# Clippy vs ESLint

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Clippy

| Attribute | Clippy | ESLint |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 75.8 (12% (low)) | 72.1 (44% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 92 |
| adoption.github_stars | 115,144 | 27,432 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 152,976,775 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | ESLint is an open source pluggable linting utility for JavaScript and JSX that statically analyzes code to find problems. Many issues can be automatically fixed, and it integrates with text editors and CI pipelines. |
| features.capabilities | `{"function":"linter","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"rule_packs","impl_language":"Rust","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language"}` | `{"autofix":true,"function":"linter","ci_gating":true,"deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"config_file","custom_rules":true,"impl_language":"JavaScript","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language","editor_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Codemod"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:29:18.391Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["Find issues in JavaScript code","Automatically fix problems","Custom parsers","Custom rules","Text editor integration","CI pipeline integration"],"description":"Free open source linter","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://eslint.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:08:29.561Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | 13 |

## Capabilities (Code Quality Tools)

| Capability | Clippy | ESLint |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Function | Linter | Linter |
| Language scope | Single-language | Single-language |
| Implementation language | Rust | JavaScript |
| **Capability** |  |  |
| Autofix | - | ✓ |
| **Config** |  |  |
| Config model | Rule packs | Config file |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Custom rules | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | CLI-local | 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 2026-08-07T00:06:54.546Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*