Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Perl

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Dynamic Programming Language Generic Programming Language OOP Programming Language

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Perl are Python, Go Programming Language, and Ruby. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Python Landing Page
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Python

Python is a clear and powerful object-oriented programming language, comparable to Perl, Ruby, Scheme, or Java.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 280 social mentions
Go Programming Language Landing Page
2

Go Programming Language

Go, also called golang, is a programming language initially developed at Google in 2007 by Robert...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 292 social mentions
Ruby Landing Page
3

Ruby

A dynamic, interpreted, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Dynamic Programming Language 3 social mentions
Lua Landing Page
4

Lua

Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 22 social mentions
D (Programming Language) Landing Page
5

D (Programming Language)

D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 54 social mentions
Pike programming language Landing Page
6

Pike programming language

Dynamic programming language with a syntax similar to Java and C
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 4 social mentions
Squirrel (programming language) Landing Page
7

Squirrel (programming language)

Squirrel is a high level imperative, object-oriented programming language, designed to be a light-weight scripting language that fits in the size, memory bandwidth, and real-time requirements of applications like video games.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 2 social mentions
IronPython Landing Page
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IronPython

Development
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 17 social mentions
Crystal (programming language) Landing Page
9

Crystal (programming language)

Programming language with Ruby-like syntax that compiles to efficient native code.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #Generic Programming Language #OOP 110 social mentions
Erlang Landing Page
10

Erlang

A programming language used to build massively scalable soft real-time systems with requirements on high availability
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 2 social mentions
V (programming language) Landing Page
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V (programming language)

Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 66 social mentions
Nim (programming language) Landing Page
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Nim (programming language)

The Nim programming language is a concise, fast programming language that compiles to C, C++ and JavaScript.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #Generic Programming Language #OOP 142 social mentions