Comparison

mypy vs Ruff

No clear leader: Ruff (74.0) and mypy (71.9) 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.

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mypy72
Ruff74
Score
Vioscale score
mypy72 / 100medium · 60%
Ruff74 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Price level
mypyfree
Ruff
Integrations
Count
mypy
Ruff6
Adoption
Dependent repos
mypy52,771
Ruff5,870
Github stars
mypy20,603
Ruff49,341
Package downloads weekly
Activity
Commits last 30d
mypy27
Ruff100
Release
Cadence days
mypy
Ruff7
History
mypy
License
Spdx
mypy
RuffMIT
Language
Primary
mypyPython
RuffRust

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
mypyType checker
RuffLinter
Language scope
mypySingle-language
RuffSingle-language
Implementation language
mypyPython
RuffRust
Capability
Autofix
mypy
Ruff
Config
Config model
mypy-
Ruff-
Extensibility
Custom rules
mypy
Ruff-
Deployment
Deployment
mypyCLI-local
RuffCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
mypy
Ruff
CI / VCS gating
mypy
Ruff-
Insight
Code metrics
mypy
Ruff-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
mypy
Ruff
Licensing
Open-source
mypyOSS
RuffOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
mypyFree
RuffFree

What each one is

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

mypy

A type analysis tool for Python that enables code to transition from pure dynamic typing to statically-typed code through annotations, with error detection at check time. Code runs with negligible performance impact and developers can incrementally adopt static types in existing projects.

Independently observed

Ruff

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.

mypy

Open source
as of verify ↗

Ruff

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

mypy

Not documented yet.

Ruff

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.