Comparison

CodeClimate vs Pylint

On the evidence we track, Pylint leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CodeClimate36
Pylint72
Score
Vioscale score
CodeClimate36 / 100medium · 73%
Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
CodeClimate
Pylint
Model
CodeClimatequote
Price level
CodeClimateunknown
Pylintfree
Transparent
CodeClimate
Pylint
Integrations
Count
CodeClimate70
Pylint10
Security
Gdpr
CodeClimate
Pylint
Scorecard
CodeClimate
Pylint8.1
Soc2
CodeClimate
Pylint
Reliability
Status page
CodeClimate
Pylint
Adoption
Dependent repos
CodeClimate
Pylint117,361
Github stars
CodeClimate
Pylint5,715
Activity
Commits last 30d
CodeClimate
Pylint96
Release
Cadence days
CodeClimate
Pylint24
History
CodeClimate
Pylint20 items
License
Spdx
CodeClimate
PylintGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
CodeClimate
PylintPython
Market

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
CodeClimateQuality platform
PylintLinter
Language scope
CodeClimateMulti-language
PylintSingle-language
Implementation language
CodeClimate-
PylintPython
Capability
Autofix
CodeClimate
Pylint
Config
Config model
CodeClimate-
PylintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
CodeClimate
Pylint
Deployment
Deployment
CodeClimateSaaS
PylintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
CodeClimate
Pylint
CI / VCS gating
CodeClimate-
Pylint
Insight
Code metrics
CodeClimate
Pylint
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
CodeClimate-
Pylint-
Licensing
Open-source
CodeClimateClosed
PylintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
CodeClimatePer-dev
PylintFree

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

Pylint

Leader

Pylint automatically scans Python source code to identify problems with coding standards compliance, detect runtime errors, and suggest refactoring improvements. It supports extensive customization through configuration files and plugins.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Pylint

Leader
FreeFree tier

Free and open source. Commercial support services available.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
CodeClimate
Pylint
macOS
CodeClimate
Pylint
Windows
CodeClimate
Pylint
Linux
CodeClimate
Pylint
CLI
CodeClimate
Pylint
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CodeClimate
Pylint
Self-hosted
CodeClimate
Pylint

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

Pylint

Leader
10 total
  • Vim
  • Emacs
  • Eclipse
  • TextMate
  • PyDev
  • Spyder
  • Editra
  • Jenkins
  • Hudson
  • Apycot
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.