# commitizen vs conventional-changelog

**Leader by Vioscale score:** commitizen

| Attribute | commitizen | conventional-changelog |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.3 (35% (low)) | 56.3 (41% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 27 | 19 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 638 | 183,305 |
| adoption.github_stars | 3,498 | 8,501 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A command-line utility that standardizes commit messages using Conventional Commits conventions, automatically manages semantic versioning, and generates changelogs. It streamlines release workflows by automating version bumping and changelog creation based on commit history. | A tool that parses git metadata and commit messages to produce formatted changelogs and release notes. Works with CI/CD pipelines and release automation tools to streamline the release process. |
| integrations.count | - | 8 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Git"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"npm"},{"name":"pnpm"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"semantic-release"},{"name":"commit-and-tag-version"},{"name":"simple-release-action"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | ISC |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:17:34.457Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:17:36.070Z"}` |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=commitizen&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=conventional-commits-parser&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Changelog Tools)

| Capability | commitizen | conventional-changelog |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Conventional commits support | - | - |
| Semver automation | - | - |
| Public hosted page | - | - |
| Embeddable widget | - | - |
| Custom domain whitelabel | - | - |
| Audience segmentation | - | - |
| Monorepo support | - | - |
| Ci cd integration | - | - |
| AI assisted drafting | - | - |
| View analytics | - | - |
| Open source self host | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:34:48.791Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*