Side by side

EditorConfig vs Uncrustify

Both stand on code formatters. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Uncrustify offers extensive formatting controls and command-line processing across several languages. Its stated bugs and testing needs make output review important, especially before formatting a whole codebase.

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The facts

	EditorConfig	Uncrustify
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Not published	Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	1
Maker	EditorConfig	Not published
Website	editorconfig.org	github.com
On code formatters	#17 of 22	#13 of 22

EditorConfig: what it does well

Uncrustify: what it does well

Formats eight listed programming languages
Version 0.83.0 has 901 configurable options
Processes multiple files from the command line
Provides Vim guidance and an IntelliJ plugin
Free and GPL-2.0 licensed

What to know first

The README warns that the application has bugs
Java and Objective-C support need more testing
Embedded SQL behavior needs more testing

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