Comparison

ESLint vs Pylint

No clear leader: ESLint (73.6) and Pylint (72.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
ESLint74
Pylint72
Score
Vioscale score
ESLint74 / 100high · 79%
Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
ESLint
Pylint
Model
Price level
ESLintfree
Pylintfree
Transparent
ESLint
Pylint
Integrations
Count
ESLint2
Pylint10
Adoption
Dependent repos
ESLint1,569,244
Pylint117,361
Github stars
ESLint27,484
Pylint5,715
Package downloads weekly
Pylint
Activity
Commits last 30d
ESLint50
Pylint96
Release
Cadence days
ESLint13
Pylint24
History
ESLint20 items
Pylint20 items
License
Spdx
ESLintMIT
PylintGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
PylintPython

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
ESLintLinter + formatter
PylintLinter
Language scope
ESLintSingle-language
PylintSingle-language
Implementation language
ESLintJavaScript
PylintPython
Capability
Autofix
ESLint
Pylint
Config
Config model
ESLintConfig file
PylintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
ESLint
Pylint
Deployment
Deployment
ESLintCLI-local
PylintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
ESLint
Pylint
CI / VCS gating
ESLint
Pylint
Insight
Code metrics
ESLint-
Pylint
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
ESLint-
Pylint-
Licensing
Open-source
ESLintOSS
PylintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
ESLintFree
PylintFree

What each one is

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

ESLint

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

Pylint

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.

ESLint

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 verify ↗

Pylint

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
macOS
ESLint
Pylint
Windows
ESLint
Pylint
Linux
ESLint
Pylint
CLI
ESLint
Pylint
Deployment
Self-hosted
ESLint
Pylint

Integrations

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

ESLint

2 total
  • eslint-plugin-react
  • eslint-plugin-unicorn
Independently observed

Pylint

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.