Lua vs Python → | |
| 2 | JavaOracle | 15,900 | 5782% | 97,842 | Lua vs Java → | |
| 3 | C#Microsoft | 11,531 | 4193% | 45,032 | Lua vs C# → | |
| 4 | C++ISO C++ Committee | 9,805 | 3565% | 60,903 | Lua vs C++ → | |
| 5 | PHPThe PHP Group | 7,302 | 2655% | 15,984 | Lua vs PHP → | |
| 6 | GoGoogle | 7,047 | 2563% | 29,064 | Lua vs Go → | |
| 7 | RR Foundation | 7,002 | 2546% | 22,786 | Lua vs R → | |
| 8 | CISO C Committee | 4,350 | 1582% | 19,202 | Lua vs C → | |
| 9 | KotlinJetBrains | 3,247 | 1181% | 10,155 | Lua vs Kotlin → | |
| 10 | RustRust Foundation | 2,950 | 1073% | 11,599 | Lua vs Rust → | |
| 11 | SwiftApple | 2,840 | 1033% | 8,346 | Lua vs Swift → | |
| 12 | ScalaEPFL | 2,062 | 750% | 7,445 | Lua vs Scala → | |
| 13 | RubyRuby Association | 1,922 | 699% | 6,272 | Lua vs Ruby → | |
| 14 | PerlThe Perl Foundation | 1,808 | 657% | 9,475 | Lua vs Perl → | |
| 15 | Salesforce ApexSalesforce | 1,733 | 630% | 5,354 | Lua vs Salesforce Apex → | |
| 16 | ABAPSAP | 1,491 | 542% | 7,056 | Lua vs ABAP → | |
| 17 | Visual BasicMicrosoft | 1,350 | 491% | 3,144 | Lua vs Visual Basic → | |
| 18 | Apache GroovyApache Software Foundation | 1,011 | 368% | 2,540 | Lua vs Apache Groovy → | |
| 19 | Objective-CApple | 878 | 319% | 1,614 | Lua vs Objective-C → | |
| 20 | VB.NETMicrosoft | 838 | 305% | 1,542 | Lua vs VB.NET → | |
| 21 | DartGoogle | 781 | 284% | 1,105 | Lua vs Dart → | |
| 22 | COBOLCODASYL | 522 | 190% | 1,840 | Lua vs COBOL → | |
| 23 | DelphiEmbarcadero | 429 | 156% | 1,366 | Lua vs Delphi → | |
| 24 | FortranFortran Standards Committee | 324 | 118% | 1,090 | Lua vs Fortran → | |
| 25 | SolidityEthereum Foundation | 275 | 100% | 575 | Lua vs Solidity → | |
| 26 | 272 | 99% | 742 | Lua vs Assembly Language → | ||
| 27 | JuliaJulia Project | 254 | 92% | 565 | Lua vs Julia → | |
| 28 | ElixirElixir Core Team | 214 | 78% | 433 | Lua vs Elixir → | |
| 29 | RPG (IBM i)IBM | 204 | 74% | 361 | Lua vs RPG (IBM i) → | |
| 30 | AdaAda Core / ISO | 177 | 64% | 831 | Lua vs Ada → | |
| 31 | AL (Business Central)Microsoft | 152 | 55% | 290 | Lua vs AL (Business Central) → | |
| 32 | REXXIBM | 140 | 51% | 384 | Lua vs REXX → | |
| 33 | X++Microsoft | 134 | 49% | 243 | Lua vs X++ → | |
| 34 | HLSLMicrosoft | 109 | 40% | 197 | soon | |
| 35 | HaskellHaskell.org | 104 | 38% | 233 | soon | |
| 36 | ClojureClojure | 96 | 35% | 161 | soon | |
| 37 | 83 | 30% | 189 | soon | ||
| 38 | ErlangEricsson | 77 | 28% | 138 | soon | |
| 39 | F#Microsoft | 74 | 27% | 132 | soon |
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39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Lua: 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/lua/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.
Lua alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Lua?
Python: 34,668 companies name it in their own job postings, against 275 for Lua.
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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