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Astral vs Swift Package Manager

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AstralDeveloper Tools
Open sourcePublished price
Swift Package Manager logo
Swift Package ManagerDependency Management
FreePublished price
Astral logo
Astral
Developer Tools

Fast Python tooling for modern engineering teams.

Swift Package Manager logo
Swift Package Manager
Dependency Management

Organize, manage, and edit Swift packages.

Overview
CategoryDeveloper ToolsDependency Management
What it isAstral builds modern Python tooling like Ruff and uv to improve developer speed, consistency, and dependency workflows.Official tool for managing the distribution and dependency resolution of Swift packages integrated with Xcode.
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…
Free
Swift Package Manager is free, open-source (Apache 2.0) tooling maintained as part of the Swift project; no paid tier.
Pricing modelFreeFree
Free optionsFree plan · No free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20222015
Team size11-50 employees10000+ employees
HeadquartersBrooklyn, NYCupertino, CA

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