Side-by-side comparison

Modern functional language and toolchain for Cardano validators; the most-used alternative to Plutus.

Statically typed, contract-oriented language for the EVM; the dominant smart contract language by far.

Memory-safe systems language without a GC; most admired for a decade and spreading into kernels and tooling.

Pythonic EVM language focused on auditability and security; used by Curve, Lido and Yearn.