ESLint vs Clippy

ESLint9.4Visit Clippy8.6Visit

Higher score ESLint #1 in Linters 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit ESLint

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

• ESLint fits best

  JavaScript projects needing an extensible standard

• Clippy fits best

  Rust developers seeking extensive lint coverage

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Side by side

Feature	ESLint 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Clippy 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Linters	#6 in Linters
Best for	JavaScript projects needing an extensible standard	Rust developers seeking extensive lint coverage
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Desktop
Support	Community, Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	12 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ESLint 4/4 · Clippy 3/4
Autofix	✓	✓
Custom rules	✓ (best)	—
Security rules	✓	✓
CI support	✓	✓
Specs
Languages supported	1	1
IDE support	Ide	Ide
Our review
Pros	Free, open-source static analysis with automatic fixing Custom rules, plugins, parsers, and configurations Integrates with editors, build tools, CI, and Node.js	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
Cons	Primary language scope is JavaScript and JSX Additional languages depend on plugins Autofix applies only to supported issues	Supports Rust rather than multiple programming languages Autofix applies only to supported lint suggestions Integrations focus on Rustup, Cargo, and rust-analyzer
Our verdict	ESLint is an open-source static-analysis tool for identifying and fixing problems in JavaScript code. It analyzes code without executing it, reports rule violations, and can automatically fix many supported issues through the --fix… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ESLint — where it wins

  • Free, open-source static analysis with automatic fixing
  • Custom rules, plugins, parsers, and configurations
  • Integrates with editors, build tools, CI, and Node.js

  Where it doesn't

  • Primary language scope is JavaScript and JSX
  • Additional languages depend on plugins
  • Autofix applies only to supported issues

• 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

• ESLint9.4/10 · Free plan

  A free, extensible JavaScript linter with autofix, plugins, and broad developer-tool integrations.

  Visit ESLintFull verdict →
• Clippy8.6/10 · Open source

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

  Visit ClippyFull verdict →