Comparison

pre-commit 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.

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pre-commit68

★Ruff74

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	pre-commit	RuffLeader
Vioscale score	68 / 100medium · 73%	74 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	6
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.6	-
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=pypi&package_name=ruff&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	35,684	5,870
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,536	49,341
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	42,454,729	77,677,334
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	13	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	57	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

pre-commit68 / 100medium · 73%

Ruff74 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

pre-commit✓

Ruff–

Model

pre-commitcommercial

Ruffcommercial

Price level

pre-commitfree

Ruff–

Transparent

pre-commit✓

Ruff–

Integrations

Count

pre-commit–

Ruff6

Security

Gdpr

pre-commit–

Ruff✓

Scorecard

pre-commit4.6

Ruff–

Vulnerabilities

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

RuffCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=ruff&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

pre-commit✓

Ruff–

Adoption

Dependent repos

pre-commit35,684

Ruff5,870

Github stars

pre-commit15,536

Ruff49,341

Package downloads weekly

pre-commit42,454,729

Ruff77,677,334

Activity

Commits last 30d

pre-commit13

Ruff100

Release

Cadence days

pre-commit57

Ruff7

History

pre-commit20 items

Ruff20 items

License

Spdx

pre-commitMIT

RuffMIT

Language

Primary

pre-commitPython

RuffRust

Market

Availability

pre-commit–

RuffAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ 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	Ruff
Core
Function	Meta-runner	Linter
Language scope	Multi-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Python	Rust
Capability
Autofix	✗	✓
Config
Config model	Config file	-
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	-
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration	✗	✓
CI / VCS gating	✓	-
Insight
Code metrics	✗	-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	✗	✓
Licensing
Open-source	OSS	OSS
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	Free

Core

Function

pre-commitMeta-runner

RuffLinter

Language scope

pre-commitMulti-language

RuffSingle-language

Implementation language

pre-commitPython

RuffRust

Capability

Autofix

pre-commit✗

Ruff✓

Config

Config model

pre-commitConfig file

Ruff-

Extensibility

Custom rules

pre-commit✓

Ruff-

Deployment

pre-commitCLI-local

RuffCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

pre-commit✗

Ruff✓

CI / VCS gating

pre-commit✓

Ruff-

Insight

Code metrics

pre-commit✗

Ruff-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

pre-commit✗

Ruff✓

Licensing

Open-source

pre-commitOSS

RuffOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

pre-commitFree

RuffFree

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

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.

pre-commit

Free

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Ruff

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

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	Ruff
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

pre-commit✗

Ruff✓

Windows

pre-commit✗

Ruff✓

Linux

pre-commit✗

Ruff✓

CLI

pre-commit✓

Ruff✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

pre-commit✓

Ruff✓

Integrations

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

pre-commit

Not documented yet.

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.