gcc VS llvm-project

Compare gcc vs llvm-project and see what are their differences.

llvm-project

The LLVM Project is a collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies. (by llvm)
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gcc llvm-project
81 346
8,635 24,910
2.2% 3.9%
9.9 10.0
about 2 hours ago 7 days ago
C C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

gcc

Posts with mentions or reviews of gcc. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-12.

llvm-project

Posts with mentions or reviews of llvm-project. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-18.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing gcc and llvm-project you can also consider the following projects:

CMake - Mirror of CMake upstream repository

zig - General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.

rtl8192eu-linux-driver - Drivers for the rtl8192eu chipset for wireless adapters (D-Link DWA-131 rev E1 included!)

Lark - Lark is a parsing toolkit for Python, built with a focus on ergonomics, performance and modularity.

SDL - Simple Directmedia Layer

cosmopolitan - build-once run-anywhere c library

STL - MSVC's implementation of the C++ Standard Library.

windmill - Open-source developer platform to turn scripts into workflows and UIs. Fastest workflow engine (5x vs Airflow). Open-source alternative to Airplane and Retool.

Graal - GraalVM compiles Java applications into native executables that start instantly, scale fast, and use fewer compute resources 🚀

rust - Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

dmd - dmd D Programming Language compiler