🆚 Lua vs. Scala

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Lua is much more popular than Scala.
🌎 Lua is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China.
🌍 Scala is more popular in Luxembourg, Jamaica, and the Faroe Islands.

Type

Programming language

About

Lua is a lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.

It features a small core written in C, automatic memory management, fast execution through a simple virtual machine, a flexible table-based data model, and a standard library that fits in a few hundred kilobytes, making it suitable for games, embedded systems, and extensible software.

For example, Lua is embedded in OpenResty for dynamic request processing, in Tarantool as a scripting layer for data transformations, and in the Kong API gateway for routing, authentication, and plugins.

Scala is an object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.

Headquarters

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lausanne, Switzerland

Website

lua.org #242,745

scala-lang.org #112,006

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Lua programming language is 6 times more popular than Scala.

Total websites

Market share

Programming Languages

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Lua is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, while Scala is more popular in Luxembourg, Jamaica, and the Faroe Islands.

United States

United Kingdom

China

Germany

India

Australia

Korea

Canada

Netherlands

Japan

Awards

🥉 Third most popular in Germany in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Korea in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Australia in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in France in the Programming Languages category.
🥉 Third most popular in Russia in the Programming Languages category.

⭐ 6th most popular in Latvia in the Programming Languages category.
⭐ 6th most popular in Cyprus in the Programming Languages category.
⭐ 6th most popular in Uruguay in the Programming Languages category.
⭐ 7th most popular in the United States in the Programming Languages category.
⭐ 7th most popular in Japan in the Programming Languages category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Lua is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business, while Scala is more commonly used on sports, finance and banking, and restaurants sites.

Online Shopping

Marketing/Merchandising

Business

Fashion/Beauty

Blogs/Wiki

Entertainment

Internet Services

Education/Reference

Travel

Software/Hardware