Comparison

flake8 vs PHPStan

On the evidence we track, flake8 leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★flake864

PHPStan58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	flake8Leader	PHPStan
vioscaleAI score	64 / 100medium · 66%	58 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	€7
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	3
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	5
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=flake8&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=phpstan&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	153,063	2
Github starsadoption.github_stars	3,828	14,128
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	9,519,717	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	21	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	3
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ CZ
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

flake864 / 100medium · 66%

PHPStan58 / 100medium · 54%

Pricing

Free tier

flake8✓

PHPStan✓

Model

flake8free

PHPStanfreemium

Price level

flake8free

PHPStanlow

Starting price

flake8–

PHPStan€7

Transparent

flake8✓

PHPStan✓

Integrations

Count

flake83

PHPStan3

Security

Gdpr

flake8–

PHPStan✓

Scorecard

flake85

PHPStan5

Vulnerabilities

flake8Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=flake8&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

PHPStanCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=phpstan&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

flake8153,063

PHPStan2

Github stars

flake83,828

PHPStan14,128

Package downloads weekly

flake89,519,717

PHPStan–

Activity

Commits last 30d

flake821

PHPStan100

Release

Cadence days

flake8–

PHPStan3

History

flake8–

PHPStan20 items

License

Spdx

flake8MIT

PHPStanMIT

Language

Primary

flake8Python

PHPStanPHP

Market

Availability

flake8–

PHPStanAvailable worldwide · HQ CZ

Content

Faq

flake86 items

PHPStan8 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	flake8	PHPStan
Core
Function	Linter	Static analyzer
Language scope	Single-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Python	PHP
Capability
Autofix	✗	✗
Config
Config model	Config file	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	Both
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

flake8Linter

PHPStanStatic analyzer

Language scope

flake8Single-language

PHPStanSingle-language

Implementation language

flake8Python

PHPStanPHP

Capability

Autofix

flake8✗

PHPStan✗

Config

Config model

flake8Config file

PHPStanConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

flake8✓

PHPStan✓

Deployment

flake8CLI-local

PHPStanBoth

Delivery

Editor integration

flake8✓

PHPStan✓

CI / VCS gating

flake8✓

PHPStan✓

Insight

Code metrics

flake8✓

PHPStan-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

flake8-

PHPStan✓

Licensing

Open-source

flake8OSS

PHPStanOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

flake8Free

PHPStanFree

What each one is

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

flake8

Leader

flake8 is an open-source Python linter that combines multiple style-checking tools to verify code compliance with PEP 8 and detect errors. It uses a plugin architecture for extensibility and is commonly integrated into development workflows and CI/CD pipelines.

Independently observed

PHPStan

PHPStan analyzes PHP code to detect bugs and errors before execution. It enhances code reliability by catching a wide range of issues early in development, similar to type checking in compiled languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

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flake8

Leader

FreeFree tier

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

PHPStan

from €7/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free open-source, or 7 EUR/month (individual) / 70 EUR/month (team up to 25 members) for Pro features. 30-day free trial.

Open SourceFree
- Static code analysis
- Bug detection
- Type checking
Individual Pro7 EUR/month
- Web UI for browsing errors
- Continuous analysis (watch mode)
- Editor integration
Team Pro70 EUR/month (up to 25 members)
- Web UI for browsing errors
- Continuous analysis (watch mode)
- Editor integration

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	flake8	PHPStan
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

flake8✗

PHPStan✓

CLI

flake8✓

PHPStan✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

flake8✗

PHPStan✓

Self-hosted

flake8✓

PHPStan✓

Integrations

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

flake8

Leader

4 total

pycodestyle
pyflakes
mccabe
pre-commit

Independently observed

PHPStan

3 total

Symfony
Laravel
Doctrine

Independently observed

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