Comparison

Biome vs golangci-lint

On the evidence we track, Biome leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Biome68
golangci-lint61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Biome68 / 100medium · 68%
golangci-lint61 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Biome✓
golangci-lint✓
Model
golangci-lintopen_source
Price level
Biomelow
golangci-lintfree
Transparent
Biome✗
golangci-lint–
Integrations
Count
Biome3
golangci-lint6
Adoption
Dependent repos
Biome587
golangci-lint10,411
Github stars
Biome25,952
golangci-lint19,442
Package downloads weekly
golangci-lint–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Biome100
golangci-lint53
Release
Cadence days
Biome6
golangci-lint6
History
golangci-lint20 items
License
Spdx
golangci-lintGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
BiomeRust
golangci-lintGo
Market
Availability
golangci-lint–
Content
Faq
Biome5 items
golangci-lint6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for code quality tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Function
BiomeLinter + formatter
golangci-lintLinter
Language scope
BiomeMulti-language
golangci-lintSingle-language
Implementation language
BiomeRust
golangci-lintGo
Capability
Autofix
Biome✓
golangci-lint✓
Config
Config model
BiomeZero-config
golangci-lintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Biome-
golangci-lint✗
Deployment
Deployment
BiomeCLI-local
golangci-lintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Biome✓
golangci-lint✓
CI / VCS gating
Biome✓
golangci-lint✓
Insight
Code metrics
Biome-
golangci-lint✗
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Biome-
golangci-lint✓
Licensing
Open-source
BiomeOSS
golangci-lintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
BiomeFree
golangci-lintFree

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Biome

Leader

An all-in-one code formatter and linter built with Rust that can format code, identify issues, and improve code quality with high performance and minimal setup required.

Independently observed

golangci-lint

Aggregates and runs multiple Go linters concurrently with built-in caching, configuration file support, and IDE integration.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Biome

Leader
HybridFree tier

Open source with optional commercial support available

as of verify ↗

golangci-lint

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
CLI
Biome✓
golangci-lint✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Biome✓
golangci-lint✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Biome

Leader
3 total
  • ESLint
  • TypeScript ESLint
  • Prettier
Independently observed

golangci-lint

6 total
  • VS Code
  • Sublime Text
  • GoLand
  • GNU Emacs
  • Vim
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed
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