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| Field | Ruff | Miller | marimo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal, GitHub | Universal, MCP, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor | Universal |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 50435 | 10055 | 23432 |
| Last activity | November 5, 2026 | October 21, 2026 | October 29, 2026 |
| Install complexity | EASY | EASY | EASY |
| Category | Code Review, Testing | Workflow, Data | Workflow, Data |
| Best use | Best for an individual Python developer or small team that wants consistent linting, import organization, and formatting locally, in editors, and in CI. It adds reviewable rules, safe-by-default fixes, and a pinnable version. It does not replace tests, type checking, or business-logic review, and migration from Black or Flake8 should be tested on a branch. | Ideal for developers, data analysts, and operators who need to clean a CSV export, inspect JSON Lines, or summarize a large file from the terminal without starting a Python project. Use it for quick, repeatable file processing; concurrent transactions and advanced visual analysis still call for a database or complementary analytics tool. | Ideal for a data analyst, Python developer, or small team that wants reproducible experiments, clear Git review, and an interactive report or internal tool from the same source. It is not a replacement for governed BI or a production service requiring enterprise scaling and permissions. |