🆚 Perl vs. Ruby
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Ruby is much more popular than Perl.
- 🌎 Ruby is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
- 🌍 Perl is more popular in Poland, Iran, and Dominica.
Type
Programming language
Programming language
About
Perl is a high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.
An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.
Categories
Programming Languages › Rank #13
Programming Languages › Rank #5
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Ruby programming language is 24 times more popular than Perl.
Total websites
Market share
Programming Languages
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Ruby is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Perl is more popular in Poland, Iran, and Dominica.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
India
Australia
Netherlands
Japan
Canada
France
Italy
Awards
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Poland in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Japan in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Russia in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Chile in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Hong Kong in the Programming Languages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Japan in the Programming Languages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Latvia in the Programming Languages category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Guatemala in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Australia in the Programming Languages category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Programming Languages category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Ruby is more popular than Perl in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Business
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Software/Hardware
Travel
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
JavaScript
PHP
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