dprint vs Scalafmt

Ddprint9.0Visit Scalafmt6.6Visit

Higher score D dprint #1 in Code Formatting Tools 9.0/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit dprint

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Scalafmt #8 in Code Formatting Tools 6.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Scalafmt

• dprint fits best

  Teams formatting many languages

• Scalafmt fits best

  Scala projects using build tools

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Side by side

Feature	Ddprint 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Scalafmt 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	6.6
Ranking	#1 in Code Formatting Tools	#8 in Code Formatting Tools
Best for	Teams formatting many languages	Scala projects using build tools
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Self-hosted, Desktop
Support	Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features dprint 4/4 · Scalafmt 4/4
Editor integration	✓	✓
Ignore files	✓	✓
Changed-lines formatting	✓	✓
Library API	✓	✓
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	Scala 2, Scala 3, sbt, Scala scripts
Supported platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux, WSL, Node.js, Deno	CLI, editors, build tools, standalone library
License model	Open_source	Open_source
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	Supports Scala 2 and Scala 3 dialects Integrates with sbt, Maven, Gradle, and Mill Offers editor, changed-file, and library API options
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	Focused on Scala, sbt, and Scala scripts rather than many languages Configuration is managed through a .scalafmt.conf file Not a hosted commercial service with paid support tiers
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,… Read the review →	Scalafmt is an open-source code formatter for Scala projects, including Scala 2, Scala 3, sbt, and Scala script files. It reformats code according to settings in a .scalafmt.conf file and can run through the command line, editors, build… Read the review →

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

• Scalafmt — where it wins

  • Supports Scala 2 and Scala 3 dialects
  • Integrates with sbt, Maven, Gradle, and Mill
  • Offers editor, changed-file, and library API options

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on Scala, sbt, and Scala scripts rather than many languages
  • Configuration is managed through a .scalafmt.conf file
  • Not a hosted commercial service with paid support tiers

• Ddprint9.0/10 · Open source

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

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• Scalafmt6.6/10 · Free plan

  A configurable, open-source formatter for Scala code, scripts, and build files.

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