Comparison

RuboCop vs Ruff

No clear leader: Ruff (74.0) and RuboCop (69.7) 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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RuboCop70
Ruff74
Score
Vioscale score
RuboCop70 / 100medium · 53%updating
Ruff74 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tier
RuboCop
Ruff
Model
Price level
RuboCopfree
Ruff
Transparent
RuboCop
Ruff
Integrations
Count
RuboCop14
Ruff6
Adoption
Dependent repos
RuboCop115,529
Ruff5,870
Github stars
RuboCop12,899
Ruff49,341
Package downloads weekly
RuboCop
Activity
Commits last 30d
RuboCop100
Ruff100
Release
Cadence days
RuboCop16
Ruff7
History
RuboCop20 items
License
Spdx
RuboCopMIT
RuffMIT
Language
Primary
RuboCopRuby
RuffRust
Market

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
RuboCopLinter + formatter
RuffLinter
Language scope
RuboCopSingle-language
RuffSingle-language
Implementation language
RuboCopRuby
RuffRust
Capability
Autofix
RuboCop
Ruff
Config
Config model
RuboCopConfig file
Ruff-
Extensibility
Custom rules
RuboCop
Ruff-
Deployment
Deployment
RuboCopCLI-local
RuffCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
RuboCop
Ruff
CI / VCS gating
RuboCop-
Ruff-
Insight
Code metrics
RuboCop-
Ruff-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
RuboCop-
Ruff
Licensing
Open-source
RuboCopOSS
RuffOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
RuboCopFree
RuffFree

What each one is

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

RuboCop

RuboCop is an open-source Ruby linter and formatter that enforces code style based on the Ruby community style guide. It detects code quality issues and can automatically fix many of them, with extensive configuration options and extensibility through community plugins.

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.

RuboCop

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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
RuboCop
Ruff
Windows
RuboCop
Ruff
Linux
RuboCop
Ruff
CLI
RuboCop
Ruff
Deployment
Self-hosted
RuboCop
Ruff

Integrations

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

RuboCop

14 total
  • rubocop-performance
  • rubocop-rails
  • rubocop-rspec
  • rubocop-minitest
  • rubocop-rake
  • rubocop-sequel
  • rubocop-thread_safety
  • rubocop-capybara
  • rubocop-factory_bot
  • rubocop-rspec_rails
  • rubocop-i18n
  • Eglot
  • Helix
  • Flycheck
Independently observed

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.