# Clippy vs PMD

| Attribute | Clippy | PMD |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66 (31% (low)) | 59.9 (53% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 62 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 256 | 356 |
| adoption.github_stars | 116,179 | 5,473 |
| 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. | PMD is a multilingual static code analyzer that detects common programming issues like unused variables and inefficient patterns. It includes over 400 built-in rules, supports 16+ languages with primary focus on Java, and supports custom rules via Java or XPath. |
| features.capabilities | `{"function":"linter","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","impl_language":"Rust","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language"}` | `{"function":"static_analyzer","ci_gating":true,"deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"rule_packs","custom_rules":true,"impl_language":"Java","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"multi_language","editor_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Eclipse"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:33:25.955Z"}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free, open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pmd.github.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:38:36.255Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 30 | 28 |
| 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/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.27.0-SNAPSHOT","date":"2026-06-29T09:47:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pmd_releases/7.27.0-SNAPSHOT"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.26.0","date":"2026-06-29T09:27:48Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.25.0","date":"2026-05-29T07:31:55Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.24.0","date":"2026-04-24T10:32:31Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.23.0","date":"2026-03-27T11:16:41Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.22.0","date":"2026-02-27T12:03:19Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.21.0","date":"2026-01-30T09:52:21Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.20.0","date":"2025-12-30T15:44:30Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.19.0","date":"2025-11-28T11:36:32Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.18.0","date":"2025-10-31T08:59:05Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.17.0","date":"2025-09-12T08:10:30Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.16.0","date":"2025-07-25T07:00:32Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.15.0","date":"2025-06-27T12:45:08Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.14.0","date":"2025-05-30T18:45:09Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.13.0","date":"2025-04-25T08:32:19Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.12.0","date":"2025-03-28T08:27:08Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.11.0","date":"2025-02-28T11:24:10Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.10.0","date":"2025-01-31T10:26:11Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.9.0","date":"2024-12-27T13:22:05Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases/7.8.0","date":"2024-11-29T10:55:15Z","type":"stable","version":"pmd_releases/7.8.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 7.1 | 6.1 |
| 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=maven&package_name=net.sourceforge.pmd%3Apmd-java&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Code Quality Tools)

| Capability | Clippy | PMD |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Function | Linter | Static analyzer |
| Language scope | Single-language | Multi-language |
| Implementation language | Rust | Java |
| **Capability** |  |  |
| Autofix | - | - |
| **Config** |  |  |
| Config model | - | Rule packs |
| **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 2026-09-01T14:39:38.030Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*