Astral vs Skypack
AstralDeveloper Tools
Astral builds modern Python tooling like Ruff and uv to improve developer speed, consistency, and dependency workflows.
Open sourcePublished priceNo reviewsRating2022Founded
SkypackDeveloper Tools
JavaScript CDN that delivers web-friendly versions of npm packages as ES modules.
FreePublished priceNo reviewsRating2020Founded
Astral Developer Tools Fast Python tooling for modern engineering teams. | Skypack Developer Tools Load optimized npm packages with no install and no build tools. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| What it is | Astral builds modern Python tooling like Ruff and uv to improve developer speed, consistency, and dependency workflows. | JavaScript CDN that delivers web-friendly versions of npm packages as ES modules. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | 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… | Free Skypack is free for personal and commercial use, with no paid tier. It is provided best-effort with no uptime SLA. Note: the project appears largely unmaintained as of 2025-2026,… |
| 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 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, NY | San Francisco, CA |