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Zig alternatives

General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.

Zig Programming Language Languages & SDKs #49 Languages & SDKs

12 Windows apps in the same category as Zig, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Go Programming Language

    An open source programming language that makes it simple to build secure, scalable systems.

    Open source 1.27.0 2.1M ↓ ★ 139.4K language
  • LLVM

    A collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies.

    Open source 23.1.4 2.8M ↓ ★ 41.2K compiler
  • CMake

    CMake is a cross-platform, open-source build system generator.

    Open source 4.4.4 3.7M ↓ ★ 8.1K compiler
  • Deno

    A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript

    Open source 2.9.8 249.7K ↓ ★ 108.7K development
  • Dart SDK

    A set of tools and libraries for the Dart programming language.

    Open source 3.13.7 1.4M ↓ ★ 11.3K compiler, language, development
  • Yarn

    Yarn is a package manager that doubles down as project manager. Whether you work on one-shot projects or large monorepos, as a hobbyist or an enterprise user, we've got you covered.

    Open source 1.22.22 1.9M ↓ ★ 41.5K
  • Nim programming language

    Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula.

    Open source 2.2.12 22.9K ↓ ★ 18.3K compiler, language, development
  • Ccache

    Ccache is a compiler cache. It speeds up recompilation by caching previous compilations and detecting when the same compilation is being done again.

    Open source 4.14.1 2.2M ↓ ★ 3K compiler
  • sbt

    A build tool for Scala, Java, and more

    Open source 2.0.11 263.6K ↓ ★ 5K language
  • Typst

    A new markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.

    Open source 0.15.1 7.6K ↓ ★ 56.8K compiler
  • BOINC

    Open-source software for volunteer computing and grid computing.

    Open source 8.2.13 12.5K ↓ ★ 2.5K
  • Strawberry Perl

    Strawberry Perl is a perl environment for MS Windows containing all you need to run and develop perl applications. It is designed to be as close as possible to perl environment on UNIX systems.

    Other licence 5.42.3.1 1.8M ↓ ★ 365 development

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Zig Open source 0.17.0 October 2, 2026 43.3K 82.7K
Go Programming Language Open source 1.27.0 August 28, 2026 139.4K 2.1M
LLVM Open source 23.1.4 October 20, 2026 41.2K 2.8M
CMake Open source 4.4.4 October 5, 2026 8.1K 3.7M
Deno Open source 2.9.8 October 21, 2026 108.7K 249.7K
Dart SDK Open source 3.13.7 October 24, 2026 11.3K 1.4M
Yarn Open source 1.22.22 May 30, 2024 41.5K 1.9M
Nim programming language Open source 2.2.12 October 24, 2026 18.3K 22.9K
Ccache Open source 4.14.1 September 30, 2026 3K 2.2M
sbt Open source 2.0.11 October 22, 2026 5K 263.6K
Typst Open source 0.15.1 July 17, 2026 56.8K 7.6K
BOINC Open source 8.2.13 September 21, 2026 2.5K 12.5K
Strawberry Perl Other licence 5.42.3.1 September 16, 2026 365 1.8M