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Astral vs NI LabVIEW

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AstralDeveloper Tools
Open sourcePublished price
NI LabVIEW logo
NI LabVIEWDeveloper Tools
From $453/user/yearPublished price
Astral logo
Astral
Developer Tools

Fast Python tooling for modern engineering teams.

NI LabVIEW logo
NI LabVIEW
Developer Tools

National Instruments' graphical programming environment for test, measurement, and industrial automation.

Overview
CategoryDeveloper ToolsDeveloper Tools
What it isAstral builds modern Python tooling like Ruff and uv to improve developer speed, consistency, and dependency workflows.National Instruments' graphical programming environment for test, measurement, and industrial automation.
Pricing
Published priceOpen 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…
From $453/user/year
Pricing modelFreeNot available
Free optionsFree plan · No free trialNot available
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20221976
Team size11-50 employees5001-10000 employees
HeadquartersBrooklyn, NYAustin, Texas, USA

Where these sit in Developer Tools

  • NI LabVIEW$453
  • Developer Tools median$240

Per seat, per year, across 11 products publishing a price. Half of Developer Tools sits between $90 and $510, and 35% of its plans are priced on request. Astral states a range rather than a single yearly figure, so it is not marked here.

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