Apache Groovy AlternativesProgramming Languages & Compilers like Apache Groovy

Apache Groovy is described as 'Groovy is an agile and dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Apache Groovy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Apache Groovy alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apache Groovy are JavaScript, Java, Lua and C#.

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  1. Python icon

    Python

     1410 likes

    Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.

    96 Python alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
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    Comments about Python as an Alternative to Apache Groovy
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It powers a very powerful and dynamic framework,Django.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    nineninesevenfour
    Negative
    0

    Python is not a JVM language and hence cannot be seamlessly mixed with existing Java code, which is a major feature of Groovy. A similarity between the two languages is that both can be used for scripting, though.

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    • Python is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Apache Groovy.

    • Python is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Apache Groovy.

    • Python is Free and Open SourceApache Groovy is also Free and Open Source
    • Python is LightweightApache Groovy is not according to our users
  2. JavaScript icon

    JavaScript

     629 likes

    JavaScript (sometimes shortened to JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions, most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but also used in many non-browser environments.

    61 JavaScript alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AROS
    • Haiku
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    • JavaScript is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Apache Groovy.

    • JavaScript is Free and Open SourceApache Groovy is also Free and Open Source
    • JavaScript is LightweightApache Groovy is not according to our users
  4. Java icon

    Java

     664 likes

    Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

    75 Java alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • HP webOS
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Blackberry 10
    • Kindle Fire
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    Comments about Java as an Alternative to Apache Groovy
    nineninesevenfour
    Positive
    0

    It is wide-spread, highly stable and very flexible. You have good support around all over the internet and tons of 3rd party libraries you can use. Java is IMHO just THE programming language for people who want to be productive {??}.

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    • Java is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Apache Groovy.

    • Java is Free Personal and Open SourceApache Groovy is Free and Open Source
  5. Lua icon

    Lua

     185 likes

    Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.

    Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based.

    85 Lua alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Playstation
    • MorphOS
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  6. C# icon

    C#

     230 likes

    C# is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented programming disciplines.

    81 C# alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. Ruby icon

    Ruby

     270 likes

    Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  10. Dart icon

    Dart

     80 likes

    Dart (originally called Dash) is a Web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference in Aarhus, 2011 October 10-12. The goal of Dart is "ultimately to replace JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development on the open web platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Kotlin

     39 likes

    Kotlin is a cross-platform, statically typed, general-purpose programming language with type inference. Kotlin is designed to interoperate fully with Java, and the JVM version of its standard library depends on the Java Class Library, but type inference allows its syntax to be...

    52 Kotlin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Swift (programming language)

     39 likes

    Open-source programming language for developing iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps, featuring safety, speed, type inference, generics, native-code compilation, protocol-oriented design, memory management, Playgrounds, package manager, and Objective-C interoperability.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
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  13. D (Programming Language) icon

    D (Programming Language)

     59 likes

    D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing. It pragmatically combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with safety and programmer productivity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  14. Scala icon

    Scala

     65 likes

    Scala is a modern multi-paradigm programming language based on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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