Best Code Refactoring Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: ast-grep is ranked #1 of 22 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Sourcery and Moderne. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Sourcery. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Sourcery at $12/mo.
Refactoring can mean a focused rewrite or coordinated changes across a codebase, so the languages and transformation scope are useful starting points. This ranking opens with Moderne and Sourcery, followed by ReSharper. Compare supported languages, AST-based analysis, and batch refactoring, then consider whether AI assistance and the listed deployment options match how your team works. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. CodeRush, Scalafix, DMS Software Reengineering Toolkit, Coccinelle, and OpenRewrite follow among the first entries. Use the listed capabilities to narrow options around the code you maintain and the scale of changes you need to make.
22 code refactoring tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Code Refactoring Tools, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 4 of the 22 on this page have a public API.
- 01 ast-grep API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 02 Sourcery API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4$12/mo
- 03 Moderne API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0$2,000/mo
- 04 Comby API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 05 CodeRush API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 06 ReSharper API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$32.42/mo
- 07 Roslynator API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 08 Scalafix API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 09 jscodeshift API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 10 Refrax API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 11 OpenRewrite API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 12 PolyglotPiranha API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 13 BrontoSource API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 14 Coccinelle API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 15 jSparrow API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 16 OpenProperty API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 17 Spoon API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 18 CodART API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 19 DMS Software Reengineering Toolkit API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 20 Kodebaze API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 21 Konveyor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.6
- 22 RepeaterFinder API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.6
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Questions about this list
Which code refactoring tool is ranked first on Inferse?
ast-grep is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 7.4. Sourcery is second and Moderne third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Sourcery has the lowest first paid tier we found: $12/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.