Comparison

ESLint vs Trunk

On the evidence we track, ESLint leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

ESLint full profile →Trunk full profile →

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★ESLint74

Trunk59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ESLintLeader	Trunk
Vioscale score	74 / 100high · 79%	59 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	7
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.3	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
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	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,569,244	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	27,484	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	160,098,819	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	50	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

ESLint74 / 100high · 79%

Trunk59 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

ESLint✓

Trunk✓

Model

ESLintcommercial

Trunkfreemium

Price level

ESLintfree

Trunkfree

Transparent

ESLint–

Trunk✓

Integrations

Count

ESLint2

Trunk7

Security

Scorecard

ESLint6.3

Trunk–

Soc2

ESLint–

Trunk✓

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

Trunk–

Reliability

Status page

ESLint–

Trunk✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

ESLint1,569,244

Trunk–

Github stars

ESLint27,484

Trunk–

Package downloads weekly

ESLint160,098,819

Trunk–

Activity

Commits last 30d

ESLint50

Trunk–

Release

Cadence days

ESLint13

Trunk–

History

ESLint20 items

Trunk–

License

Spdx

ESLintMIT

Trunk–

Language

Primary

ESLintJavaScript

Trunk–

Market

Availability

ESLint–

TrunkAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

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

Core

Function

ESLintLinter + formatter

Trunk-

Language scope

ESLintSingle-language

Trunk-

Implementation language

ESLintJavaScript

Trunk-

Capability

Autofix

ESLint✓

Trunk✓

Config

Config model

ESLintConfig file

Trunk-

Extensibility

Custom rules

ESLint✓

Trunk-

Deployment

ESLintCLI-local

Trunk-

Delivery

Editor integration

ESLint✓

Trunk-

CI / VCS gating

ESLint✓

Trunk✓

Insight

Code metrics

ESLint-

Trunk-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

ESLint-

Trunk-

Licensing

Open-source

ESLintOSS

TrunkClosed

Commercial

Pricing model

ESLintFree

TrunkPer-contributor

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

Trunk

A platform that identifies unstable tests, automatically isolates them from blocking merges, and provides intelligent merge queue management to reduce build delays and developer friction.

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 ↗

Trunk

from $0/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Team and Enterprise plans available with volume-based discounts on test spans.

FreeFree
- Flaky test detection and quarantining
- PR comments with test summaries
- GitHub integration
- Slack notifications
- CLI and VS Code usage
- +3 more
Team$0/committer/month
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited committers
- Volume discounts on test spans
- Merge queue with anti-flake protection
- Intelligent PR batching (up to 100 PRs)
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Team, plus:
- Single Sign-On (SSO) with custom providers
- SAML support
- On-premise deployment
- Advanced admin and authentication controls
- +6 more

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	Trunk
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

ESLint✗

Trunk✓

CLI

ESLint✓

Trunk✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

ESLint✗

Trunk✓

Self-hosted

ESLint✓

Trunk✓

On-premise

ESLint✗

Trunk✓

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

Trunk

9 total

GitHub
Slack
Linear
Jira
Google (OAuth/SSO)
Microsoft (OAuth/SSO)
Jenkins
CircleCI
Travis CI

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.