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Astral vs PlatformIO

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AstralDeveloper Tools
Open sourcePublished price
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PlatformIODeveloper Tools
From $10 / seat / moPublished price
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Astral
Developer Tools

Fast Python tooling for modern engineering teams.

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PlatformIO
Developer Tools

Your Gateway to Embedded Software Development Excellence

Overview
CategoryDeveloper ToolsDeveloper Tools
What it isAstral builds modern Python tooling like Ruff and uv to improve developer speed, consistency, and dependency workflows.Professional collaborative platform for embedded development with unified debugger and static code analysis.
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 $10 / seat / mo
PlatformIO offers a free Community plan for individual/hobbyist use. Paid Pro and Team plans are $10/user/mo each (Pro adds unlimited private libraries and commercial use; Team ad…
Pricing modelFreePer seat
Free optionsFree plan · No free trialFree plan · Free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20222014
Team size11-50 employees11-50 employees
HeadquartersBrooklyn, NYRemote

Where these sit in Developer Tools

  • PlatformIO$120
  • 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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