# Biome vs Clippy

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Clippy

| Attribute | Biome | Clippy |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 72.3 (38% (low)) | 75.8 (12% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.github_stars | 25,460 | 115,144 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 11,910,506 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | A fast formatter and linter for JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, TSX, JSON, HTML, CSS, and GraphQL with 97% Prettier compatibility. | Clippy provides over 800 lints organized into configurable categories to catch common mistakes and improve Rust code quality. Lints are categorized by severity (correctness, suspicious, style, complexity, performance) and can be enabled or disabled individually. |
| features.capabilities | `{"autofix":true,"function":"linter_formatter","open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"multi_language","editor_integration":true}` | `{"function":"linter","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"rule_packs","impl_language":"Rust","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language"}` |
| language.primary | Rust | Rust |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://biomejs.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:07:10.279Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:29:18.391Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 20 |

## Capabilities (Code Quality Tools)

| Capability | Biome | Clippy |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Function | Linter + formatter | Linter |
| Language scope | Multi-language | Single-language |
| Implementation language | - | Rust |
| **Capability** |  |  |
| Autofix | ✓ | - |
| **Config** |  |  |
| Config model | - | Rule packs |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Custom rules | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | - | CLI-local |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Editor integration | ✓ | - |
| CI / VCS gating | - | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code metrics | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Incremental / monorepo aware | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source | OSS | OSS |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Free | Free |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-08-07T00:01:48.907Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*