Comparison

golangci-lint vs mypy

On the evidence we track, mypy leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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golangci-lint61
★mypy69
Score
vioscaleAI score
golangci-lint61 / 100low · 49%
mypy69 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
golangci-lint✓
mypy–
Model
golangci-lintopen_source
Price level
golangci-lintfree
mypyfree
Integrations
Count
golangci-lint6
mypy1
Adoption
Dependent repos
golangci-lint10,411
mypy52,771
Github stars
golangci-lint19,442
mypy20,682
Package downloads weekly
golangci-lint–
Activity
Commits last 30d
golangci-lint53
mypy100
Release
Cadence days
golangci-lint6
mypy–
History
golangci-lint20 items
mypy–
License
Spdx
golangci-lintGPL-3.0
mypy–
Language
Primary
golangci-lintGo
mypyPython
Content
Faq
golangci-lint6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
golangci-lintLinter
mypyType checker
Language scope
golangci-lintSingle-language
mypySingle-language
Implementation language
golangci-lintGo
mypyPython
Capability
Autofix
golangci-lint✓
mypy✗
Config
Config model
golangci-lintConfig file
mypy-
Extensibility
Custom rules
golangci-lint✗
mypy✗
Deployment
Deployment
golangci-lintCLI-local
mypyCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
golangci-lint✓
mypy✓
CI / VCS gating
golangci-lint✓
mypy✓
Insight
Code metrics
golangci-lint✗
mypy✗
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
golangci-lint✓
mypy✓
Licensing
Open-source
golangci-lintOSS
mypyOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
golangci-lintFree
mypyFree

What each one is

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

golangci-lint

Aggregates and runs multiple Go linters concurrently with built-in caching, configuration file support, and IDE integration.

Independently observed

mypy

Leader

A static type checker that analyzes Python code to catch type errors before runtime. Supports gradual typing, allowing you to mix static and dynamic typing and incrementally add type hints to existing codebases.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

golangci-lint

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

mypy

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
golangci-lint✓
mypy✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
golangci-lint✓
mypy✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • VS Code

golangci-lint

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Sublime Text
  • GoLand
  • GNU Emacs
  • Vim
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

mypy

Leader
1 total - 0 not shared
  • VS Code
Independently observed
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golangci-lint or mypy: which one depends on you

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