Rust alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Rust: 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.
- Rust, companies in postings
- 2,950
- 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 Rust
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 Rust | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PythonPSF | 34,668 | 1175% | 248,462 | Rust vs Python → | |
| 2 | JavaOracle | 15,900 | 539% | 97,842 | Rust vs Java → | |
| 3 | C#Microsoft | 11,531 | 391% | 45,032 | Rust vs C# → | |
| 4 | C++ISO C++ Committee | 9,805 | 332% | 60,903 | Rust vs C++ → | |
| 5 | PHPThe PHP Group | 7,302 | 248% | 15,984 | Rust vs PHP → | |
| 6 | GoGoogle | 7,047 | 239% | 29,064 | Rust vs Go → | |
| 7 | RR Foundation | 7,002 | 237% | 22,786 | Rust vs R → | |
| 8 | CISO C Committee | 4,350 | 147% | 19,202 | Rust vs C → | |
| 9 | KotlinJetBrains | 3,247 | 110% | 10,155 | Rust vs Kotlin → | |
| 10 | SwiftApple | 2,840 | 96% | 8,346 | Rust vs Swift → | |
| 11 | ScalaEPFL | 2,062 | 70% | 7,445 | Rust vs Scala → | |
| 12 | RubyRuby Association | 1,922 | 65% | 6,272 | Rust vs Ruby → | |
| 13 | PerlThe Perl Foundation | 1,808 | 61% | 9,475 | Rust vs Perl → | |
| 14 | Salesforce ApexSalesforce | 1,733 | 59% | 5,354 | Rust vs Salesforce Apex → | |
| 15 | ABAPSAP | 1,491 | 51% | 7,056 | Rust vs ABAP → | |
| 16 | Visual BasicMicrosoft | 1,350 | 46% | 3,144 | Rust vs Visual Basic → | |
| 17 | Apache GroovyApache Software Foundation | 1,011 | 34% | 2,540 | Rust vs Apache Groovy → | |
| 18 | Objective-CApple | 878 | 30% | 1,614 | Rust vs Objective-C → | |
| 19 | VB.NETMicrosoft | 838 | 28% | 1,542 | Rust vs VB.NET → | |
| 20 | DartGoogle | 781 | 26% | 1,105 | Rust vs Dart → | |
| 21 | COBOLCODASYL | 522 | 18% | 1,840 | Rust vs COBOL → | |
| 22 | DelphiEmbarcadero | 429 | 15% | 1,366 | Rust vs Delphi → | |
| 23 | FortranFortran Standards Committee | 324 | 11% | 1,090 | Rust vs Fortran → | |
| 24 | LuaPUC-Rio | 275 | 9% | 668 | Rust vs Lua → | |
| 25 | SolidityEthereum Foundation | 275 | 9% | 575 | Rust vs Solidity → | |
| 26 | 272 | 9% | 742 | Rust vs Assembly Language → | ||
| 27 | JuliaJulia Project | 254 | 9% | 565 | Rust vs Julia → | |
| 28 | ElixirElixir Core Team | 214 | 7% | 433 | Rust vs Elixir → | |
| 29 | RPG (IBM i)IBM | 204 | 7% | 361 | Rust vs RPG (IBM i) → | |
| 30 | AdaAda Core / ISO | 177 | 6% | 831 | Rust vs Ada → | |
| 31 | AL (Business Central)Microsoft | 152 | 5% | 290 | Rust vs AL (Business Central) → | |
| 32 | REXXIBM | 140 | 5% | 384 | Rust vs REXX → | |
| 33 | X++Microsoft | 134 | 5% | 243 | Rust vs X++ → | |
| 34 | HLSLMicrosoft | 109 | 4% | 197 | soon | |
| 35 | HaskellHaskell.org | 104 | 4% | 233 | soon | |
| 36 | ClojureClojure | 96 | 3% | 161 | soon | |
| 37 | 83 | 3% | 189 | soon | ||
| 38 | ErlangEricsson | 77 | 3% | 138 | soon | |
| 39 | F#Microsoft | 74 | 3% | 132 | soon |
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39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Rust: 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/rust/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.
Rust alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Rust?
Python: 34,668 companies name it in their own job postings, against 2,950 for Rust.
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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