Best ast-grep Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from code search tools ranked against ast-grep on the same published basis.
- 2ast-grep vs Chromium
- 3ast-grep vs Code Search
- 4ast-grep vs sqry
- 5ast-grep vs Shebe
- 6ast-grep vs searchcode
- 7ast-grep vs Sourcebot
- 8ast-grep vs Hound
- 9ast-grep vs LeIndex
- 10ast-grep vs Comby
- 11ast-grep vs Understand
- 12ast-grep vs CodeCompass
- 13ast-grep vs CodeQuery
- 14ast-grep vs Livegrep
- 15ast-grep vs OpenGrok
- 16ast-grep vs ripgrep
- 17ast-grep vs The Silver Searcher
- 18ast-grep vs Woboq Code Browser
- 19ast-grep vs ack
- 20ast-grep vs Chatterbox TTS
- 21ast-grep vs idx
ast-grep alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chromium | 6.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 3 | Code Search | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | sqry | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Shebe | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | searchcode | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Sourcebot | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Hound | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | LeIndex | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Comby | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Understand | 5.5 | No | $8343.33/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | CodeCompass | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Web |
| 13 | CodeQuery | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Livegrep | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | OpenGrok | 5.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | ripgrep | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | The Silver Searcher | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Woboq Code Browser | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Linux, Mac |
| 19 | ack | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Chatterbox TTS | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 21 | idx | 5.3 | No | — | Mac, Linux |
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Questions about ast-grep alternatives
What is the best alternative to ast-grep?
Chromium, number 2 in code search tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Code Search, 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.