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Code Climate vs CodeFactor.io: What are the differences?
Developers describe Code Climate as "Automated Ruby Code Review". After each Git push, Code Climate analyzes your code for complexity, duplication, and common smells to determine changes in quality and surface technical debt hotspots. On the other hand, CodeFactor.io is detailed as "Automated Code Review for GitHub & BitBucket". CodeFactor.io automatically and continuously tracks code quality with every GitHub or BitBucket commit and pull request, helping software developers save time in code reviews and efficiently tackle technical debt.
Code Climate and CodeFactor.io can be categorized as "Code Review" tools.
"Auto sync with Github" is the primary reason why developers consider Code Climate over the competitors, whereas "Easy setup & GitHub integration" was stated as the key factor in picking CodeFactor.io.
According to the StackShare community, Code Climate has a broader approval, being mentioned in 144 company stacks & 48 developers stacks; compared to CodeFactor.io, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.
Pros of Code Climate
- Auto sync with Github71
- Simple grade system that motivates to keep code clean49
- Better coding45
- Free for open source30
- Hotspots for quick refactoring candidates21
- Continued encouragement to a have better / cleaner code15
- Great UI13
- Makes you a better coder11
- Duplication Detection10
- Safe and Secure5
- Uses rubocop2
- Extremely accurate in telling you the errors2
- GitHub only2
- Python inspection2
- Great open community2
- GitHub integration, status inline in PRs2
- Private2
- Locally Installable API1
Pros of CodeFactor.io
- Easy setup & GitHub integration8
- Github integration7
- Easy setup5
- Free for open source5
- Helps reduce technical debt3
- Insures that code meets quality standards3
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Cons of Code Climate
- Learning curve, static analysis comparable to eslint2
- Complains about small stylistic decisions1