Comparison

flake8 vs Psalm

No leader: the top candidate Psalm has only 0.33 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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flake858
Psalm73
Score
Vioscale score
flake858 / 100medium · 66%
Psalm73 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
flake8
Psalm
Model
Price level
flake8free
Psalmfree
Transparent
flake8
Psalm
Integrations
Count
flake83
Psalm
Adoption
Dependent repos
flake8
Psalm15,920
Github stars
flake83,819
Psalm5,884
Package downloads weekly
Psalm
Activity
Commits last 30d
flake84
Psalm
Release
Cadence days
flake8
Psalm1
History
flake8
License
Spdx
flake8MIT
PsalmMIT
Language
Primary
flake8Python
PsalmPHP

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
flake8Linter
PsalmStatic analyzer
Language scope
flake8Single-language
PsalmSingle-language
Implementation language
flake8Python
PsalmPHP
Capability
Autofix
flake8
Psalm
Config
Config model
flake8Config file
PsalmConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
flake8
Psalm
Deployment
Deployment
flake8CLI-local
PsalmCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
flake8
Psalm-
CI / VCS gating
flake8
Psalm-
Insight
Code metrics
flake8
Psalm
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
flake8-
Psalm-
Licensing
Open-source
flake8OSS
PsalmOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
flake8Free
PsalmFree

What each one is

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

flake8

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

Psalm

Psalm is a free, open-source static analyzer for PHP that identifies type-related errors and bugs in codebases at their strictest settings. It can automatically fix many common issues and supports safe coding patterns used in other 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.

flake8

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Psalm

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source. Optional paid support contracts available.

  • Open SourceFree
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
flake8
Psalm
Deployment
Self-hosted
flake8
Psalm

Integrations

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

flake8

3 total
  • pycodestyle
  • pyflakes
  • mccabe
Independently observed

Psalm

Not documented yet.

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