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Ant

A JavaScript runtime that carries more than it weighs.

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Ant is a JavaScript runtime built from scratch on its own engine, called Ant Silver, rather than wrapping V8, JSC, or SpiderMonkey. It runs real npm packages and TypeScript from a single 9 MB binary, with no large download or toolchain setup. It includes a VM-isolated sandbox for running untrusted code and built-in Wasm support.

12 alternatives to Ant

Ranked by how well each tool replaces Ant: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. Node.js

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features and is open source.

    Open source
    58 out of 100 match—

  2. Wasmer

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    57 out of 100 match$10/mo

  3. AdonisJS

    The batteries-included TypeScript framework for Node.js. Everything you need in one Node.

    Covers 0 of 15 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    56 out of 100 matchFree

  4. Ant Media Server

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features.

    53 out of 100 match$89/mo

  5. Electron

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    52 out of 100 matchFree

  6. Bun

    A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime and toolkit.

    Covers 0 of 15 key features.

    51 out of 100 match—

  7. Grunt

    The JavaScript task runner.

    Covers 0 of 15 key features.

    50 out of 100 match—

  8. Neutralinojs

    Build lightweight cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

    Covers 0 of 15 key features and is open source.

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    49 out of 100 match—

  9. JSitor

    Simple, fast online code editor.

    Covers 0 of 15 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    44 out of 100 matchContact sales

  10. RunJS

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    43 out of 100 matchFree

  11. JSHint

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features and is open source.

    Open source
    41 out of 100 match—

  12. Ace (Ajax Code Editor)

    The High Performance Code Editor for the Web

    Covers 0 of 15 key features and is open source.

    Open source
    40 out of 100 match—