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Ruff

astral-sh/ruff

An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter written in Rust.

  • Active
  • MIT
  • Rust
Ruff card: A fast Python linter and formatter.
51.2kGitHub stars
2.7kForks
448Contributors
v0.17.4latest release

In short

Ruff is a GitHub project in the DevOps category, written mainly in Rust. It is released under the MIT licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 11 Nov 2026. It has 51,218 GitHub stars.

What it does

Standout capabilityOver 900 built-in rules with native re-implementations of popular Flake8 plugins
Best forPython developers and monorepos

Maintenance

0 dsince last commit
6 dsince last release
2,290open issues
4 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday

Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 11 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v0.17.4 · 5 Nov 2026. How we score this

Licence in plain words

Permissive · MIT

Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.

A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗

Ruff compared with alternatives

ProjectStarsLicenceStatusLast commit
Uptime Kuma93.5kMITActive11 Nov 2026
Traefik65.5kMITActive10 Nov 2026
Ruff (this page)51.2kMITActive11 Nov 2026
Portainer38.8kZlibActive11 Nov 2026
husky35.4kMITQuiet19 Mar 2026
Dokku32.2kMITActive10 Nov 2026

Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.

Questions

Is Ruff free and open source?

Yes. Ruff is published on GitHub under the MIT licence (permissive). Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.

Is Ruff still maintained?

Active: the last commit was on 11 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v0.17.4, came out on 5 Nov 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.

What is Ruff written in?

Ruff is mainly written in Rust.

How popular is Ruff?

As of 11 Nov 2026, Ruff has 51,218 GitHub stars, 2,660 forks and 448 contributors.

What are some alternatives to Ruff?

Other DevOps projects on Repoworthy include Uptime Kuma, Traefik, Portainer, husky and Dokku.

Alternatives in DevOps

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Traefik

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Portainer

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husky

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Dokku

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Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 11 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.