# CodeClimate vs RuboCop

**Leader by Vioscale score:** RuboCop

| Attribute | CodeClimate | RuboCop |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 36.2 (73% (medium)) | 69.7 (53% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 115,529 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 12,899 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | Helps organizational leaders measure and optimize how their software development practices are evolving with AI tools, providing data-driven insights and guidance to transform into AI-native organizations. | RuboCop is an open-source Ruby linter and formatter that enforces code style based on the Ruby community style guide. It detects code quality issues and can automatically fix many of them, with extensive configuration options and extensibility through community plugins. |
| features.capabilities | `{"autofix":false,"metrics":true,"function":"quality_platform","deployment":"saas","open_source":"closed","custom_rules":false,"pricing_model":"per_dev","language_scope":"multi_language","editor_integration":false}` | `{"autofix":true,"function":"linter_formatter","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"config_file","custom_rules":true,"impl_language":"Ruby","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language","editor_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 70 | 14 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"eslint"},{"name":"prettier"},{"name":"rubocop"},{"name":"bandit"},{"name":"trivy"},{"name":"osv-scanner"}]` | `[{"name":"rubocop-performance"},{"name":"rubocop-rails"},{"name":"rubocop-rspec"},{"name":"rubocop-minitest"},{"name":"rubocop-rake"},{"name":"rubocop-sequel"},{"name":"rubocop-thread_safety"},{"name":"rubocop-capybara"},{"name":"rubocop-factory_bot"},{"name":"rubocop-rspec_rails"},{"name":"rubocop-i18n"},{"name":"Eglot"},{"name":"Helix"},{"name":"Flycheck"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Ruby |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Engagement","features":["Forward Deployed Engineers","Customized to specific tools and processes","End-to-end outcome measurement","Before and after reporting"],"description":"Custom engagement with forward-deployed engineers over 12 weeks, focused on a section of the organization with potential to scale","contactSales":true}],"sourceUrl":"https://codeclimate.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:07:23.199Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://rubocop.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:31:22.550Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | quote | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 16 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.90.0","date":"2026-08-24T11:40:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.90.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.89.0","date":"2026-08-04T09:00:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.89.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.88.2","date":"2026-07-08T06:22:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.88.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.88.1","date":"2026-07-01T09:52:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.88.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.88.0","date":"2026-06-16T05:10:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.88.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.87.0","date":"2026-05-30T08:52:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.87.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.86.2","date":"2026-05-14T05:26:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.86.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.86.1","date":"2026-04-09T06:12:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.86.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.86.0","date":"2026-03-23T10:39:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.86.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.85.1","date":"2026-03-05T10:22:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.85.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.85.0","date":"2026-02-26T09:50:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.85.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.84.2","date":"2026-02-12T07:25:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.84.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.84.1","date":"2026-02-03T01:55:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.84.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.84.0","date":"2026-01-27T09:57:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.84.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.82.1","date":"2025-12-24T08:47:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.82.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.82.0","date":"2025-12-17T10:25:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.82.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.81.7","date":"2025-10-31T09:01:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.81.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.81.6","date":"2025-10-21T07:34:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.81.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.81.1","date":"2025-09-26T13:35:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.81.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/releases/tag/v1.81.0","date":"2025-09-25T12:50:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.81.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.6 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=rubocop&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"LOW"}` |

## Capabilities (Code Quality Tools)

| Capability | CodeClimate | RuboCop |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Function | Quality platform | Linter + formatter |
| Language scope | Multi-language | Single-language |
| Implementation language | - | Ruby |
| **Capability** |  |  |
| Autofix | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Config** |  |  |
| Config model | - | Config file |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Custom rules | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | SaaS | CLI-local |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Editor integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| CI / VCS gating | - | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Code metrics | ✓ | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Incremental / monorepo aware | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source | Closed | OSS |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Per-dev | Free |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:33:40.375Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
