Vala

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Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Vala is ranked #8 of 28 in code transpilers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Vala plans and pricing

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Vala Free No paid plans or usage limits stated on the opened official pages vala.dev · 3 Oct 2026

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Intermediate output: Yes
CLI access: Yes
API access: Yes
Conversion mode: source-to-ir

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The record

Product: Vala is a programming language for native application development that compiles to C and produces native binaries.
Memory management: Vala uses reference counting for automatic memory management and has no separate runtime environment requirement for execution.
Language features: The project lists type inference, null safety, generics, lambdas, and async/await among Vala’s modern language features.
C interoperability: Vala supports using GObject based C libraries through binding files and calling C functions directly.
GObject and GTK: Vala integrates with the GObject type system and GNOME platform, with first class GTK support.
Use cases: Vala can be used to build GUI applications, command line programs, libraries, and services.
Ecosystem: The homepage highlights GTK, Libadwaita, and Granite for GUI development and says apps can be published on Flathub.
Library bindings: Vala libraries provide C header files and use GObject, and the compiler generates GObject Introspection metadata for supported language bindings.
Platforms: The installation guide documents installation on Linux distributions, Windows through MSYS2 or WSL, and macOS through Homebrew.
Support: The project directs users to GNOME Discourse, a Vala Matrix channel, and a community Discord server for questions and discussion.
Versions: The homepage lists Vala 0.56.17 as Stable Long-term Support and the main branch as Development.
Maker: The project website says Vala is made by the Vala Community.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Code Transpilers in 2026#8 of 28

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Sources

vala.dev/about/· checked 3 Oct 2026
vala.dev· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.vala.dev/faq.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
docs.vala.dev/get-started/installation-guide.html· checked 3 Oct 2026