Comparison

golangci-lint vs pre-commit

No clear leader: pre-commit (68.2) and golangci-lint (64.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

golangci-lint full profile →pre-commit full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

golangci-lint64

pre-commit68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	golangci-lint	pre-commit
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 50%updating	68 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.8	4.6
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgolangci%2Fgolangci-lint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	10,411	35,684
Github starsadoption.github_stars	19,318	15,536
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	42,454,729
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	45	13
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	5	57
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-3.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	Python

Score

Vioscale score

golangci-lint64 / 100medium · 50%updating

pre-commit68 / 100medium · 73%updating

Pricing

Free tier

golangci-lint✓

pre-commit✓

Model

golangci-lintopen_source

pre-commitcommercial

Price level

golangci-lintfree

pre-commitfree

Transparent

golangci-lint–

pre-commit✓

Integrations

Count

golangci-lint6

pre-commit–

Security

Scorecard

golangci-lint6.8

pre-commit4.6

Vulnerabilities

golangci-lintCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgolangci%2Fgolangci-lint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

pre-commitCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

golangci-lint–

pre-commit✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

golangci-lint10,411

pre-commit35,684

Github stars

golangci-lint19,318

pre-commit15,536

Package downloads weekly

golangci-lint–

pre-commit42,454,729

Activity

Commits last 30d

golangci-lint45

pre-commit13

Release

Cadence days

golangci-lint5

pre-commit57

History

golangci-lint20 items

pre-commit20 items

License

Spdx

golangci-lintGPL-3.0

pre-commitMIT

Language

Primary

golangci-lintGo

pre-commitPython

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	golangci-lint	pre-commit
Core
Function	Linter	Meta-runner
Language scope	Single-language	Multi-language
Implementation language	Go	Python
Capability
Autofix	✓	✗
Config
Config model	Config file	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	✗	✓
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	CLI-local
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

golangci-lintLinter

pre-commitMeta-runner

Language scope

golangci-lintSingle-language

pre-commitMulti-language

Implementation language

golangci-lintGo

pre-commitPython

Capability

Autofix

golangci-lint✓

pre-commit✗

Config

Config model

golangci-lintConfig file

pre-commitConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

golangci-lint✗

pre-commit✓

Deployment

golangci-lintCLI-local

pre-commitCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

golangci-lint✓

pre-commit✗

CI / VCS gating

golangci-lint✓

pre-commit✓

Insight

Code metrics

golangci-lint✗

pre-commit✗

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

golangci-lint✓

pre-commit✗

Licensing

Open-source

golangci-lintOSS

pre-commitOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

golangci-lintFree

pre-commitFree

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

pre-commit

A framework that automates the execution of code quality checks as git pre-commit hooks, eliminating the need for developers to manually install language-specific dependencies on their machines to run linters and formatters written in any programming language.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

pre-commit

Free

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	golangci-lint	pre-commit
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

golangci-lint✓

pre-commit✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

golangci-lint✓

pre-commit✓

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

pre-commit

Not documented yet.

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