Comparison

DeepSource 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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DeepSource56
Pylint72
Score
Vioscale score
DeepSource56 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%updating
Pricing
Free tier
DeepSource
Pylint
Model
DeepSourcefreemium
Price level
DeepSourcemid
Pylintfree
Transparent
DeepSource
Pylint
Integrations
Count
DeepSource5
Pylint10
Security
Gdpr
DeepSource
Pylint
Scorecard
DeepSource
Pylint8.1
Soc2
DeepSource
Pylint
Reliability
Status page
DeepSource
Pylint
Adoption
Dependent repos
DeepSource
Pylint117,361
Github stars
DeepSource
Pylint5,715
Activity
Commits last 30d
DeepSource
Pylint96
Release
Cadence days
DeepSource
Pylint24
History
DeepSource
Pylint20 items
License
Spdx
DeepSource
PylintGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
DeepSource
PylintPython
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
DeepSourceQuality platform
PylintLinter
Language scope
DeepSourceMulti-language
PylintSingle-language
Implementation language
DeepSource-
PylintPython
Capability
Autofix
DeepSource
Pylint
Config
Config model
DeepSourceZero-config
PylintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
DeepSource-
Pylint
Deployment
Deployment
DeepSourceSaaS
PylintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
DeepSource-
Pylint
CI / VCS gating
DeepSource
Pylint
Insight
Code metrics
DeepSource
Pylint
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
DeepSource
Pylint-
Licensing
Open-source
DeepSourceClosed
PylintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
DeepSource-
PylintFree

What each one is

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

DeepSource

A code review platform combining 5,000+ deterministic analysis rules with AI agents to automatically detect security vulnerabilities, bugs, and quality issues in pull requests without requiring CI setup.

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.

DeepSource

from $24/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $24/user/mo annual.

  • FreeFree
  • Starter$24/user/mo (annual) or $30/user/mo (monthly)
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
DeepSource
Pylint
macOS
DeepSource
Pylint
Windows
DeepSource
Pylint
Linux
DeepSource
Pylint
CLI
DeepSource
Pylint
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DeepSource
Pylint
Self-hosted
DeepSource
Pylint

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

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.