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Salesforce Apex alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Salesforce Apex: 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.

Salesforce Apex, companies in postings
1,733
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 Salesforce Apex

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Salesforce Apexpostings, 90 dCompare
1
34,6682000%248,462Salesforce Apex vs Python →
2
JavaOracle
15,900917%97,842Salesforce Apex vs Java →
3
C#Microsoft
11,531665%45,032Salesforce Apex vs C# →
4
C++ISO C++ Committee
9,805566%60,903Salesforce Apex vs C++ →
5
PHPThe PHP Group
7,302421%15,984Salesforce Apex vs PHP →
6
GoGoogle
7,047407%29,064Salesforce Apex vs Go →
7
RR Foundation
7,002404%22,786Salesforce Apex vs R →
8
CISO C Committee
4,350251%19,202Salesforce Apex vs C →
9
KotlinJetBrains
3,247187%10,155Salesforce Apex vs Kotlin →
10
RustRust Foundation
2,950170%11,599Salesforce Apex vs Rust →
11
SwiftApple
2,840164%8,346Salesforce Apex vs Swift →
12
ScalaEPFL
2,062119%7,445Salesforce Apex vs Scala →
13
RubyRuby Association
1,922111%6,272Salesforce Apex vs Ruby →
14
PerlThe Perl Foundation
1,808104%9,475Salesforce Apex vs Perl →
15
ABAPSAP
1,49186%7,056Salesforce Apex vs ABAP →
16
Visual BasicMicrosoft
1,35078%3,144Salesforce Apex vs Visual Basic →
17
Apache GroovyApache Software Foundation
1,01158%2,540Salesforce Apex vs Apache Groovy →
18
87851%1,614Salesforce Apex vs Objective-C →
19
VB.NETMicrosoft
83848%1,542Salesforce Apex vs VB.NET →
20
DartGoogle
78145%1,105Salesforce Apex vs Dart →
21
COBOLCODASYL
52230%1,840Salesforce Apex vs COBOL →
22
DelphiEmbarcadero
42925%1,366Salesforce Apex vs Delphi →
23
FortranFortran Standards Committee
32419%1,090Salesforce Apex vs Fortran →
24
LuaPUC-Rio
27516%668Salesforce Apex vs Lua →
25
SolidityEthereum Foundation
27516%575Salesforce Apex vs Solidity →
26
27216%742Salesforce Apex vs Assembly Language →
27
JuliaJulia Project
25415%565Salesforce Apex vs Julia →
28
ElixirElixir Core Team
21412%433Salesforce Apex vs Elixir →
29
20412%361Salesforce Apex vs RPG (IBM i) →
30
AdaAda Core / ISO
17710%831Salesforce Apex vs Ada →
31
1529%290Salesforce Apex vs AL (Business Central) →
32
REXXIBM
1408%384Salesforce Apex vs REXX →
33
X++Microsoft
1348%243Salesforce Apex vs X++ →
34
HLSLMicrosoft
1096%197soon
35
HaskellHaskell.org
1046%233soon
36
ClojureClojure
966%161soon
37
835%189soon
38
ErlangEricsson
774%138soon
39
F#Microsoft
744%132soon
124,431 companies name a programming language in their postings.

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39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Salesforce Apex: 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/salesforce-apex/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

Salesforce Apex alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Salesforce Apex?

Python: 34,668 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,733 for Salesforce Apex.

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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