Comparison

DeepSource vs pre-commit

On the evidence we track, pre-commit leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

DeepSource full profile →pre-commit full profile →

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DeepSource59

★pre-commit66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DeepSource	pre-commitLeader
vioscaleAI score	59 / 100medium · 73%	66 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$8	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	-
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://trust.deepsource.com/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	35,684
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	15,626
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	33,971,661
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	16
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	57
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

DeepSource59 / 100medium · 73%

pre-commit66 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✓

Model

DeepSourcefreemium

pre-commitcommercial

Price level

DeepSourcelow

pre-commitfree

Starting price

DeepSource$8

pre-commit–

Transparent

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✓

Integrations

Count

DeepSource4

pre-commit–

Security

Certifications

DeepSourceSOC 2 Type II

pre-commit–

Gdpr

DeepSource✓

pre-commit–

Scorecard

DeepSource–

pre-commit4.7

Soc2

DeepSource✓

pre-commit–

Trust center

DeepSourcehttps://trust.deepsource.com/

pre-commit–

Vulnerabilities

DeepSource–

pre-commitCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

DeepSource–

pre-commit35,684

Github stars

DeepSource–

pre-commit15,626

Package downloads weekly

DeepSource–

pre-commit33,971,661

Activity

Commits last 30d

DeepSource–

pre-commit16

Release

Cadence days

DeepSource–

pre-commit57

History

DeepSource–

pre-commit20 items

License

Spdx

DeepSource–

pre-commitMIT

Language

Primary

DeepSource–

pre-commitPython

Market

Availability

DeepSourceAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

pre-commit–

Content

Faq

DeepSource7 items

pre-commit5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	DeepSource	pre-commit
Core
Function	Quality platform	Meta-runner
Language scope	Multi-language	Multi-language
Implementation language	-	Python
Capability
Autofix	✓	✗
Config
Config model	Zero-config	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	-	✓
Deployment
Deployment	SaaS	CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration	-	✗
CI / VCS gating	✓	✓
Insight
Code metrics	✓	✗
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	✓	✗
Licensing
Open-source	Closed	OSS
Commercial
Pricing model	Per-dev	Free

Core

Function

DeepSourceQuality platform

pre-commitMeta-runner

Language scope

DeepSourceMulti-language

pre-commitMulti-language

Implementation language

DeepSource-

pre-commitPython

Capability

Autofix

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✗

Config

Config model

DeepSourceZero-config

pre-commitConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

DeepSource-

pre-commit✓

Deployment

DeepSourceSaaS

pre-commitCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

DeepSource-

pre-commit✗

CI / VCS gating

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✓

Insight

Code metrics

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✗

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✗

Licensing

Open-source

DeepSourceClosed

pre-commitOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

DeepSourcePer-dev

pre-commitFree

What each one is

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

DeepSource

Continuous code analysis platform that uses rule-based pattern detection combined with AI-powered review to identify defects, security flaws, and code quality issues across pull requests and entire codebases.

Independently observed

pre-commit

Leader

Manages Git pre-commit hooks written in various languages, automatically running code checks to detect issues like missing semicolons, trailing whitespace, and debug statements before code review.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

DeepSource

from $8/oss_target/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier with 1,000 PRs/month. Team: $24/user/month (annual). AI Review: $8–15 per 10K lines. Enterprise: custom pricing.

FreeFree
- 1,000 pull requests reviewed per month
- Pay-as-you-go AI Review
- Automated code formatting
- OSS vulnerability scanning
- Secrets detection
Team$24/user/month billed annually with $100/year AI Review credit per user. Unlimited repositories and PRs.
- Unlimited repositories
- Unlimited pull request reviews
- Unlimited code formatting
- AI Review and Autofix (Standard $8/10K LOC or Advanced $15/10K LOC)
- OSS Dependency Scanning (3 targets)
- +7 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Team features
- Custom pricing
- Self-hosted deployment
- Enterprise Cloud access
- Bring Your Own API Keys (BYOK) for AI Review
- +7 more

as of 2026-09-22verify ↗

pre-commit

Leader

Free

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	DeepSource	pre-commit
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✗

macOS

DeepSource✗

pre-commit✓

Windows

DeepSource✗

pre-commit✓

Linux

DeepSource✗

pre-commit✓

CLI

DeepSource✗

pre-commit✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✗

Self-hosted

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✓

Air-gapped

DeepSource✓

pre-commit✗

Integrations

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

DeepSource

5 total

GitHub
GitLab
Jira
Slack
Vanta

Independently observed

pre-commit

Leader

Not documented yet.

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