# oclif vs picocli

| Attribute | oclif | picocli |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.8 (24% (low)) | 47.3 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 12 | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,124 | 4,237 |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,582 | 5,414 |
| description.long | An open-source framework built by Salesforce for developing command-line interfaces. Provides tools and libraries for generating, building, packaging, and releasing CLI applications with TypeScript support. | An open-source framework that simplifies CLI development by handling argument parsing, type conversion, validation, and formatted help generation through an annotation-based API. |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Java |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://oclif.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:54:27.945Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source, free to use","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://picocli.info","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:55:42.406Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 70 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.24.0","date":"2026-08-24T17:22:10Z","type":"stable","version":"4.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.32","date":"2026-08-24T16:33:54Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.31","date":"2026-08-24T16:25:18Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.30","date":"2026-08-06T03:25:37Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.29","date":"2026-07-25T08:57:56Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.28","date":"2026-07-20T15:48:07Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.27","date":"2026-07-06T06:47:57Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.26","date":"2026-07-05T12:41:58Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.25","date":"2026-07-05T10:28:12Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.24","date":"2026-06-29T07:04:42Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.23","date":"2026-06-28T12:43:39Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.22","date":"2026-06-28T10:35:44Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.21","date":"2026-06-23T11:31:59Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.20","date":"2026-06-22T14:55:51Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.19","date":"2026-06-22T13:44:06Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.18","date":"2026-06-22T07:41:57Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.17","date":"2026-06-21T11:24:54Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.16","date":"2026-06-14T11:09:10Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.15","date":"2026-06-14T06:57:48Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/oclif/oclif/releases/tag/4.23.14","date":"2026-06-08T07:04:06Z","type":"stable","version":"4.23.14"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.7.7","date":"2025-04-19T01:21:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.7.6","date":"2024-05-08T00:30:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.7.5","date":"2023-08-26T23:07:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.7.4","date":"2023-06-03T01:14:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.7.3","date":"2023-04-16T07:27:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.7.2","date":"2023-04-09T09:56:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.7.1","date":"2023-01-29T00:25:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.7.0","date":"2022-10-31T20:13:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.6.3","date":"2022-02-09T10:12:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.6.2","date":"2021-11-05T12:19:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.6.1","date":"2021-01-03T03:42:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.6.0","date":"2021-01-01T10:37:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.5.2","date":"2020-10-14T12:12:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.5.1","date":"2020-08-26T05:33:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.5.0","date":"2020-08-01T03:13:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.4.0","date":"2020-07-05T02:40:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.3.2","date":"2020-05-16T09:30:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.3.1","date":"2020-05-14T23:14:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.3.0","date":"2020-05-12T22:57:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/remkop/picocli/releases/tag/v4.2.0","date":"2020-02-11T23:25:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 4.3 | 6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=oclif&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=info.picocli%3Apicocli&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (CLI Frameworks)

| Capability | oclif | picocli |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Language | - | - |
| Design style | - | - |
| Nested subcommands | - | - |
| Auto generated help | - | - |
| Plugin system | - | - |
| Interactive prompts | - | - |
| Type validation | - | - |
| Styled rich output | - | - |
| Project scaffolding | - | - |
| Test harness | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| License | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:00:10.380Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*