# Clippy vs flake8

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** flake8

| Attribute | Clippy | flake8 |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.1 (43% (low)) | 64 (66% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 21 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 325 | 153,063 |
| adoption.github_stars | 119,787 | 3,828 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 9,519,717 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Clippy provides over 800 lints organized into configurable categories to catch common mistakes and improve Rust code quality. Lints are categorized by severity (correctness, suspicious, style, complexity, performance) and can be enabled or disabled individually. It is indexed under Code Quality Tools.","source":"https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/","question":"What is Clippy?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Clippy is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/","question":"Is Clippy free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Clippy supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/","question":"What platforms does Clippy support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Clippy is published under the Apache-2.0 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/rust-lang/rust","question":"Is Clippy open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"flake8 is an open-source Python linter that combines multiple style-checking tools to verify code compliance with PEP 8 and detect errors. It uses a plugin architecture for extensibility and is commonly integrated into development workflows and CI/CD pipelines. It is indexed under Code Quality Tools.","source":"https://flake8.pycqa.org/","question":"What is flake8?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"flake8 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://flake8.pycqa.org/","question":"Is flake8 free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"flake8 supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://flake8.pycqa.org/","question":"What platforms does flake8 support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. flake8 can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://flake8.pycqa.org/","question":"Can flake8 be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for flake8, including pycodestyle, pyflakes and mccabe. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://flake8.pycqa.org/","question":"What does flake8 integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. flake8 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://pypi.org/pypi/flake8/json","question":"Is flake8 open source?","confidence":0.9}]` |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A comprehensive lint tool for Rust that identifies common coding mistakes, style issues, and performance problems, with configurable categories and levels of strictness. | flake8 is an open-source Python linter that combines multiple style-checking tools to verify code compliance with PEP 8 and detect errors. It uses a plugin architecture for extensibility and is commonly integrated into development workflows and CI/CD pipelines. |
| features.capabilities | `{"function":"linter","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"rule_packs","impl_language":"Rust","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language","editor_integration":true}` | `{"autofix":false,"metrics":true,"function":"linter","ci_gating":true,"deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"config_file","custom_rules":true,"impl_language":"Python","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language","editor_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 3 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"pycodestyle"},{"name":"pyflakes"},{"name":"mccabe"},{"name":"pre-commit","native":true,"category":"ci","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | Python |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:33:25.955Z"}` | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://flake8.pycqa.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T16:03:57.147Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 30 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.99.0","date":"2026-10-01T12:41:12Z","type":"stable","version":"1.99.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.98.1","date":"2026-09-03T13:14:07Z","type":"stable","version":"1.98.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.98.0","date":"2026-08-20T18:05:33Z","type":"stable","version":"1.98.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.97.1","date":"2026-07-16T12:29:15Z","type":"stable","version":"1.97.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.97.0","date":"2026-07-09T12:25:16Z","type":"stable","version":"1.97.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.96.1","date":"2026-07-05T23:50:27Z","type":"stable","version":"1.96.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.96.0","date":"2026-05-28T17:50:42Z","type":"stable","version":"1.96.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.95.0","date":"2026-04-16T18:19:31Z","type":"stable","version":"1.95.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.94.1","date":"2026-03-26T13:03:20Z","type":"stable","version":"1.94.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.94.0","date":"2026-03-05T18:44:15Z","type":"stable","version":"1.94.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.93.1","date":"2026-02-12T20:26:57Z","type":"stable","version":"1.93.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.93.0","date":"2026-01-22T13:51:49Z","type":"stable","version":"1.93.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.92.0","date":"2025-12-11T14:58:25Z","type":"stable","version":"1.92.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.91.1","date":"2025-11-10T19:02:09Z","type":"stable","version":"1.91.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.91.0","date":"2025-10-30T18:29:40Z","type":"stable","version":"1.91.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.90.0","date":"2025-09-18T20:02:56Z","type":"stable","version":"1.90.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.89.0","date":"2025-08-07T10:55:11Z","type":"stable","version":"1.89.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.88.0","date":"2025-06-26T18:10:22Z","type":"stable","version":"1.88.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.87.0","date":"2025-05-15T17:28:21Z","type":"stable","version":"1.87.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.86.0","date":"2025-04-03T09:42:40Z","type":"stable","version":"1.86.0"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 7.1 | 5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=rust&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=flake8&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Code Quality Tools)

| Capability | Clippy | flake8 |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Function | Linter | Linter |
| Language scope | Single-language | Single-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 |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:15:36.057Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*