Psalm 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for code quality tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Psalm
Psalm scans PHP codebases to discover potential problems and includes Psalter, a tool for automatically fixing identified issues with configurable safety measures and PHP version targeting.
Ruff
LeaderA tool for analyzing and formatting Python code, designed to be fast and efficient through Rust implementation, with support across multiple platforms.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Psalm
Free and open-source. Optional paid support contracts available.
- Open SourceFree
Ruff
LeaderPricing not documented yet.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Psalm
Not documented yet.
Ruff
Leader- Flake8
- isort
- Autoflake
- Pyflakes
- pycodestyle
- Pylint
- Visual Studio Code
Psalm 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.