Comparison

Clippy vs Ruff

On the evidence we track, Ruff leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Clippy66
Ruff74
Score
Vioscale score
Clippy66 / 100low · 31%updating
Ruff74 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Clippy
Ruff
Model
Price level
Clippyfree
Ruff
Integrations
Count
Clippy
Ruff6
Adoption
Dependent repos
Clippy256
Ruff5,870
Github stars
Clippy116,179
Ruff49,341
Package downloads weekly
Clippy
Activity
Commits last 30d
Clippy100
Ruff100
Release
Cadence days
Clippy30
Ruff7
History
License
Spdx
RuffMIT
Language
Primary
ClippyRust
RuffRust
Market

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
ClippyLinter
RuffLinter
Language scope
ClippySingle-language
RuffSingle-language
Implementation language
ClippyRust
RuffRust
Capability
Autofix
Clippy-
Ruff
Config
Config model
Clippy-
Ruff-
Extensibility
Custom rules
Clippy-
Ruff-
Deployment
Deployment
ClippyCLI-local
RuffCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Clippy-
Ruff
CI / VCS gating
Clippy-
Ruff-
Insight
Code metrics
Clippy-
Ruff-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Clippy-
Ruff
Licensing
Open-source
ClippyOSS
RuffOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
ClippyFree
RuffFree

What each one is

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

Clippy

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.

Independently observed

Ruff

Leader

A fast Python linter built in Rust that consolidates multiple linting tools into a single interface. It supports over 500 rules, provides automated fixes for common issues, and runs significantly faster than traditional Python linters on even very large codebases.

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 ↗

Ruff

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Clippy
Ruff
Windows
Clippy
Ruff
Linux
Clippy
Ruff
CLI
Clippy
Ruff
Deployment
Self-hosted
Clippy
Ruff

Integrations

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

Clippy

Not documented yet.

Ruff

Leader
6 total
  • Flake8
  • isort
  • Autoflake
  • Pyflakes
  • pycodestyle
  • Pylint
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.