Comparison

pre-commit vs RuboCop

No clear leader: RuboCop (69.7) and pre-commit (68.2) 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
pre-commit68
RuboCop70
Score
Vioscale score
pre-commit68 / 100medium · 73%updating
RuboCop70 / 100medium · 53%updating
Pricing
Free tier
pre-commit
RuboCop
Model
pre-commitcommercial
RuboCopcommercial
Price level
pre-commitfree
RuboCopfree
Transparent
pre-commit
RuboCop
Integrations
Count
pre-commit
RuboCop14
Reliability
Status page
pre-commit
RuboCop
Adoption
Dependent repos
pre-commit35,684
RuboCop115,529
Github stars
pre-commit15,536
RuboCop12,899
Package downloads weekly
pre-commit42,454,729
RuboCop
Activity
Commits last 30d
pre-commit13
RuboCop100
Release
Cadence days
pre-commit57
RuboCop16
History
pre-commit20 items
RuboCop20 items
License
Spdx
pre-commitMIT
RuboCopMIT
Language
Primary
pre-commitPython
RuboCopRuby

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
pre-commitMeta-runner
RuboCopLinter + formatter
Language scope
pre-commitMulti-language
RuboCopSingle-language
Implementation language
pre-commitPython
RuboCopRuby
Capability
Autofix
pre-commit
RuboCop
Config
Config model
pre-commitConfig file
RuboCopConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
pre-commit
RuboCop
Deployment
Deployment
pre-commitCLI-local
RuboCopCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
pre-commit
RuboCop
CI / VCS gating
pre-commit
RuboCop-
Insight
Code metrics
pre-commit
RuboCop-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
pre-commit
RuboCop-
Licensing
Open-source
pre-commitOSS
RuboCopOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
pre-commitFree
RuboCopFree

What each one is

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

pre-commit

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

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.

pre-commit

Free
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
pre-commit
RuboCop
Deployment
Self-hosted
pre-commit
RuboCop

Integrations

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

pre-commit

Not documented yet.

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.