pre-commit

A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks

Also known as
pre-commit

What is pre-commit?

Multi-language package manager for pre-commit hooks that automatically handles installation and execution of hooks before commits. Automatically downloads and builds tools as needed without requiring root access.

Independently observed

pre-commit pricing

We don't have pre-commit's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

What pre-commit does

The capabilities that matter for code quality tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Function
Meta-runner
Language scope
Multi-language
Implementation language
Python
Capability
Autofix
-
Config
Config model
Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules
-
Deployment
Deployment
CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
-
CI / VCS gating
-
Insight
Code metrics
-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
-
Licensing
Open-source
OSS
Commercial
Pricing model
Free
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
Deployment
  • Self-hosted

pre-commit alternatives

Other code quality tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.

Independent · unbought · dated

The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for pre-commit, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 66 / 100
low · 34%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Package Downloads10026.002597.4
Github Activity3618.00649.5
Price Level1006.00600.0
Release Cadence4910.00494.4
Reliability508.00400.0
Github Stars795.00395.2
Pricing Transparency258.00200.0
Capabilities016.000.0-
Integrations08.000.0-
Security Posture013.000.0-
Stackoverflow Activity012.000.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d13mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars15,482highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90%
Package downloads weekly49,107,774highsource · 2026-08-03 · 85%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
Capabilities{"function":"meta_runner","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"config_file","impl_language":"Python","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"multi_language"}mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryPythonhighsource · 2026-08-03 · 98%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxMIThighsource · 2026-08-03 · 99%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%
Modelcommerciallowsource · 2026-08-03 · 40%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days91mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 70%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60%