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Head-to-head · Code Formatting Tools

dprint vs Ruff

  • 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
Ruff #7 in Code Formatting Tools 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Ruff

dprint leads on 4 checks, Ruff 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 Ruff
  • Most featuresdprint · 4 of 4

dprint scores higher on our rubric for code formatting tools: 9.0 against 6.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

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

dprint is the better fit for teams formatting many languages. Ruff is the better fit for python teams needing lint plus format.

  • dprint fits best

    Teams formatting many languages

  • Ruff fits best

    Python teams needing lint plus format

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Side by side

Feature dprint 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Ruff 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 6.8
Ranking #1 in Code Formatting Tools #7 in Code Formatting Tools
Best for Teams formatting many languages Python teams needing lint plus format
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan Not published ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Self-hosted
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Docs Docs
Integrations 6 integrations 10 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features dprint 4/4 · Ruff 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
  • More than 900 built-in lint rules with automatic fixes
  • Built-in formatting for Python files and Jupyter Notebooks
  • Integrates with major editors, CI systems, pre-commit, and Docker
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
  • Supports one programming language: Python
  • Custom lint rules and third-party plugins are not supported
  • No AI features for teams seeking AI-assisted development
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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Ruff is an open-source Python linter and code formatter from Astral. It is designed for developers and teams that want lint checks, supported automatic fixes, formatting, and editor or CI integration in one focused tool. The ruff check…

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  1. dprintCode Formatting Tools 9.0Open source
  2. RuffCode Formatting Tools 6.8Free 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

  • Ruff — where it wins

    • More than 900 built-in lint rules with automatic fixes
    • Built-in formatting for Python files and Jupyter Notebooks
    • Integrates with major editors, CI systems, pre-commit, and Docker

    Where it doesn't

    • Supports one programming language: Python
    • Custom lint rules and third-party plugins are not supported
    • No AI features for teams seeking AI-assisted development
  • dprint9.0/10 · Open source

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

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  • Ruff6.8/10 · Free plan

    A focused Python tool that combines formatting, linting, autofixes, and CI support.

    Visit RuffFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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