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Head-to-head · Code Formatting Tools

dprint vs Biome

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score dprint #1 in Code Formatting Tools 9.0/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit dprint
Biome #5 in Code Formatting Tools 7.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Biome

dprint leads on 4 checks, Biome on 1, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoredprint · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly Biome
  • Most featuresdprint · 4 of 4

dprint scores higher on our rubric for code formatting tools: 9.0 against 7.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #5.

Biome offers free plan; dprint doesn't publish it. dprint offers editor integration; Biome doesn't publish it. dprint offers ignore files; Biome doesn't publish it. dprint offers changed-lines formatting; Biome doesn't publish it. dprint offers library api; Biome doesn't publish it.

dprint is the better fit for teams formatting many languages. Biome is the better fit for web teams wanting lint and format.

  • dprint fits best

    Teams formatting many languages

  • Biome fits best

    Web teams wanting lint and format

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Side by side

Feature dprint 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Biome 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 7.1
Ranking #1 in Code Formatting Tools #5 in Code Formatting Tools
Best for Teams formatting many languages Web teams wanting lint and format
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Desktop
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 6 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features dprint 4/4 · Biome 0/4
Editor integration ✓ (best) Not published
Ignore files ✓ (best) Not published
Changed-lines formatting ✓ (best) Not published
Library API ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Supported languages TypeScript, JavaScript, JSX, TSX, JSON, JSONC, Markdown, TOML, CSS, SCSS, Sass, Less, Dockerfile, C#, VB, Python, Jupyter, Go, Swift, HTML, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Angular, Jinja, Twig, Nunjucks, Vento, GraphQL, YAML, PHP, Quarto, Pandoc, R Markdown, LaTeX, BibTeX, R, Julia Not published
Supported platforms Windows, macOS, Linux, WSL, Node.js, Deno Not published
License model Open_source Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Supports programming, markup, data, and documentation formats
  • Formats only changed files and respects inclusion and ignore rules
  • Works through CLI, editor integrations, and JavaScript or Deno APIs
  • Combines formatting, lint diagnostics, autofixes, and import sorting
  • Supports custom lint diagnostics through GritQL plugins
  • Works with VS Code, IntelliJ, Zed, CI, Docker, and standalone binaries
Cons
  • Plugin-based workflows add configuration and plugin-management overhead
  • Teams must define formatting rules through configuration files
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of single-language projects
  • Language support spans 17 entries, including experimental and in-progress languages
  • Not every listed language currently supports linting
  • Its focus is web projects rather than a general-purpose language toolchain
Our verdict

dprint is an open-source command-line formatting platform for developers and teams maintaining repositories with multiple languages. Its plugin architecture uses WebAssembly and process plugins to support formats including TypeScript,…

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Biome is an open-source toolchain for web projects that brings together a formatter, linter, command-line interface, and Language Server Protocol integration. It is aimed at developers and web teams maintaining JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX,…

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  1. dprintCode Formatting Tools 9.0Open source
  2. BiomeCode Formatting Tools 7.1Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • dprint — where it wins

    • Supports programming, markup, data, and documentation formats
    • Formats only changed files and respects inclusion and ignore rules
    • Works through CLI, editor integrations, and JavaScript or Deno APIs

    Where it doesn't

    • Plugin-based workflows add configuration and plugin-management overhead
    • Teams must define formatting rules through configuration files
    • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of single-language projects

  • Biome — where it wins

    • Combines formatting, lint diagnostics, autofixes, and import sorting
    • Supports custom lint diagnostics through GritQL plugins
    • Works with VS Code, IntelliJ, Zed, CI, Docker, and standalone binaries

    Where it doesn't

    • Language support spans 17 entries, including experimental and in-progress languages
    • Not every listed language currently supports linting
    • Its focus is web projects rather than a general-purpose language toolchain
  • dprint9.0/10 · Open source

    A broad, editor-friendly formatter for multilingual repositories and changed-file workflows.

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  • Biome7.1/10 · Free plan

    An open-source web toolchain combining formatting, linting, fixes, and editor support.

    Visit BiomeFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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