JVM, .NET & Managed Runtimes
Virtual machines, JDK distributions and managed platforms that run Java, Kotlin, C# and friends.
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Comparison
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| 1 | .NETPopular Microsoft's open-source, cross-platform runtime and SDK for C# and F#; yearly November releases. | 18.4k | n/a | n/a | 6d ago | 78 |
| 2 | Eclipse TemurinPopular Adoptium's free, TCK-certified OpenJDK builds; the most widely used vendor-neutral JDK. | No public repository or package of its own to measure | ||||
| 3 | GraalVM High-performance JDK with ahead-of-time native-image compilation and polyglot language support. | 21.7k | n/a | n/a | 5d ago | 79 |
| 4 |  Amazon Corretto Amazon's free, long-term-supported OpenJDK distribution used across AWS. | No public repository or package of its own to measure | ||||
| 4 | Kotlin MultiplatformTrending JetBrains technology for sharing Kotlin business logic, and optionally UI, across Android, iOS, desktop and web. | No public repository or package of its own to measure | ||||
| 5 |  Eclipse OpenJ9 Low-footprint JVM from IBM (in Semeru runtimes) tuned for fast startup and dense containers. | 3.5k | n/a | n/a | 1w ago | 65 |
| 7 |  MonoLegacy Original cross-platform .NET implementation, now handed to WineHQ; superseded by modern .NET. | 11.5k | n/a | n/a | 2y ago | 74 |