Comparison

mypy vs PMD

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.

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★mypy72

PMD60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	mypyLeader	PMD
Vioscale score	72 / 100medium · 60%updating	60 / 100medium · 53%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.5	6.1
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=mypy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=net.sourceforge.pmd%3Apmd-java&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	52,771	356
Github starsadoption.github_stars	20,603	5,473
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	48,604,416	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	27	62
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	28
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

mypy72 / 100medium · 60%updating

PMD60 / 100medium · 53%updating

Pricing

Free tier

mypy–

PMD✓

Model

mypyopen_source

PMDcommercial

Price level

mypyfree

PMDfree

Transparent

mypy–

PMD✓

Integrations

Count

mypy–

PMD1

Security

Scorecard

mypy6.5

PMD6.1

Vulnerabilities

mypyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=mypy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

PMDCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=net.sourceforge.pmd%3Apmd-java&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

mypy52,771

PMD356

Github stars

mypy20,603

PMD5,473

Package downloads weekly

mypy48,604,416

PMD–

Activity

Commits last 30d

mypy27

PMD62

Release

Cadence days

mypy–

PMD28

History

mypy–

PMD20 items

Language

Primary

mypyPython

PMDJava

Market

Availability

mypy–

PMDAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	mypy	PMD
Core
Function	Type checker	Static analyzer
Language scope	Single-language	Multi-language
Implementation language	Python	Java
Capability
Autofix	✗	-
Config
Config model	-	Rule packs
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

mypyType checker

PMDStatic analyzer

Language scope

mypySingle-language

PMDMulti-language

Implementation language

mypyPython

PMDJava

Capability

Autofix

mypy✗

PMD-

Config

Config model

mypy-

PMDRule packs

Extensibility

Custom rules

mypy✗

PMD✓

Deployment

mypyCLI-local

PMDCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

mypy✓

PMD✓

CI / VCS gating

mypy✓

PMD✓

Insight

Code metrics

mypy✗

PMD-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

mypy✗

PMD-

Licensing

Open-source

mypyOSS

PMDOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

mypyFree

PMDFree

What each one is

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

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

PMD

PMD is a multilingual static code analyzer that detects common programming issues like unused variables and inefficient patterns. It includes over 400 built-in rules, supports 16+ languages with primary focus on Java, and supports custom rules via Java or XPath.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

mypy

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

PMD

FreeFree tier

Free, open source

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	mypy	PMD
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

macOS

mypy✗

PMD✓

Windows

mypy✗

PMD✓

Linux

mypy✗

PMD✓

CLI

mypy✓

PMD✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

mypy–

PMD✓

Integrations

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

mypy

Leader

Not documented yet.

PMD

1 total

Eclipse

Independently observed

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