Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Ruby

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Dynamic Programming Language Generic Programming Language OOP Programming Language

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Ruby are Python, Lua, and Go Programming Language. 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
Lua Landing Page
2

Lua

Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 22 social mentions
Go Programming Language Landing Page
3

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
PHP Landing Page
4

PHP

A popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 53 social mentions
Elixir Landing Page
5

Elixir

Dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 74 social mentions
Crystal (programming language) Landing Page
6

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
D (Programming Language) Landing Page
7

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
Rust Landing Page
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Rust

A safe, concurrent, practical language
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 44 social mentions
Clojure Landing Page
9

Clojure

Clojure is a dynamic, general-purpose programming language, combining the approachability and interactive development of a scripting language with an efficient and robust infrastructure for multithreaded programming.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 36 social mentions
F# Landing Page
10

F#

F# is a mature, open source, cross-platform, functional-first programming language.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 19 social mentions
Kotlin Landing Page
11

Kotlin

Statically typed Programming Language targeting JVM and JavaScript
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Programming Language #OOP #Generic Programming Language 74 social mentions
Pike programming language Landing Page
12

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