Comparison

golangci-lint 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
golangci-lint64
Psalm73
Score
Vioscale score
golangci-lint64 / 100medium · 50%
Psalm73 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
golangci-lint
Psalm
Model
golangci-lintopen_source
Price level
golangci-lintfree
Psalmfree
Transparent
golangci-lint
Psalm
Integrations
Count
golangci-lint6
Psalm
Adoption
Dependent repos
golangci-lint10,411
Psalm15,920
Github stars
golangci-lint19,318
Psalm5,884
Activity
Commits last 30d
golangci-lint45
Psalm
Release
Cadence days
golangci-lint5
Psalm1
History
golangci-lint20 items
License
Spdx
golangci-lintGPL-3.0
PsalmMIT
Language
Primary
golangci-lintGo
PsalmPHP

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
golangci-lintLinter
PsalmStatic analyzer
Language scope
golangci-lintSingle-language
PsalmSingle-language
Implementation language
golangci-lintGo
PsalmPHP
Capability
Autofix
golangci-lint
Psalm
Config
Config model
golangci-lintConfig file
PsalmConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
golangci-lint
Psalm
Deployment
Deployment
golangci-lintCLI-local
PsalmCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
golangci-lint
Psalm-
CI / VCS gating
golangci-lint
Psalm-
Insight
Code metrics
golangci-lint
Psalm
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
golangci-lint
Psalm-
Licensing
Open-source
golangci-lintOSS
PsalmOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
golangci-lintFree
PsalmFree

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

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.

golangci-lint

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
golangci-lint
Psalm
Deployment
Self-hosted
golangci-lint
Psalm

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

Psalm

Not documented yet.

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