Comparison

CodeClimate vs ESLint

On the evidence we track, ESLint leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CodeClimate36
★ESLint76
Score
vioscaleAI score
CodeClimate36 / 100medium · 73%
ESLint76 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
CodeClimate✗
ESLint✓
Model
CodeClimatequote
Price level
CodeClimateunknown
ESLintfree
Transparent
CodeClimate✗
ESLint–
Integrations
Count
CodeClimate70
ESLint2
Security
Gdpr
CodeClimate✓
ESLint–
Scorecard
CodeClimate–
ESLint6.6
Soc2
CodeClimate✓
ESLint–
Reliability
Status page
CodeClimate✓
ESLint–
Adoption
Dependent repos
CodeClimate–
ESLint1,569,244
Github stars
CodeClimate–
ESLint27,559
Package downloads weekly
CodeClimate–
Activity
Commits last 30d
CodeClimate–
ESLint44
Release
Cadence days
CodeClimate–
ESLint13
History
CodeClimate–
ESLint20 items
License
Spdx
CodeClimate–
ESLintMIT
Language
Primary
CodeClimate–
Market
Content
Faq
CodeClimate7 items
ESLint5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
CodeClimateQuality platform
ESLintLinter + formatter
Language scope
CodeClimateMulti-language
ESLintSingle-language
Implementation language
CodeClimate-
ESLintJavaScript
Capability
Autofix
CodeClimate✗
ESLint✓
Config
Config model
CodeClimate-
ESLintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
CodeClimate✗
ESLint✓
Deployment
Deployment
CodeClimateSaaS
ESLintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
CodeClimate✗
ESLint✓
CI / VCS gating
CodeClimate-
ESLint✓
Insight
Code metrics
CodeClimate✓
ESLint-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
CodeClimate-
ESLint-
Licensing
Open-source
CodeClimateClosed
ESLintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
CodeClimatePer-dev
ESLintFree

What each one is

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

CodeClimate

Helps organizational leaders measure and optimize how their software development practices are evolving with AI tools, providing data-driven insights and guidance to transform into AI-native organizations.

Independently observed

ESLint

Leader

Open-source linter that uses abstract syntax tree analysis to detect JavaScript code issues and apply syntax-aware fixes, with extensive customization through custom rules and parsers.

Independently observed

Pricing

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CodeClimate

Quote-based
  • EngagementContact sales
    • Forward Deployed Engineers
    • Customized to specific tools and processes
    • End-to-end outcome measurement
    • Before and after reporting
as of verify ↗

ESLint

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free open source

  • Open SourceFree
    • Find issues in JavaScript code
    • Automatically fix problems
    • Custom parsers
    • Custom rules
    • Text editor integration
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
CodeClimate✓
ESLint✗
CLI
CodeClimate✗
ESLint✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CodeClimate✓
ESLint✗
Self-hosted
CodeClimate✓
ESLint✓

Integrations

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

CodeClimate

8 total
  • GitHub
  • CircleCI
  • eslint
  • prettier
  • rubocop
  • bandit
  • trivy
  • osv-scanner
Independently observed

ESLint

Leader
2 total
  • eslint-plugin-react
  • eslint-plugin-unicorn
Independently observed
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CodeClimate or ESLint: which one depends on you

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