Fern vs Ragel
| Fern | Ragel | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Project scaffolding | — | No |
| Custom templates | — | No |
| Schema-to-code generation | — | No |
| CLI available | — | Yes |
| IDE plugins | — | No |
| Supported languages | — | C, C++, GNU x86-64 assembly; Ragel 7 guide additionally lists Objective-C, D, Go, Java, Ruby, C#, OCaml, Crack, Rust, Julia, Zig, and JavaScript |
Both are listed in Best Code Generators. On Everything Xiaomi, Fern scores higher on our published basis.