asdf vs Astral
asdfDeveloper Tools
FreePublished price
AstralDeveloper Tools
Open sourcePublished price
asdf Developer Tools The Multiple Runtime Version Manager | Astral Developer Tools Fast Python tooling for modern engineering teams. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| What it is | Version manager for multiple runtime versions allowing teams to manage tool versions per project with a single CLI. | Astral builds modern Python tooling like Ruff and uv to improve developer speed, consistency, and dependency workflows. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free asdf provides a free plan or free/open-source access. No current citable paid numeric starting price was confirmed, so the display price remains Custom. | Open source Astral's shipped products, Ruff (linter/formatter) and uv (package/project manager), are free and open source (MIT/Apache 2.0). The company is VC-backed and has not launched a pai… |
| Pricing model | Free | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · No free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2014 | 2022 |
| Team size | 1-10 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Remote | Brooklyn, NY |