Python alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Python: Java by 15,900 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.
- Python, companies in postings
- 34,668
- Most used alternative
- Java · 15,900
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Java
- Alternatives ranked
- 39
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
Programming languages companies choose instead of Python
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 Python | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JavaOracle | 15,900 | 46% | 97,842 | Python vs Java → | |
| 2 | C#Microsoft | 11,531 | 33% | 45,032 | Python vs C# → | |
| 3 | C++ISO C++ Committee | 9,805 | 28% | 60,903 | Python vs C++ → | |
| 4 | PHPThe PHP Group | 7,302 | 21% | 15,984 | Python vs PHP → | |
| 5 | GoGoogle | 7,047 | 20% | 29,064 | Python vs Go → | |
| 6 | RR Foundation | 7,002 | 20% | 22,786 | Python vs R → | |
| 7 | CISO C Committee | 4,350 | 13% | 19,202 | Python vs C → | |
| 8 | KotlinJetBrains | 3,247 | 9% | 10,155 | Python vs Kotlin → | |
| 9 | RustRust Foundation | 2,950 | 9% | 11,599 | Python vs Rust → | |
| 10 | SwiftApple | 2,840 | 8% | 8,346 | Python vs Swift → | |
| 11 | ScalaEPFL | 2,062 | 6% | 7,445 | Python vs Scala → | |
| 12 | RubyRuby Association | 1,922 | 6% | 6,272 | Python vs Ruby → | |
| 13 | PerlThe Perl Foundation | 1,808 | 5% | 9,475 | Python vs Perl → | |
| 14 | Salesforce ApexSalesforce | 1,733 | 5% | 5,354 | Python vs Salesforce Apex → | |
| 15 | ABAPSAP | 1,491 | 4% | 7,056 | Python vs ABAP → | |
| 16 | Visual BasicMicrosoft | 1,350 | 4% | 3,144 | Python vs Visual Basic → | |
| 17 | Apache GroovyApache Software Foundation | 1,011 | 3% | 2,540 | Python vs Apache Groovy → | |
| 18 | Objective-CApple | 878 | 3% | 1,614 | Python vs Objective-C → | |
| 19 | VB.NETMicrosoft | 838 | 2% | 1,542 | Python vs VB.NET → | |
| 20 | DartGoogle | 781 | 2% | 1,105 | Python vs Dart → | |
| 21 | COBOLCODASYL | 522 | 2% | 1,840 | Python vs COBOL → | |
| 22 | DelphiEmbarcadero | 429 | 1% | 1,366 | Python vs Delphi → | |
| 23 | FortranFortran Standards Committee | 324 | 1% | 1,090 | Python vs Fortran → | |
| 24 | LuaPUC-Rio | 275 | 1% | 668 | Python vs Lua → | |
| 25 | SolidityEthereum Foundation | 275 | 1% | 575 | Python vs Solidity → | |
| 26 | 272 | 1% | 742 | Python vs Assembly Language → | ||
| 27 | JuliaJulia Project | 254 | 1% | 565 | Python vs Julia → | |
| 28 | ElixirElixir Core Team | 214 | 1% | 433 | Python vs Elixir → | |
| 29 | RPG (IBM i)IBM | 204 | 1% | 361 | Python vs RPG (IBM i) → | |
| 30 | AdaAda Core / ISO | 177 | 1% | 831 | Python vs Ada → | |
| 31 | AL (Business Central)Microsoft | 152 | 0% | 290 | Python vs AL (Business Central) → | |
| 32 | REXXIBM | 140 | 0% | 384 | Python vs REXX → | |
| 33 | X++Microsoft | 134 | 0% | 243 | Python vs X++ → | |
| 34 | HLSLMicrosoft | 109 | 0% | 197 | soon | |
| 35 | HaskellHaskell.org | 104 | 0% | 233 | soon | |
| 36 | ClojureClojure | 96 | 0% | 161 | soon | |
| 37 | 83 | 0% | 189 | soon | ||
| 38 | ErlangEricsson | 77 | 0% | 138 | soon | |
| 39 | F#Microsoft | 74 | 0% | 132 | soon |
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39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Python: Java by 15,900 companies, C# by 11,531, C++ by 9,805, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/python/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.
Python alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Python?
Java: 15,900 companies name it in their own job postings, against 34,668 for Python.
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?
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