Comparison

ESLint vs mypy

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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★ESLint76

mypy67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ESLintLeader	mypy
vioscaleAI score	76 / 100high · 78%	67 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.5	6.7
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=eslint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=mypy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,569,244	52,771
Github starsadoption.github_stars	27,496	20,638
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	84,283,562	34,578,814
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	46	40
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	Python
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	3 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

ESLint76 / 100high · 78%

mypy67 / 100medium · 67%

Pricing

Free tier

ESLint✓

mypy–

Model

ESLintcommercial

mypyopen_source

Price level

ESLintfree

mypyfree

Integrations

Count

ESLint2

mypy1

Security

Scorecard

ESLint6.5

mypy6.7

Vulnerabilities

ESLintCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=eslint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE

mypyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=mypy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

ESLint1,569,244

mypy52,771

Github stars

ESLint27,496

mypy20,638

Package downloads weekly

ESLint84,283,562

mypy34,578,814

Activity

Commits last 30d

ESLint46

mypy40

Release

Cadence days

ESLint13

mypy–

History

ESLint20 items

mypy–

License

Spdx

ESLintMIT

mypy–

Language

Primary

ESLintJavaScript

mypyPython

Content

Faq

ESLint5 items

mypy3 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	ESLint	mypy
Core
Function	Linter + formatter	Type checker
Language scope	Single-language	Single-language
Implementation language	JavaScript	Python
Capability
Autofix	✓	✗
Config
Config model	Config file	-
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	✗
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration	✓	✓
CI / VCS gating	✓	✓
Insight
Code metrics	-	✗
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	-	✓
Licensing
Open-source	OSS	OSS
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	Free

Core

Function

ESLintLinter + formatter

mypyType checker

Language scope

ESLintSingle-language

mypySingle-language

Implementation language

ESLintJavaScript

mypyPython

Capability

Autofix

ESLint✓

mypy✗

Config

Config model

ESLintConfig file

mypy-

Extensibility

Custom rules

ESLint✓

mypy✗

Deployment

ESLintCLI-local

mypyCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

ESLint✓

mypy✓

CI / VCS gating

ESLint✓

mypy✓

Insight

Code metrics

ESLint-

mypy✗

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

ESLint-

mypy✓

Licensing

Open-source

ESLintOSS

mypyOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

ESLintFree

mypyFree

What each one is

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

ESLint

Leader

An open-source linter and fixer for JavaScript and JSX that runs locally in editors and CI pipelines. It uses AST analysis to catch problems and can automatically fix many issues, with full support for custom rules and extensibility.

Independently observed

mypy

A tool that verifies Python code for type correctness using optional type hints, enabling developers to catch errors before running the code.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

mypy

Open source

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	ESLint	mypy
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

CLI

ESLint✓

mypy✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

ESLint✓

mypy–

Integrations

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

ESLint

Leader

2 total

eslint-plugin-react
eslint-plugin-unicorn

Independently observed

mypy

1 total

VS Code

Independently observed

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