Clippy vs Biome

Clippy8.6Visit Biome8.4Visit

Higher score Clippy #6 in Linters 8.6/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Clippy

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Biome #8 in Linters 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Biome

• Clippy fits best

  Rust developers seeking extensive lint coverage

• Biome fits best

  Teams linting and formatting web code

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Side by side

Feature	Clippy 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Biome 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.4
Ranking	#6 in Linters	#8 in Linters
Best for	Rust developers seeking extensive lint coverage	Teams linting and formatting web code
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Open source	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs, Community	Community, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Clippy 3/4 · Biome 4/4
Autofix	✓	✓
Custom rules	—	✓ (best)
Security rules	✓	✓
CI support	✓	✓
Specs
Languages supported	1	17 (best)
IDE support	Ide	Ide
Our review
Pros	More than 800 lints across correctness, style, performance, and more Runs with Cargo or clippy-driver for non-Cargo projects Supports configuration, workspace checks, autofix, and CI enforcement	Combines linting, formatting, autofixes, import sorting, and CI checks Supports editor workflows through VS Code, IntelliJ, and Zed integrations Offers custom diagnostics, configurable rules, Docker images, and standalone binaries
Cons	Supports Rust rather than multiple programming languages Autofix applies only to supported lint suggestions Integrations focus on Rustup, Cargo, and rust-analyzer	Some listed languages are experimental or in progress Not all listed language entries currently support linting Its focus is web projects rather than general-purpose codebases
Our verdict	Clippy is an open-source Rust linter for developers and teams that want automated checks for common mistakes and idiomatic improvements. It analyzes Cargo projects through the cargo clippy subcommand and can also run through clippy-driver… Read the review →	Biome is an open-source toolchain for web projects, combining a formatter, linter, command-line interface, and Language Server Protocol integration. It is aimed at developers and teams maintaining modern web applications, with support for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Clippy — where it wins

  • More than 800 lints across correctness, style, performance, and more
  • Runs with Cargo or clippy-driver for non-Cargo projects
  • Supports configuration, workspace checks, autofix, and CI enforcement

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports Rust rather than multiple programming languages
  • Autofix applies only to supported lint suggestions
  • Integrations focus on Rustup, Cargo, and rust-analyzer

• Biome — where it wins

  • Combines linting, formatting, autofixes, import sorting, and CI checks
  • Supports editor workflows through VS Code, IntelliJ, and Zed integrations
  • Offers custom diagnostics, configurable rules, Docker images, and standalone binaries

  Where it doesn't

  • Some listed languages are experimental or in progress
  • Not all listed language entries currently support linting
  • Its focus is web projects rather than general-purpose codebases

• Clippy8.6/10 · Open source

  A deeply configurable Rust linter with more than 800 checks and CI support.

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• Biome8.4/10 · Free plan

  An open-source web toolchain combining linting, formatting, fixes, and editor support.

  Visit BiomeFull verdict →