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Biome vs PHPStan

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
PHPStan58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Biome68 / 100medium · 68%
PHPStan58 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Biome✓
PHPStan✓
Model
Biomefreemium
PHPStanfreemium
Price level
Biomelow
PHPStanlow
Starting price
Biome–
PHPStan€7
Transparent
Biome✗
PHPStan✓
Integrations
Count
Biome3
PHPStan3
Security
Gdpr
Biome–
PHPStan✓
Scorecard
Biome–
PHPStan5
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Biome587
PHPStan2
Github stars
Biome25,952
PHPStan14,128
Package downloads weekly
Biome17,944,016
PHPStan–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Biome100
PHPStan100
Release
Cadence days
Biome6
PHPStan3
History
Biome20 items
PHPStan20 items
License
Spdx
BiomeApache-2.0
PHPStanMIT
Language
Primary
BiomeRust
PHPStanPHP
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Biome5 items
PHPStan8 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
BiomeLinter + formatter
PHPStanStatic analyzer
Language scope
BiomeMulti-language
PHPStanSingle-language
Implementation language
BiomeRust
PHPStanPHP
Capability
Autofix
Biome✓
PHPStan✗
Config
Config model
BiomeZero-config
PHPStanConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Biome-
PHPStan✓
Deployment
Deployment
BiomeCLI-local
PHPStanBoth
Delivery
Editor integration
Biome✓
PHPStan✓
CI / VCS gating
Biome✓
PHPStan✓
Insight
Code metrics
Biome-
PHPStan-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Biome-
PHPStan✓
Licensing
Open-source
BiomeOSS
PHPStanOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
BiomeFree
PHPStanFree

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

PHPStan

PHPStan analyzes PHP code to detect bugs and errors before execution. It enhances code reliability by catching a wide range of issues early in development, similar to type checking in compiled languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Biome

Leader
HybridFree tier

Open source with optional commercial support available

as of verify ↗

PHPStan

from €7/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free open-source, or 7 EUR/month (individual) / 70 EUR/month (team up to 25 members) for Pro features. 30-day free trial.

  • Open SourceFree
    • Static code analysis
    • Bug detection
    • Type checking
  • Individual Pro7 EUR/month
    • Web UI for browsing errors
    • Continuous analysis (watch mode)
    • Editor integration
  • Team Pro70 EUR/month (up to 25 members)
    • Web UI for browsing errors
    • Continuous analysis (watch mode)
    • Editor integration
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Biome✗
PHPStan✓
CLI
Biome✓
PHPStan✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Biome✗
PHPStan✓
Self-hosted
Biome✓
PHPStan✓

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

PHPStan

3 total
  • Symfony
  • Laravel
  • Doctrine
Independently observed
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