Comparison

pygments vs pyyaml

On the evidence we track, pygments 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.

pygments full profile →pyyaml full profile →

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★pygments74

pyyaml50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	pygmentsLeader	pyyaml
Vioscale score	74 / 100low · 47%	50 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	5
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pygments&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICAL	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	70,561	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	2,204	2,940
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	284,912,954	273,925,363
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	82	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	108	236
Historyrelease.history	20 items	3 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD-2-Clause	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

Vioscale score

pygments74 / 100low · 47%

pyyaml50 / 100low · 47%

Pricing

Free tier

pygments✓

pyyaml✓

Model

pygmentsopen_source

pyyamlopen_source

Price level

pygmentsfree

pyyamlfree

Transparent

pygments✓

pyyaml✓

Security

Scorecard

pygments6.2

pyyaml5

Vulnerabilities

pygmentsCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pygments&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICAL

pyyaml–

Reliability

Status page

pygments✓

pyyaml✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

pygments70,561

pyyaml–

Github stars

pygments2,204

pyyaml2,940

Package downloads weekly

pygments284,912,954

pyyaml273,925,363

Activity

Commits last 30d

pygments82

pyyaml0

Release

Cadence days

pygments108

pyyaml236

History

pygments20 items

pyyaml3 items

License

Spdx

pygmentsBSD-2-Clause

pyyamlMIT

Language

Primary

pygmentsPython

pyyamlPython

Market

Availability

pygmentsAvailable worldwide

pyyamlAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

pygments7 items

pyyaml6 items

What each one is

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

pygments

Leader

An open-source Python library that formats and visually distinguishes source code from multiple languages and text types for use in websites, forums, wikis, and software applications.

Independently observed

pyyaml

PyYAML enables Python developers to read from and write to YAML files. The library includes a pure Python implementation for maximum compatibility and optional faster C-based bindings through LibYAML.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

pygments

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

pyyaml

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	pygments	pyyaml
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

pygments✓

pyyaml✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

pygments✓

pyyaml✓

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