Comparison

Psalm vs Ruff

No clear leader: Ruff (74.0) and Psalm (72.8) 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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Psalm73
Ruff74
Score
Vioscale score
Psalm73 / 100low · 33%updating
Ruff74 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Psalm
Ruff
Model
Price level
Psalmfree
Ruff
Transparent
Psalm
Ruff
Integrations
Count
Psalm
Ruff6
Adoption
Dependent repos
Psalm15,920
Ruff5,870
Github stars
Psalm5,884
Ruff49,341
Package downloads weekly
Psalm
Activity
Commits last 30d
Psalm
Ruff100
Release
Cadence days
Psalm1
Ruff7
History
License
Spdx
PsalmMIT
RuffMIT
Language
Primary
PsalmPHP
RuffRust
Market

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
PsalmStatic analyzer
RuffLinter
Language scope
PsalmSingle-language
RuffSingle-language
Implementation language
PsalmPHP
RuffRust
Capability
Autofix
Psalm
Ruff
Config
Config model
PsalmConfig file
Ruff-
Extensibility
Custom rules
Psalm
Ruff-
Deployment
Deployment
PsalmCLI-local
RuffCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Psalm-
Ruff
CI / VCS gating
Psalm-
Ruff-
Insight
Code metrics
Psalm
Ruff-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Psalm-
Ruff
Licensing
Open-source
PsalmOSS
RuffOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
PsalmFree
RuffFree

What each one is

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

Psalm

Psalm is a free, open-source static analyzer for PHP that identifies type-related errors and bugs in codebases at their strictest settings. It can automatically fix many common issues and supports safe coding patterns used in other languages.

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.

Psalm

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source. Optional paid support contracts available.

  • Open SourceFree
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
Psalm
Ruff
Windows
Psalm
Ruff
Linux
Psalm
Ruff
CLI
Psalm
Ruff
Deployment
Self-hosted
Psalm
Ruff

Integrations

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

Psalm

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.