Comparison

DeepSource vs Pylint

On the evidence we track, Pylint 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.

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DeepSource59
★Pylint66
Score
vioscaleAI score
DeepSource59 / 100medium · 73%
Pylint66 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
DeepSource✓
Pylint✓
Model
DeepSourcefreemium
Price level
DeepSourcelow
Pylintfree
Starting price
DeepSource$8
Pylint–
Transparent
DeepSource✓
Pylint✓
Integrations
Count
DeepSource4
Pylint10
Security
Certifications
DeepSourceSOC 2 Type II
Pylint–
Gdpr
DeepSource✓
Pylint–
Scorecard
DeepSource–
Pylint8
Soc2
DeepSource✓
Pylint–
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
DeepSource✓
Pylint–
Adoption
Dependent repos
DeepSource–
Pylint117,361
Github stars
DeepSource–
Pylint5,738
Activity
Commits last 30d
DeepSource–
Pylint100
Release
Cadence days
DeepSource–
Pylint16
History
DeepSource–
Pylint20 items
License
Spdx
DeepSource–
PylintGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
DeepSource–
PylintPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
DeepSource7 items
Pylint6 items

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
DeepSourcePer-dev
PylintFree

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

Pylint

Leader

Pylint analyzes Python code without running it to identify errors, enforce coding standards, detect problematic patterns, and recommend improvements through configurable checks.

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 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✗
CLI
DeepSource✗
Pylint✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DeepSource✓
Pylint✗
Self-hosted
DeepSource✓
Pylint✓
Air-gapped
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
13 total
  • Vim
  • Emacs
  • Eclipse
  • TextMate
  • PyDev
  • Spyder
  • Editra
  • Jenkins
  • Hudson
  • Apycot
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitLab CI
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed
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DeepSource or Pylint: which one depends on you

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