Alternatives to PHP

Ordered by how much they overlap with PHP, then by score.

Alternatives, ranked

  1. Go

    Compiled, statically typed language with goroutines, channels and a fast toolchain.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • No shared features
    Updated 18 days ago
    6 92.8 = Compare
  2. Node.js

    JavaScript runtime built on the V8 engine, with an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • No shared features
    Updated 3 days ago
    11 92.4 = Compare
  3. Rust

    Systems programming language with an ownership model for memory safety without a garbage collector.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • No shared features
    Updated 16 days ago
    12 92.3 = Compare
  4. Deno

    Next-generation JavaScript and TypeScript runtime built with secure defaults and standard web APIs.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    Updated 2 days ago
    14 92.0 = Compare
  5. Bun

    Incredibly fast all-in-one JavaScript and TypeScript runtime, bundler, test runner and package manager.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    Updated 14 days ago
    18 91.5 = Compare
  6. CPython

    Reference implementation of the Python programming language, including the interpreter and standard library.

    • Higher score
    • No shared features
    Updated 38 days ago
    49 89.5 = Compare
  7. Ruby

    Interpreter of the Ruby language, a dynamic object-oriented language with a focus on readable syntax.

    • Released more recently
    • No shared features
    Updated 4 days ago
    95 86.5 = Compare