# Clippy vs golangci-lint

| Attribute | Clippy | golangci-lint |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66 (31% (low)) | 64 (50% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 45 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 256 | 10,411 |
| adoption.github_stars | 116,179 | 19,318 |
| 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. | An open-source linting tool that combines multiple Go linters into a single, efficient analysis pass. It streamlines code quality checks by running linters concurrently and providing unified configuration. |
| features.capabilities | `{"function":"linter","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","impl_language":"Rust","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language"}` | `{"autofix":true,"metrics":false,"function":"linter","ci_gating":true,"deployment":"cli_local","incremental":true,"open_source":"oss","config_model":"config_file","custom_rules":false,"impl_language":"Go","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language","editor_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 6 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"Sublime Text"},{"name":"GoLand"},{"name":"GNU Emacs"},{"name":"Vim"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:33:25.955Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://golangci-lint.run/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:37:13.368Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 30 | 5 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.98.0","date":"2026-08-20T18:05:33Z","type":"stable","version":"1.98.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.97.1","date":"2026-07-16T12:29:15Z","type":"stable","version":"1.97.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.97.0","date":"2026-07-09T12:25:16Z","type":"stable","version":"1.97.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.96.1","date":"2026-07-05T23:50:27Z","type":"stable","version":"1.96.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.96.0","date":"2026-05-28T17:50:42Z","type":"stable","version":"1.96.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.95.0","date":"2026-04-16T18:19:31Z","type":"stable","version":"1.95.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.94.1","date":"2026-03-26T13:03:20Z","type":"stable","version":"1.94.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.94.0","date":"2026-03-05T18:44:15Z","type":"stable","version":"1.94.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.93.1","date":"2026-02-12T20:26:57Z","type":"stable","version":"1.93.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.93.0","date":"2026-01-22T13:51:49Z","type":"stable","version":"1.93.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.92.0","date":"2025-12-11T14:58:25Z","type":"stable","version":"1.92.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.91.1","date":"2025-11-10T19:02:09Z","type":"stable","version":"1.91.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.91.0","date":"2025-10-30T18:29:40Z","type":"stable","version":"1.91.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.90.0","date":"2025-09-18T20:02:56Z","type":"stable","version":"1.90.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.89.0","date":"2025-08-07T10:55:11Z","type":"stable","version":"1.89.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.88.0","date":"2025-06-26T18:10:22Z","type":"stable","version":"1.88.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.87.0","date":"2025-05-15T17:28:21Z","type":"stable","version":"1.87.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.86.0","date":"2025-04-03T09:42:40Z","type":"stable","version":"1.86.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.85.1","date":"2025-03-23T03:09:05Z","type":"stable","version":"1.85.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases/tag/1.85.0","date":"2025-02-20T17:09:32Z","type":"stable","version":"1.85.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.13.1","date":"2026-08-20T14:59:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.13.0","date":"2026-08-19T23:29:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.12.2","date":"2026-05-06T11:36:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.12.1","date":"2026-05-02T10:35:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.12.0","date":"2026-05-01T13:09:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.11.4","date":"2026-03-22T18:01:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.11.3","date":"2026-03-10T10:52:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.11.2","date":"2026-03-07T21:54:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.11.1","date":"2026-03-06T14:30:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.11.0","date":"2026-03-06T13:43:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.10.1","date":"2026-02-17T15:54:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.10.0","date":"2026-02-17T13:34:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.9.0","date":"2026-02-10T23:40:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.8.0","date":"2026-01-07T21:56:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.7.2","date":"2025-12-07T17:23:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.7.1","date":"2025-12-04T14:54:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.7.0","date":"2025-12-03T20:17:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.6.2","date":"2025-11-14T13:26:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.6.1","date":"2025-11-04T11:31:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v2.6.0","date":"2025-10-29T20:06:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.6.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=rustc-ap-rustc_lexer&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%2Fgolangci%2Fgolangci-lint&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Code Quality Tools)

| Capability | Clippy | golangci-lint |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Function | Linter | Linter |
| Language scope | Single-language | Single-language |
| Implementation language | Rust | Go |
| **Capability** |  |  |
| Autofix | - | ✓ |
| **Config** |  |  |
| Config model | - | 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 2026-09-01T17:36:07.513Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*