Comparison

pre-commit vs Ruff

On the evidence we track, Ruff leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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pre-commit66
★Ruff73
Score
vioscaleAI score
pre-commit66 / 100medium · 70%
Ruff73 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
pre-commit✓
Ruff–
Model
pre-commitcommercial
Price level
pre-commitfree
Ruff–
Transparent
pre-commit✓
Ruff–
Integrations
Count
pre-commit–
Ruff6
Reliability
Status page
pre-commit✓
Ruff–
Adoption
Dependent repos
pre-commit35,684
Ruff5,870
Github stars
pre-commit15,626
Ruff49,914
Package downloads weekly
pre-commit33,971,661
Activity
Commits last 30d
pre-commit16
Ruff100
Release
Cadence days
pre-commit57
Ruff7
History
pre-commit20 items
License
Spdx
pre-commitMIT
RuffMIT
Language
Primary
pre-commitPython
RuffRust
Market
Content
Faq
pre-commit5 items

Capabilities

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

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
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

Manages Git pre-commit hooks written in various languages, automatically running code checks to detect issues like missing semicolons, trailing whitespace, and debug statements before code review.

Independently observed

Ruff

Leader

A tool for analyzing and formatting Python code, designed to be fast and efficient through Rust implementation, with support across multiple platforms.

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 ↗

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
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
7 total
  • Flake8
  • isort
  • Autoflake
  • Pyflakes
  • pycodestyle
  • Pylint
  • Visual Studio Code
Independently observed
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pre-commit or Ruff: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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