Best Ruff Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from code formatting tools ranked against Ruff on the same published basis.
- 1Ruff vs dprint
- 2Ruff vs Prettier
- 3Ruff vs Black
- 4Ruff vs Biome
- 6Ruff vs CSharpier
- 7Ruff vs PHP CS Fixer
- 8Ruff vs swift-format
- 9Ruff vs clang-format
- 10Ruff vs rustfmt
- 11Ruff vs Spotless
- 12Ruff vs gofmt
- 13Ruff vs Scalafmt
- 14Ruff vs pgFormatter
- 15Ruff vs google-java-format
- 16Ruff vs shfmt
- 17Ruff vs Taplo
- 18Ruff vs js-beautify
- 19Ruff vs goimports
- 20Ruff vs yamlfmt
- 21Ruff vs Fantomas
Ruff alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dprint | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Prettier | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Black | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Biome | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | CSharpier | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | PHP CS Fixer | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 8 | swift-format | 7.5 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 9 | clang-format | 7.4 | No | — | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | rustfmt | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Spotless | 7.1 | No | — | — |
| 12 | gofmt | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Scalafmt | 6.8 | No | — | — |
| 14 | pgFormatter | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | google-java-format | 6.5 | No | — | — |
| 16 | shfmt | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Windows, Mac |
| 17 | Taplo | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | js-beautify | 6.3 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | goimports | 6.2 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | yamlfmt | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | Fantomas | 5.9 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Ruff alternatives
What is the best alternative to Ruff?
dprint, number 1 in code formatting tools with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Prettier, Black, Biome and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Ruff?
dprint is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.