# Black vs CodeClimate

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Black

| Attribute | Black | CodeClimate |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 73.9 (77% (high)) | 36.2 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 75 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 105,588 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 41,918 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 27,633,532 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An opinionated Python code formatter that automatically reformats code according to a standardized style. It produces minimal diffs for cleaner code review and reduces developer cognitive load by removing formatting decisions, allowing focus on code logic. It is indexed under Code Quality Tools.","source":"https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/","question":"What is Black?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Black is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/","question":"Is Black free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Black supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/","question":"What platforms does Black support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Black can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/","question":"Can Black be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Black, including Neovim, conform.nvim, ALE, SublimeText, Pre-commit, Jupyter Notebooks, blacken-docs and blackdoc. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/","question":"What does Black integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Black is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/psf/black","question":"Is Black open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"Helps organizational leaders measure and optimize how their software development practices are evolving with AI tools, providing data-driven insights and guidance to transform into AI-native organizations. It is indexed under Code Quality Tools.","source":"https://codeclimate.com","question":"What is CodeClimate?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CodeClimate does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 1 plan (Engagement), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://codeclimate.com","question":"How much does CodeClimate cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to CodeClimate. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://codeclimate.com","question":"What platforms does CodeClimate support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. CodeClimate can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://codeclimate.com","question":"Can CodeClimate be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for CodeClimate, including GitHub, CircleCI, eslint, prettier, rubocop, bandit, trivy and osv-scanner. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://codeclimate.com","question":"What does CodeClimate integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for CodeClimate. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as CodeClimate not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://codeclimate.com","question":"What security certifications does CodeClimate have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CodeClimate is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://codeclimate.com","question":"Where is CodeClimate available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A Python code formatter that automatically reformats entire files to enforce consistent styling. It produces minimal diffs to accelerate code review and ensures uniform appearance across projects. | Helps organizational leaders measure and optimize how their software development practices are evolving with AI tools, providing data-driven insights and guidance to transform into AI-native organizations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"autofix":true,"metrics":false,"function":"formatter","ci_gating":true,"deployment":"both","incremental":false,"open_source":"oss","config_model":"zero_config","custom_rules":false,"impl_language":"Python","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language","editor_integration":true}` | `{"autofix":false,"metrics":true,"function":"quality_platform","deployment":"saas","open_source":"closed","custom_rules":false,"pricing_model":"per_dev","language_scope":"multi_language","editor_integration":false}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 70 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Neovim"},{"name":"conform.nvim"},{"name":"ALE"},{"name":"SublimeText"},{"name":"Pre-commit"},{"name":"Jupyter Notebooks"},{"name":"blacken-docs"},{"name":"blackdoc"},{"name":"Vim","native":true},{"name":"Visual Studio Code","native":true,"category":"editor","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub Actions","native":true,"category":"ci","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"eslint"},{"name":"prettier"},{"name":"rubocop"},{"name":"bandit"},{"name":"trivy"},{"name":"osv-scanner"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T09:28:09.046Z"}` | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Engagement","features":["Forward Deployed Engineers","Customized to specific tools and processes","End-to-end outcome measurement","Before and after reporting"],"description":"Custom engagement with forward-deployed engineers over 12 weeks, focused on a section of the organization with potential to scale","contactSales":true}],"sourceUrl":"https://codeclimate.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:07:23.199Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | free | quote |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 31 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.10.1","date":"2026-10-10T04:11:33Z","type":"stable","version":"26.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.10.0","date":"2026-10-04T16:50:23Z","type":"stable","version":"26.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.5.1","date":"2026-05-18T16:52:38Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.5.0","date":"2026-05-16T17:56:23Z","type":"stable","version":"26.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.3.1","date":"2026-03-12T03:35:15Z","type":"stable","version":"26.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.3.0","date":"2026-03-06T17:41:48Z","type":"stable","version":"26.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.1.0","date":"2026-01-18T04:49:25Z","type":"stable","version":"26.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/26.1a1","date":"2025-12-08T01:46:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"26.1a1"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/25.12.0","date":"2025-12-08T01:40:32Z","type":"stable","version":"25.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/25.11.0","date":"2025-11-10T01:53:31Z","type":"stable","version":"25.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/25.9.0","date":"2025-09-19T00:27:15Z","type":"stable","version":"25.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/25.1.0","date":"2025-01-29T04:15:11Z","type":"stable","version":"25.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.10.0","date":"2024-10-07T19:20:06Z","type":"stable","version":"24.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.8.0","date":"2024-08-02T17:42:53Z","type":"stable","version":"24.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.4.2","date":"2024-04-26T00:31:27Z","type":"stable","version":"24.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.4.1","date":"2024-04-24T15:17:30Z","type":"stable","version":"24.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.4.0","date":"2024-04-12T20:13:48Z","type":"stable","version":"24.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.3.0","date":"2024-03-15T19:35:14Z","type":"stable","version":"24.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.2.0","date":"2024-02-12T20:20:40Z","type":"stable","version":"24.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/psf/black/releases/tag/24.1.1","date":"2024-01-28T05:28:09Z","type":"stable","version":"24.1.1"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.5 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=black&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Code Quality Tools)

| Capability | Black | CodeClimate |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Function | Formatter | Quality platform |
| Language scope | Single-language | Multi-language |
| Implementation language | Python | - |
| **Capability** |  |  |
| Autofix | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Config** |  |  |
| Config model | Zero-config | - |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Custom rules | ✗ | ✗ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Both | SaaS |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Editor integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| CI / VCS gating | ✓ | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code metrics | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Incremental / monorepo aware | ✗ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source | OSS | Closed |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Free | Per-dev |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:55:46.454Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*