# Click vs urfave/cli

| Attribute | Click | urfave/cli |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 64.5 (24% (low)) | 69.7 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 22 | 37 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 316,082 | 57,081 |
| adoption.github_stars | 17,635 | 24,204 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | A Python library that simplifies creating command-line applications by automating help page generation and supporting composable command structures with nested commands. | An open-source Go library that streamlines CLI development with support for commands, subcommands, help text generation, shell completion, and flexible flag parsing. Designed to be simple, fast, and developer-friendly. |
| language.primary | Python | Go |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://click.palletsprojects.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:52:09.182Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cli.urfave.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:51:42.473Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 29 | 15 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=click&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Furfave%2Fcli&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (CLI Frameworks)

| Capability | Click | urfave/cli |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Language | - | - |
| Design style | - | - |
| Nested subcommands | - | - |
| Auto generated help | - | - |
| Plugin system | - | - |
| Interactive prompts | - | - |
| Type validation | - | - |
| Styled rich output | - | - |
| Project scaffolding | - | - |
| Test harness | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| License | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:41:45.786Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*