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As of 4 November 2026, 17 shell scripting languages are named by companies instead of VBA: PowerShell by 8,331 companies, Bash by 7,418, Unix Shell by 2,747.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- VBA, companies in postings
- 3,030
- Most used alternative
- PowerShell · 8,331
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- PowerShell
- Alternatives ranked
- 17
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
shell scripting languages companies choose instead of VBA
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 VBA | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PowerShellMicrosoft | 8,331 | 275% | 29,329 | VBA vs PowerShell → | |
| 2 | BashGNU Project | 7,418 | 245% | 25,868 | VBA vs Bash → | |
| 3 | 2,747 | 91% | 9,816 | VBA vs Unix Shell → | ||
| 4 | TclTcl Core Team | 463 | 15% | 3,815 | VBA vs Tcl → | |
| 5 | Google Apps ScriptGoogle | 375 | 12% | 689 | VBA vs Google Apps Script → | |
| 6 | VBScriptMicrosoft | 336 | 11% | 645 | VBA vs VBScript → | |
| 7 | AMPscriptSalesforce | 171 | 6% | 327 | VBA vs AMPscript → | |
| 8 | KornShellAT&T | 159 | 5% | 352 | VBA vs KornShell → | |
| 9 | Cadence SKILLCadence | 154 | 5% | 631 | VBA vs Cadence SKILL → | |
| 10 | Maya MELAutodesk | 98 | 3% | 185 | soon | |
| 11 | Server-Side JavaScript (Marketing Cloud)Salesforce | 59 | 2% | 144 | soon | |
| 12 | BeanShellBeanShell contributors | 56 | 2% | 185 | soon | |
| 13 | Zsh | 34 | 1% | 63 | soon | |
| 14 | AWK | 32 | 1% | 76 | soon | |
| 15 | csh | 31 | 1% | 93 | soon | |
| 16 | PnP PowerShellMicrosoft | 30 | 1% | 50 | soon | |
| 17 | sed | 24 | 1% | 63 | soon |
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17 shell scripting languages are named by companies instead of VBA: PowerShell by 8,331 companies, Bash by 7,418, Unix Shell by 2,747, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/vba/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.
VBA alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to VBA?
PowerShell: 8,331 companies name it in their own job postings, against 3,030 for VBA.
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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