Comparison

golangci-lint 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
golangci-lint64
Ruff74
Score
Vioscale score
golangci-lint64 / 100medium · 50%
Ruff74 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
golangci-lint
Ruff
Model
golangci-lintopen_source
Price level
golangci-lintfree
Ruff
Integrations
Count
golangci-lint6
Ruff6
Adoption
Dependent repos
golangci-lint10,411
Ruff5,870
Github stars
golangci-lint19,318
Ruff49,341
Package downloads weekly
golangci-lint
Activity
Commits last 30d
golangci-lint45
Ruff100
Release
Cadence days
golangci-lint5
Ruff7
History
golangci-lint20 items
License
Spdx
golangci-lintGPL-3.0
RuffMIT
Language
Primary
golangci-lintGo
RuffRust
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
golangci-lintLinter
RuffLinter
Language scope
golangci-lintSingle-language
RuffSingle-language
Implementation language
golangci-lintGo
RuffRust
Capability
Autofix
golangci-lint
Ruff
Config
Config model
golangci-lintConfig file
Ruff-
Extensibility
Custom rules
golangci-lint
Ruff-
Deployment
Deployment
golangci-lintCLI-local
RuffCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
golangci-lint
Ruff
CI / VCS gating
golangci-lint
Ruff-
Insight
Code metrics
golangci-lint
Ruff-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
golangci-lint
Ruff
Licensing
Open-source
golangci-lintOSS
RuffOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
golangci-lintFree
RuffFree

What each one is

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

golangci-lint

An open-source linting tool that combines multiple Go linters into a single, efficient analysis pass. It streamlines code quality checks by running linters concurrently and providing unified configuration.

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.

golangci-lint

Open sourceFree tier
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
golangci-lint
Ruff
Windows
golangci-lint
Ruff
Linux
golangci-lint
Ruff
CLI
golangci-lint
Ruff
Deployment
Self-hosted
golangci-lint
Ruff

Integrations

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

golangci-lint

6 total
  • VS Code
  • Sublime Text
  • GoLand
  • GNU Emacs
  • Vim
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

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.