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24 alternatives to Torch

A scientific computing framework for LuaJIT

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Torch launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2LA
   Laboratory, a Python port of GitHub's Scientist library for refactoring▲153

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3BS
   Blabr – Scientific Computing for the Web▲106

   2015 · blabr.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wolfram Language▲86

   Knowledge-based programming

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5YA
   YinYang, a usable live programming language▲134

   2013 · research.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Code Climate Platform▲113

   The first open and extensible platform for static analysis

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7AO
   An open distributed search engine for science▲98

   2014 · juretriglav.si · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TensorFire▲99

   Blazing-fast in-browser neural networks

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9MT
   MageGPT – The first AI-powered boilerplate starter (React/Node/Prisma)▲9

   2023 · usemage.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Talking Machines: OpenAI and Gaussian Processes▲56

    Featuring Ilya Sutskever, director of research for OpenAI

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11MA
    Moe, a Metric Optimization Engine▲58

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Torch▲8

    FAIR open sources deep-learning modules for Torch

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13SA
    Scicademy – A student science research database/journal▲45

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14TR
    TorchGAN – Research Framework for Modelling GANs Based on Pytorch▲56

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SO
    Superset of Lisp and Lua Programming Language, a la JSX▲38

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16PA
    Phynix, a Physics Sandbox with Unix-like Commands▲8

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17CA
    Cloudsnap, an integration platform for developers▲18

    2012 · cloudsnap.com · its alternatives →

18. 18TZ
    The Zen of Data Pipelines (Book)▲27

    2017 · gpestana.gitbooks.io · its alternatives →

19. 19MA
    MindIT – A web based Freemind alternative built in Meteor▲35

    2016 · mindit.xyz · its alternatives →

20. 20BA
    Boostlog – A Blogging Platform for Programmer▲25

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

21. 21MI
    Monique.io – a new kind of monitoring system (AI + Unix + Javascript)▲18

    2016 · monique.io · its alternatives →

22. 22FL
    F.lua, a functional Lua extension library▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    deeplearn.js▲10

    Hardware-accelerated IA library for the web

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24TA
    ThinkLab – A platform for massively collaborative open science▲11

    2015 · thinklab.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →