Code Refactoring Tools
Alternatives to ReSharper
ReSharper is built for.NET developers who want coding assistance inside their editor. It analyzes C#, VB.NET, XAML, ASP.NET, HTML, and XML as you work, with extended IntelliSense, code generation, solution-wide refactoring, navigation, and code rearrangement. A unit test runner, debugging assistance, templates, dependency viewing, and internationalization support extend beyond editing. Its VS Code edition also runs in compatible editors on Windows, macOS, and Linux, including x64 and ARM64 systems.
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ast-grep It suits developers who need pattern-based code search, lint rules, or large-scale rewrites across supported languages.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 02
Moderne Moderne suits organizations managing software across many repositories, including teams coordinating modernization, upgrades, migrations, or security work.
From $2,000/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs - 03
Sourcery Sourcery suits individuals and organizations looking to automate pull request reviews and security checks across supported Git hosts.
From $12/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 04
CodeRush CodeRush suits developers working in the listed Visual Studio versions who want refactoring, testing, and code-style tools in an extension.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Browser extension8.3 Visit Specs - 05 jSparrow
It suits Java developers using Eclipse who want project-level cleanup and refactoring.
From $110.42/mo Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 06 OpenRewrite
It suits developers and teams using Maven or Gradle who want to apply code changes one repository at a time.
Free plan Linux · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 07 CodART
CodART suits Java developers working on project-scale refactoring, code quality, or multi-objective optimization.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs - 08
Coccinelle Coccinelle suits developers maintaining C code who need to automate broad, pattern-based changes or find and fix systems-code bugs.
Free plan macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs - 09 Spoon
Spoon suits Java developers who need AST-based analysis, repository refactoring, instrumentation, or transpilation.
Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs - 10
BrontoSource It is intended for engineering teams maintaining large, long-lived C++ systems and repositories.
Web7.7 Visit Specs - 11
Comby Comby suits developers performing structural code search, broad refactoring, or targeted code changes across a codebase.
Windows · macOS · Linux · API7.7 Visit Specs - 12 jscodeshift
jscodeshift is for developers performing batch refactoring or AST-based analysis on JavaScript, TypeScript, or Flow code.
Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs - 13 Konveyor
It suits development and platform teams assessing, analyzing, and transforming legacy applications for Kubernetes.
Web · Linux · Self-hosted · Browser extension7.5 Visit Specs - 14 Roslynator
Roslynator suits developers working with C# who want refactorings, compiler-diagnostic fixes, analyzers, or command-line checks in Roslyn-based environments.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Browser extension7.5 Visit Specs - 15 DMS Software Reengineering Toolkit Windows · macOS · Linux7.4 Visit Specs
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Kodebaze Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs - 17 OpenProperty
It suits landlords and small property or multifamily back-office teams that want a self-hosted web system for leases, units, rent records, maintenance, and vendors.
Web · Self-hosted7.2 Visit Specs - 18 PolyglotPiranha
It suits developers maintaining feature-flag cleanup and other structural refactoring across supported languages.
macOS · Linux · iOS · API7.2 Visit Specs - 19 Scalafix
Scalafix suits Scala developers and teams that want to automate refactoring, linting, or migrations.
Windows · macOS · Linux7.0 Visit Specs - 20 Refrax Windows · macOS · Linux6.8 Visit Specs
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Choosing instead of ReSharper
Readers may look for alternatives when they need cloud-hosted workspaces, pull-request review, CI quality gates, security scanning, team delivery metrics, or API testing. ReSharper's commercial plan costs $389 a year, while non-commercial use is free and the trial lasts 30 days. Before switching, weigh editor-based assistance against repository and pipeline checks, confirm the languages and integrations your team needs, and compare deployment choices, platform coverage, and whether a free plan or paid service fits your budget.