Comparison

ast-grep vs pre-commit

On the evidence we track, pre-commit leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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ast-grep55

★pre-commit66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ast-grep	pre-commitLeader
vioscaleAI score	55 / 100low · 35%	66 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.7
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40ast-grep%2Fnapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	177	35,684
Github starsadoption.github_stars	16,225	15,626
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	33,971,661
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	33	16
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	15	57
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Python
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

ast-grep55 / 100low · 35%

pre-commit66 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

ast-grep✓

pre-commit✓

Model

ast-grepopen_source

pre-commitcommercial

Price level

ast-grepfree

pre-commitfree

Transparent

ast-grep–

pre-commit✓

Security

Scorecard

ast-grep–

pre-commit4.7

Vulnerabilities

ast-grepCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40ast-grep%2Fnapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

pre-commitCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

ast-grep–

pre-commit✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

ast-grep177

pre-commit35,684

Github stars

ast-grep16,225

pre-commit15,626

Package downloads weekly

ast-grep–

pre-commit33,971,661

Activity

Commits last 30d

ast-grep33

pre-commit16

Release

Cadence days

ast-grep15

pre-commit57

History

ast-grep20 items

pre-commit20 items

License

Spdx

ast-grepMIT

pre-commitMIT

Language

Primary

ast-grepRust

pre-commitPython

Content

Faq

ast-grep5 items

pre-commit5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for code quality tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	ast-grep	pre-commit
Core
Function	Static analyzer	Meta-runner
Language scope	Multi-language	Multi-language
Implementation language	Rust	Python
Capability
Autofix	✓	✗
Config
Config model	Rule packs	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration	✓	✗
CI / VCS gating	-	✓
Insight
Code metrics	-	✗
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	-	✗
Licensing
Open-source	OSS	OSS
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	Free

Core

Function

ast-grepStatic analyzer

pre-commitMeta-runner

Language scope

ast-grepMulti-language

pre-commitMulti-language

Implementation language

ast-grepRust

pre-commitPython

Capability

Autofix

ast-grep✓

pre-commit✗

Config

Config model

ast-grepRule packs

pre-commitConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

ast-grep✓

pre-commit✓

Deployment

ast-grepCLI-local

pre-commitCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

ast-grep✓

pre-commit✗

CI / VCS gating

ast-grep-

pre-commit✓

Insight

Code metrics

ast-grep-

pre-commit✗

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

ast-grep-

pre-commit✗

Licensing

Open-source

ast-grepOSS

pre-commitOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

ast-grepFree

pre-commitFree

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ast-grep

Find and modify code patterns using abstract syntax tree analysis. Useful for linting, refactoring, and enforcing coding standards.

Independently observed

pre-commit

Leader

Manages Git pre-commit hooks written in various languages, automatically running code checks to detect issues like missing semicolons, trailing whitespace, and debug statements before code review.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ast-grep

Open source

Free and open source

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

pre-commit

Leader

Free

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	ast-grep	pre-commit
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

ast-grep✗

pre-commit✓

Windows

ast-grep✗

pre-commit✓

Linux

ast-grep✗

pre-commit✓

CLI

ast-grep✓

pre-commit✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

ast-grep✓

pre-commit✓

Still deciding?

ast-grep or pre-commit: which one depends on you

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