Comparison

ESLint vs RuboCop

No clear leader: ESLint (73.6) and RuboCop (69.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
ESLint74
RuboCop70
Score
Vioscale score
ESLint74 / 100high · 79%updating
RuboCop70 / 100medium · 53%updating
Pricing
Free tier
ESLint
RuboCop
Model
Price level
ESLintfree
RuboCopfree
Transparent
ESLint
RuboCop
Integrations
Count
ESLint2
RuboCop14
Adoption
Dependent repos
ESLint1,569,244
RuboCop115,529
Github stars
ESLint27,484
RuboCop12,899
Package downloads weekly
RuboCop
Activity
Commits last 30d
ESLint50
RuboCop100
Release
Cadence days
ESLint13
RuboCop16
History
ESLint20 items
RuboCop20 items
License
Spdx
ESLintMIT
RuboCopMIT
Language
Primary
RuboCopRuby

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
ESLintLinter + formatter
RuboCopLinter + formatter
Language scope
ESLintSingle-language
RuboCopSingle-language
Implementation language
ESLintJavaScript
RuboCopRuby
Capability
Autofix
ESLint
RuboCop
Config
Config model
ESLintConfig file
RuboCopConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
ESLint
RuboCop
Deployment
Deployment
ESLintCLI-local
RuboCopCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
ESLint
RuboCop
CI / VCS gating
ESLint
RuboCop-
Insight
Code metrics
ESLint-
RuboCop-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
ESLint-
RuboCop-
Licensing
Open-source
ESLintOSS
RuboCopOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
ESLintFree
RuboCopFree

What each one is

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

ESLint

An open-source linter and fixer for JavaScript and JSX that runs locally in editors and CI pipelines. It uses AST analysis to catch problems and can automatically fix many issues, with full support for custom rules and extensibility.

Independently observed

RuboCop

RuboCop is an open-source Ruby linter and formatter that enforces code style based on the Ruby community style guide. It detects code quality issues and can automatically fix many of them, with extensive configuration options and extensibility through community plugins.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

ESLint

Open sourceFree tier

Free open source

  • Open SourceFree
    • Find issues in JavaScript code
    • Automatically fix problems
    • Custom parsers
    • Custom rules
    • Text editor integration
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

RuboCop

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
ESLint
RuboCop
Deployment
Self-hosted
ESLint
RuboCop

Integrations

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

ESLint

2 total
  • eslint-plugin-react
  • eslint-plugin-unicorn
Independently observed

RuboCop

14 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
Independently observed

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