# You Don't Need 10 Refactoring Tools. Pick 2 From This Decision Tree. > Source: > Published: 2026-07-21 07:35:58+00:00 `ts-morph` `jscodeshift` `ast-grep` + Sourcegraph Batch ChangesEvery "best refactoring tools" post in 2026 gives you the same 10 names and lets you sort them out. But 51% of developers now use AI coding tools daily, and the refactoring-tools market is on track from $1.74B to $5.82B by 2033. That growth means more tools, not clearer choices. Here's a smaller frame. Answer three questions, pick two tools, ignore the rest. **Scope of the change?** **How type-heavy is your codebase?** **Who runs it?** **Solo dev, TypeScript-heavy React Native repo.** Pick VS Code (rename, quick fixes, everyday cleanup) and `ts-morph` (type-aware programmable rewrites for the times VS Code's rename gives up). Two tools, both free, both scriptable. **Small team, one repo, repetitive structural changes.** Pick WebStorm (symbol-aware preview so nobody merges a broken rename) and `jscodeshift` (AST codemods for the "convert 200 class components to hooks" problem). WebStorm covers day-to-day, jscodeshift covers migrations. **Multi-repo org, needs consistency.** Pick `ast-grep` (structural search-and-replace fast enough to run in CI) and Sourcegraph Batch Changes (turns a codemod into PRs across every repo). One writes the change, the other ships it everywhere. Tool sprawl is a symptom. If your team is debating which of 10 refactoring tools to standardize on, the actual problem is that nobody has defined what kinds of changes are worth automating. Pick a scope, pick a scale, pick two tools. Ship a codemod. Learn what breaks. That's the loop. If you want the full 10-tool breakdown with when-to-use-each, we wrote it up [here](https://rapidnative.com/blogs/code-refactoring-tools?utm_source=devto&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=refactoring-tools-decision-tree). What's your two-tool stack? Drop it in the comments — curious what people actually settle on.