vacuum

6.4easy start · #21 of 26
in API Design Tools

Free to practise onnot on record
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on api, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows.

vacuum is ranked #21 of 26 in API design tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.

Compared on API design tools

OpenAPI support: Yes
AsyncAPI support: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Vacuum is a deterministic linter and quality checking tool for OpenAPI, AsyncAPI and JSON Schema specifications.
Scale: The maker says vacuum is designed to lint very large specifications and work at scale.
Implementation: Vacuum is written in Go, is multi-threaded and is designed as both a CLI and a library.
Reports: Vacuum provides a console dashboard, an interactive HTML report and a sealed report that can be re-rendered without rerunning lint logic.
Formats: Vacuum accepts YAML and JSON and supports OpenAPI 2 and 3+, AsyncAPI 3 and JSON Schema documents.
Rulesets: Vacuum supports Spectral rulesets, and the maker describes its ruleset as a superset of Spectral’s.
Security checks: Its security rules check whether API security definitions are correctly defined and placed.
Offline reports: The generated HTML report has no external dependencies and runs offline.
Editor integration: The VSCode extension is listed in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace and Open VSX, and automatically detects and lints OpenAPI or AsyncAPI YAML and JSON files.
CI integration: An official GitHub Action is available for adding vacuum to GitHub CI/CD workflows.
Distribution: The maker documents installation via Homebrew, NPM, Yarn, a shell installer, Docker and source checkout.
Support: The FAQ says vacuum is actively supported and companies can sponsor the project to receive priority support for issues.
Sponsor note: The FAQ invites sponsorship and says company sponsors can receive priority support for issues.
Maker identity: The author identifies himself as Dave Shanley, uses the handle quobix and says he founded Princess Beef Heavy Industries.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best API Design Tools in 2026#21 of 26
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Sources

quobix.com/vacuum/about/· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/daveshanley/vacuum· checked 4 Oct 2026
quobix.com/vacuum/faq/· checked 4 Oct 2026
quobix.com/vacuum/rules/security/· checked 4 Oct 2026
quobix.com/vacuum/vscode/· checked 4 Oct 2026
quobix.com/vacuum/github-action/· checked 4 Oct 2026
quobix.com/vacuum/installing/· checked 4 Oct 2026
quobix.com/author/· checked 4 Oct 2026