Comparison

ESLint vs StyleLint

No clear leader: StyleLint (77.2) and ESLint (76.0) 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.

ESLint full profile →StyleLint full profile →

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ESLint76

StyleLint77

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ESLint	StyleLint
vioscaleAI score	76 / 100high · 78%	77 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.6	7.4
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: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=stylelint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,569,244	200,392
Github starsadoption.github_stars	27,559	11,531
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	158,743,826	10,966,597
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	44	36
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	JavaScript
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

ESLint76 / 100high · 78%

StyleLint77 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

ESLint✓

StyleLint✓

Model

ESLintopen_source

StyleLintopen_source

Price level

ESLintfree

StyleLintfree

Transparent

ESLint–

StyleLint✓

Integrations

Count

ESLint2

StyleLint–

Security

Scorecard

ESLint6.6

StyleLint7.4

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

StyleLintCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=stylelint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW

Adoption

Dependent repos

ESLint1,569,244

StyleLint200,392

Github stars

ESLint27,559

StyleLint11,531

Package downloads weekly

ESLint158,743,826

StyleLint10,966,597

Activity

Commits last 30d

ESLint44

StyleLint36

Release

Cadence days

ESLint13

StyleLint7

History

ESLint20 items

StyleLint20 items

License

Spdx

ESLintMIT

StyleLintMIT

Language

Primary

ESLintJavaScript

StyleLintJavaScript

Content

Faq

ESLint5 items

StyleLint5 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	StyleLint
Core
Function	Linter + formatter	Linter + formatter
Language scope	Single-language	Single-language
Implementation language	JavaScript	JavaScript
Capability
Autofix	✓	✓
Config
Config model	Config file	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

StyleLintLinter + formatter

Language scope

ESLintSingle-language

StyleLintSingle-language

Implementation language

ESLintJavaScript

StyleLintJavaScript

Capability

Autofix

ESLint✓

StyleLint✓

Config

Config model

ESLintConfig file

StyleLintConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

ESLint✓

StyleLint✓

Deployment

ESLintCLI-local

StyleLintCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

ESLint✓

StyleLint✓

CI / VCS gating

ESLint✓

StyleLint✓

Insight

Code metrics

ESLint-

StyleLint✓

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

ESLint-

StyleLint✓

Licensing

Open-source

ESLintOSS

StyleLintOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

ESLintFree

StyleLintFree

What each one is

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

ESLint

Open-source linter that uses abstract syntax tree analysis to detect JavaScript code issues and apply syntax-aware fixes, with extensive customization through custom rules and parsers.

Independently observed

StyleLint

A CSS linter that validates stylesheets against built-in and custom rules to ensure error-free and consistent code, with automatic fixing capabilities and support for CSS-like languages.

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

StyleLint

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

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	StyleLint
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

ESLint✓

StyleLint✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

ESLint✓

StyleLint✓

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

StyleLint

Not documented yet.

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ESLint or StyleLint: which one depends on you

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