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

Visual Basic, companies in postings
1,350
Most used alternative
Python · 34,668
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Python
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

Programming languages companies choose instead of Visual Basic

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Visual Basicpostings, 90 dCompare
1
34,6682568%248,462Visual Basic vs Python →
2
JavaOracle
15,9001178%97,842Visual Basic vs Java →
3
C#Microsoft
11,531854%45,032Visual Basic vs C# →
4
C++ISO C++ Committee
9,805726%60,903Visual Basic vs C++ →
5
PHPThe PHP Group
7,302541%15,984Visual Basic vs PHP →
6
GoGoogle
7,047522%29,064Visual Basic vs Go →
7
RR Foundation
7,002519%22,786Visual Basic vs R →
8
CISO C Committee
4,350322%19,202Visual Basic vs C →
9
KotlinJetBrains
3,247241%10,155Visual Basic vs Kotlin →
10
RustRust Foundation
2,950219%11,599Visual Basic vs Rust →
11
SwiftApple
2,840210%8,346Visual Basic vs Swift →
12
ScalaEPFL
2,062153%7,445Visual Basic vs Scala →
13
RubyRuby Association
1,922142%6,272Visual Basic vs Ruby →
14
PerlThe Perl Foundation
1,808134%9,475Visual Basic vs Perl →
15
Salesforce ApexSalesforce
1,733128%5,354Visual Basic vs Salesforce Apex →
16
ABAPSAP
1,491110%7,056Visual Basic vs ABAP →
17
Apache GroovyApache Software Foundation
1,01175%2,540Visual Basic vs Apache Groovy →
18
87865%1,614Visual Basic vs Objective-C →
19
VB.NETMicrosoft
83862%1,542Visual Basic vs VB.NET →
20
DartGoogle
78158%1,105Visual Basic vs Dart →
21
COBOLCODASYL
52239%1,840Visual Basic vs COBOL →
22
DelphiEmbarcadero
42932%1,366Visual Basic vs Delphi →
23
FortranFortran Standards Committee
32424%1,090Visual Basic vs Fortran →
24
LuaPUC-Rio
27520%668Visual Basic vs Lua →
25
SolidityEthereum Foundation
27520%575Visual Basic vs Solidity →
26
27220%742Visual Basic vs Assembly Language →
27
JuliaJulia Project
25419%565Visual Basic vs Julia →
28
ElixirElixir Core Team
21416%433Visual Basic vs Elixir →
29
20415%361Visual Basic vs RPG (IBM i) →
30
AdaAda Core / ISO
17713%831Visual Basic vs Ada →
31
15211%290Visual Basic vs AL (Business Central) →
32
REXXIBM
14010%384Visual Basic vs REXX →
33
X++Microsoft
13410%243Visual Basic vs X++ →
34
HLSLMicrosoft
1098%197soon
35
HaskellHaskell.org
1048%233soon
36
ClojureClojure
967%161soon
37
836%189soon
38
ErlangEricsson
776%138soon
39
F#Microsoft
745%132soon
124,431 companies name a programming language in their postings.

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39 programming languages are named by companies instead of Visual Basic: 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/visual-basic/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.
FAQ

Visual Basic alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Visual Basic?

Python: 34,668 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,350 for Visual Basic.

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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