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24 alternatives to JPS

New Programming Language | Write Python-like in Javascript

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Editor.js▲723

   A block-styled editor with clean JSON output

   2019 · editorjs.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ScrapScript – A tiny functional language for sharable software▲503

   Hi friends, I started casually working on scrapscript in 2015. I built a few compilers over the years to test out various ideas/implementations, and I think I'm finally happy with the overall design. The code is not public yet. Email me at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the core team later this year. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback :)

   2023 · scrapscript.org · its alternatives →

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   Joy – a Go to JavaScript compiler▲201

   Matt Mueller's personal website for sharing what I've learned about programming, design, entrepreneurship and life.

   2017 · mat.tm · its alternatives →

4. 4JA
   JSONScript – Asynchronous scripting language using JSON format▲49

   2016 · json-script.com · its alternatives →

5. 5AI
   An Isomorphic JavaScript Framework Faster Than React▲337

   2015 · jsblocks.com · its alternatives →

6. 6PI
   Pandas in JS▲14

   2017 · stratodem.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Faster.js – a micro-optimizing JavaScript compiler▲89

   faster.js is a Babel plugin that compiles idiomatic Javascript to faster, micro-optimized Javascript. - vzhou842/faster.js

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Javascript operating system▲57

   An operating system written in JavaScript. Contribute to haileys/jsos development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Mys – an attempt to create a statically typed Python-like language▲50

   The Mys programming language - an attempt to create a statically typed Python-like language that produces fast binaries. See https://mys-lang.org for more information. - mys-lang/mys

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A JavaScript interpreter written in Ruby▲75

    A Javascript implementation in Ruby! Contribute to haileys/twostroke development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Classes for javascript that you'd actually use▲52

    Classes for javascript that don't suck. Contribute to jneen/pjs development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12FJ
    Forgo.js – a 4kb React alternative based on plain JS and DOM APIs▲110

    2021 · forgojs.org · its alternatives →

13. 13MT
    My Turbo Pascal compiler in JavaScript▲101

    2013 · teamten.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IW
    I wrote a .NET to JS compiler. Here's an XNA demo compiled to JS.▲103

    2011 · hildr.luminance.org · its alternatives →

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    Kyushu – A self-hostable WASM sandbox for JavaScript workers▲89

    A self-hostable Wasm sandbox for JavaScript workers.

    Jun 2026 · kyushu.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Jax-JS, array library in JavaScript targeting WebGPU▲84

    JAX in pure JavaScript, as a flexible machine learning library and compiler.

    Jan 2026 · ss.ekzhang.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Querying JSON documents using SQL-like language in Scala▲70

    SQL micro-dialect implementation for querying JSON objects. Written purely in Scala. - mmalek06/JsonSql

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Building a scripting language and bytecode interpreter for education▲40

    Full gscript scripting language implementation using the GVM as a runtime environment. A language with objects, functions, strings, numbers and booleans. Easy to hack, understand, embed or modify. - gs-lang/README.md at master · geertvos/gs-lang

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jolie – The First Programming Language for Microservices▲64

    Website of the Jolie programming language, the first programming language for microservices.

    2015 · jolie-lang.org · its alternatives →

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    Scripting language inspired by JavaScript and GLSL▲29

    I'm working on a scripting-language heavily inspired by Javascript and GLSL. The idea is to use this for a game engine I'm working on.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ProppyJS▲92

    Functional props composition for UI components (React & Vue)

    2018 · proppyjs.com · its alternatives →

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    FratmScript▲58

    JavaScript ma comme si deve 🤌

    Jan 2026 · kkratterf.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23AC
    A complete Bash parser in JavaScript transpiled from Go▲89

    2018 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

24. 24PJ
    PLJS – JavaScript for Postgres▲11

    PLJS is a new, modern JavaScript trusted language extension, bundling QuickJS, a small and fast JavaScript runtime with Postgres, providing fast type conversion between Postgres and JavaScript, fast execution, and a very light footprint. Here are bencharks that show how it compares to PLV8: https://github.com/plv8/pljs/blob/main/docs/BENCHMARKS.md This is the first step toward a truly light-weight, fast, and extensible JavaScript runtime embedded inside of Postgres. The initial roadmap has been published at…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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