Comparison

golangci-lint vs mypy

On the evidence we track, mypy leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
golangci-lint64
mypy72
Score
Vioscale score
golangci-lint64 / 100medium · 50%
mypy72 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
golangci-lint
mypy
Model
golangci-lintopen_source
Price level
golangci-lintfree
mypyfree
Integrations
Count
golangci-lint6
mypy
Adoption
Dependent repos
golangci-lint10,411
mypy52,771
Github stars
golangci-lint19,318
mypy20,603
Package downloads weekly
golangci-lint
Activity
Commits last 30d
golangci-lint45
mypy27
Release
Cadence days
golangci-lint5
mypy
History
golangci-lint20 items
mypy
License
Spdx
golangci-lintGPL-3.0
mypy
Language
Primary
golangci-lintGo
mypyPython

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

An open-source linting tool that combines multiple Go linters into a single, efficient analysis pass. It streamlines code quality checks by running linters concurrently and providing unified configuration.

Independently observed

mypy

Leader

A type analysis tool for Python that enables code to transition from pure dynamic typing to statically-typed code through annotations, with error detection at check time. Code runs with negligible performance impact and developers can incrementally adopt static types in existing projects.

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.

golangci-lint

6 total
  • VS Code
  • Sublime Text
  • GoLand
  • GNU Emacs
  • Vim
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

mypy

Leader

Not documented yet.

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