Comparison

Clippy vs RuboCop

On the evidence we track, RuboCop leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Clippy56
★RuboCop64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Clippy56 / 100low · 43%
RuboCop64 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Clippy✓
RuboCop✓
Model
Price level
Clippyfree
RuboCopfree
Transparent
Clippy–
RuboCop✓
Integrations
Count
Clippy–
RuboCop14
Adoption
Dependent repos
Clippy325
RuboCop115,529
Github stars
Clippy119,787
RuboCop12,913
Activity
Commits last 30d
Clippy100
RuboCop100
Release
Cadence days
Clippy30
RuboCop16
History
Clippy20 items
RuboCop20 items
License
Spdx
RuboCopMIT
Language
Primary
ClippyRust
RuboCopRuby
Content
Faq
Clippy4 items
RuboCop5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
ClippyLinter
RuboCopLinter + formatter
Language scope
ClippySingle-language
RuboCopSingle-language
Implementation language
ClippyRust
RuboCopRuby
Capability
Autofix
Clippy-
RuboCop✓
Config
Config model
ClippyRule packs
RuboCopConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Clippy-
RuboCop✓
Deployment
Deployment
ClippyCLI-local
RuboCopCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Clippy✓
RuboCop✓
CI / VCS gating
Clippy-
RuboCop✓
Insight
Code metrics
Clippy-
RuboCop✓
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Clippy-
RuboCop-
Licensing
Open-source
ClippyOSS
RuboCopOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
ClippyFree
RuboCopFree

What each one is

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

Clippy

A comprehensive lint tool for Rust that identifies common coding mistakes, style issues, and performance problems, with configurable categories and levels of strictness.

Independently observed

RuboCop

Leader

An open-source linter and formatter for Ruby that enforces the community style guide, identifies potential bugs, and can automatically correct many issues.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Clippy

Open source
as of verify ↗

RuboCop

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Clippy✓
RuboCop✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Clippy–
RuboCop✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Clippy

Not documented yet.

RuboCop

Leader
19 total
  • rubocop-performance
  • rubocop-rails
  • rubocop-rspec
  • rubocop-minitest
  • rubocop-rake
  • rubocop-sequel
  • rubocop-thread_safety
  • rubocop-capybara
  • rubocop-factory_bot
  • rubocop-rspec_rails
  • rubocop-i18n
  • Eglot
  • Helix
  • Flycheck
  • VS Code
  • RubyMine
  • Emacs
  • Neovim
  • Zed
Independently observed
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