Comparison

pre-commit vs Qlty

On the evidence we track, pre-commit leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★pre-commit68

Qlty52

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	pre-commitLeader	Qlty
Vioscale score	68 / 100medium · 73%updating	52 / 100medium · 54%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	6
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.6	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=qlty-cloud&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	35,684	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,536	3,130
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	42,454,729	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	13	9
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	57	4
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

pre-commit68 / 100medium · 73%updating

Qlty52 / 100medium · 54%updating

Pricing

Free tier

pre-commit✓

Qlty✓

Model

pre-commitcommercial

Qltyfreemium

Price level

pre-commitfree

Qltymid

Transparent

pre-commit✓

Qlty✓

Integrations

Count

pre-commit–

Qlty6

Security

Scorecard

pre-commit4.6

Qlty–

Soc2

pre-commit–

Qlty✓

Vulnerabilities

pre-commitCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

QltyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=qlty-cloud&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

pre-commit✓

Qlty✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

pre-commit35,684

Qlty0

Github stars

pre-commit15,536

Qlty3,130

Package downloads weekly

pre-commit42,454,729

Qlty–

Activity

Commits last 30d

pre-commit13

Qlty9

Release

Cadence days

pre-commit57

Qlty4

History

pre-commit20 items

Qlty20 items

License

Spdx

pre-commitMIT

Qlty–

Language

Primary

pre-commitPython

QltyRust

Market

Availability

pre-commit–

QltyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	pre-commit	Qlty
Core
Function	Meta-runner	Quality platform
Language scope	Multi-language	Multi-language
Implementation language	Python	Rust
Capability
Autofix	✗	✓
Config
Config model	Config file	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	Both
Delivery
Editor integration	✗	✓
CI / VCS gating	✓	✓
Insight
Code metrics	✗	✓
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	✗	✓
Licensing
Open-source	OSS	Open-core
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	Per-contributor

Core

Function

pre-commitMeta-runner

QltyQuality platform

Language scope

pre-commitMulti-language

QltyMulti-language

Implementation language

pre-commitPython

QltyRust

Capability

Autofix

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

Config

Config model

pre-commitConfig file

QltyConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

pre-commit✓

Qlty✓

Deployment

pre-commitCLI-local

QltyBoth

Delivery

Editor integration

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

CI / VCS gating

pre-commit✓

Qlty✓

Insight

Code metrics

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

Licensing

Open-source

pre-commitOSS

QltyOpen-core

Commercial

Pricing model

pre-commitFree

QltyPer-contributor

What each one is

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

pre-commit

Leader

A framework that automates the execution of code quality checks as git pre-commit hooks, eliminating the need for developers to manually install language-specific dependencies on their machines to run linters and formatters written in any programming language.

Independently observed

Qlty

A code quality platform that automatically analyzes pull requests for linting, formatting, security issues, and code coverage with AI-generated fixes. Supports 40+ languages and integrates with GitHub, IDEs, and CI systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

pre-commit

Leader

Free

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Qlty

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free plan available. Pro from $20/contributor/month. Enterprise from $30/contributor/month. Annual plans include 2 months free.

FreeFree
- Unlimited public and private repositories
- Unlimited contributors
- 1,000 analysis minutes per month
- 100 AI autofixes per month
- Linting and auto-formatting
- +8 more
Pro$20/contributor/month. Annual billing includes 2 months free.
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Shared configurations
- Trends and hotspots
- 1 year of history
- Accelerated analysis
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- Advanced analytics
- Organization policies
- Custom permissions
- Audit logs
- +9 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	pre-commit	Qlty
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

macOS

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

Windows

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

Linux

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

CLI

pre-commit✓

Qlty✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

pre-commit✗

Qlty✓

Self-hosted

pre-commit✓

Qlty✗

Integrations

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

pre-commit

Leader

Not documented yet.

Qlty

6 total

GitHub
Visual Studio Code
GitHub Actions
CircleCI
Chrome
Firefox

Independently observed

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