Sites like Lua

01 · Entity

About Lua

Lua lua.org

The Programming Language Lua

Official website of the Lua language

Wikidata: lightweight programming language

Top 10K · #3,709 1 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit Lua

Summary by Claude

Official website of the Lua programming language, providing source code downloads, reference manuals, documentation, and community resources for the lightweight embeddable scripting language developed at PUC-Rio.

Who it’s for

Software developers and game programmers

Business model

Non-commercial (open source project)

• programming language
• Lua source code download
• Lua reference manual
• embeddable scripting language
• Programming in Lua book
• Lua C API
• Lua mailing list
• game scripting

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Lua’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

1. 01
   Python python.org Top 1K English

   Welcome to Python.org

   The official home of the Python Programming Language

   • nginx
   • Fastly
   • Font Awesome
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace

   0 say Python is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Python isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.915
2. 02
   PHP php.net Top 1K English

   PHP

   PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.

   • bunny.net
   • Font Awesome
   • Google Search Console
   • jQuery
   • Matomo

   0 say PHP is a good alternative to Lua 0 say PHP isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.912
3. 03
   Go go.dev Top 10K English

   The Go Programming Language

   Go is an open source programming language that makes it simple to build secure, scalable systems.

   • Google Cloud
   • Google Cloud DNS
   • Google Fonts
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Google Workspace

   0 say Go is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Go isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.904
4. 04
   Perl perl.org Top 10K English

   The Perl Programming Language - www.perl.org

   The Perl Programming Language at Perl.org. Links and other helpful resources for new and experienced Perl programmers.

   • Bootstrap
   • Fastly
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Analytics
   • Google Fonts
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Perl is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Perl isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.898
5. 05
   R Project r-project.org Top 10K English

   R: The R Project for Statistical Computing

   programming language for statistical analysis

   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Bootstrap
   • jQuery
   • Microsoft 365

   0 say R Project is a good alternative to Lua 0 say R Project isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.897
6. 06
   Linux kernel kernel.org Top 10K English

   The Linux Kernel Archives

   Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems

   • nginx
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Linux kernel is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Linux kernel isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Close cos 0.886
7. 07
   curl curl.se Top 10K English

   curl

   command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax

   • nginx
   • Fastly

   0 say curl is a good alternative to Lua 0 say curl isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Close cos 0.877
8. 08
   Ollama ollama.com Top 10K

   Ollama · Run AI models locally and in the cloud

   Ollama is the easiest way to run and build with open AI models locally or in the cloud on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Cloud
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • OpenAI

   0 say Ollama is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Ollama isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Close cos 0.879
9. 09
   sqlite.org Top 10K

   SQLite Home Page

   serverless relational database management system (RDBMS)

   • Google Workspace

   0 say sqlite.org is a good alternative to Lua 0 say sqlite.org isn’t a real alternative to Lua

   Comment
   Close cos 0.877
10. 10
    W3Schools w3schools.com Top 10K English

    W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

    Well organized and easy to understand Web building tutorials with lots of examples of how to use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Python, PHP, Bootstrap, Java, XML and more.

    • Amazon SES
    • AngularJS
    • Apple Business
    • Brevo
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Search Console

    0 say W3Schools is a good alternative to Lua 0 say W3Schools isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.879
11. 11
    playground.ru Top 10K Russian

    PlayGround.ru - Компьютерные игры, патчи, моды, прохождение игр, коды, читы, трейнеры, скачать игры

    PlayGround.ru - Компьютерные игры, патчи, моды, прохождение игр, коды, читы, трейнеры, скачать игры

    • nginx
    • Bootstrap
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Search Console
    • jQuery
    • unpkg

    0 say playground.ru is a good alternative to Lua 0 say playground.ru isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.879
12. 12
    Lothar lothar.com Top 10K

    Lothar of the Webspace

    • Google Search Console

    0 say Lothar is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Lothar isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.873
13. 13
    GeeksforGeeks geeksforgeeks.org Top 10K English

    GeeksforGeeks | Your All-in-One Learning Portal

    Your All-in-One Learning Portal. It contains well written, well thought and well explained computer science and programming articles, quizzes and practice/competitive programming/company interview Questions.

    • nginx
    • Amazon SES
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Ads conversion tracking
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts

    0 say GeeksforGeeks is a good alternative to Lua 0 say GeeksforGeeks isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.874
14. 14
    int08h.com Top 10K English

    int08h

    • Fastly
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Namecheap DNS

    0 say int08h.com is a good alternative to Lua 0 say int08h.com isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.871
15. 15
    Habr habr.com Top 10K English

    Publications / My feed / Habr

    collaborative blog

    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Search Console
    • Matomo
    • unpkg

    0 say Habr is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Habr isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.873
16. 16
    europa.eu Top 1K English

    Language selection | European Union

    Discover how the EU functions, its principles, priorities; find out about its history and member states; learn about its legal basis and your EU rights.

    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Drupal
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • jQuery
    • Microsoft 365

    0 say europa.eu is a good alternative to Lua 0 say europa.eu isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.872
17. 17
    web.dev Top 10K English

    web.dev

    Guidance to build modern web experiences that work on any browser.

    • Google Cloud
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Search Console

    0 say web.dev is a good alternative to Lua 0 say web.dev isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.871
18. 18
    doxygen.org Top 10K English

    Doxygen homepage

    Source code documentation and analysis tool

    • Bootstrap
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics
    • Google AdSense

    0 say doxygen.org is a good alternative to Lua 0 say doxygen.org isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.871
19. 19
    Codecademy codecademy.com Top 10K English

    Learn to Code - for Free | Codecademy

    Learn the technical skills to get the job you want. Join over 50 million people choosing Codecademy to start a new career (or advance in their current one).

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace

    0 say Codecademy is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Codecademy isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.872
20. 20
    Moodle moodle.org Top 10K

    Moodle challenge

    e-learning platform

    • Amazon SES
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Mailchimp Transactional

    0 say Moodle is a good alternative to Lua 0 say Moodle isn’t a real alternative to Lua

    Comment
    Close cos 0.870

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to lua.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Lua uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Lua is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.