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Best ast-grep Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from code search tools ranked against ast-grep on the same published basis.

  1. 2
    Code Search Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    ast-grep vs Code Search
  2. 3
    Sourcebot Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $20/mo7.3
    ast-grep vs Sourcebot
  3. 4
    sqry Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    ast-grep vs sqry
  4. 5
    Shebe Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    ast-grep vs Shebe
  5. 6
    Understand Free trial apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $8343.33/mo7.1
    ast-grep vs Understand
  6. 7
    Hound apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.9
    ast-grep vs Hound
  7. 8
    searchcode Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    ast-grep vs searchcode
  8. 9
    Comby apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.7
    ast-grep vs Comby
  9. 10
    LeIndex apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.7
    ast-grep vs LeIndex
  10. 11
    Sourcegraph Code Search Free trial apiextensionself-hostedWeb $1333.33/mo6.6
    ast-grep vs Sourcegraph Code Search
  11. 12
    CodeCompass LinuxWeb 6.5
    ast-grep vs CodeCompass
  12. 13
    Livegrep Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
    ast-grep vs Livegrep
  13. 14
    ripgrep LinuxMacWin 6.3
    ast-grep vs ripgrep
  14. 15
    Source Insight Win 6.3
    ast-grep vs Source Insight
  15. 16
    CodeQuery LinuxMacWin 6.2
    ast-grep vs CodeQuery
  16. 17
    OpenGrok Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    ast-grep vs OpenGrok
  17. 18
    The Silver Searcher LinuxMacWin 6.2
    ast-grep vs The Silver Searcher
  18. 19
    Woboq Code Browser WebLinuxMac 6.2
    ast-grep vs Woboq Code Browser
  19. 20
    ack LinuxMacWin 6.1
    ast-grep vs ack
  20. 21
    Chromium Open sourceWinMacLinuxAndroid 6.1
    ast-grep vs Chromium

ast-grep alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
2Code Search7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Sourcebot7.3Free plan$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
4sqry7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5Shebe7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Understand7.1No$8343.33/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Hound6.9No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
8searchcode6.9Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Comby6.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10LeIndex6.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Sourcegraph Code Search6.6No$1333.33/moAPI, Browser, self-hosted, Web
12CodeCompass6.5No—Linux, Web
13Livegrep6.5No—Linux, self-hosted, Web
14ripgrep6.3No—Linux, Mac, Windows
15Source Insight6.3No—Windows
16CodeQuery6.2No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17OpenGrok6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18The Silver Searcher6.2No—Linux, Mac, Windows
19Woboq Code Browser6.2No—Web, Linux, Mac
20ack6.1No—Linux, Mac, Windows
21Chromium6.1No—Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
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Questions about ast-grep alternatives

What is the best alternative to ast-grep?

Code Search, number 2 in code search tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Sourcebot, sqry, Shebe and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to ast-grep?

Code Search is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to ast-grep?

Yes: Chromium.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.