Comparison

mypy vs PMD

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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★mypy69

PMD56

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	mypyLeader	PMD
vioscaleAI score	69 / 100medium · 66%	56 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	4
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.8	6.2
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	20,682	5,508
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	42,892,033	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	64
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	28
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	3 items	4 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

mypy69 / 100medium · 66%

PMD56 / 100low · 49%

Pricing

Free tier

mypy–

PMD✓

Model

mypyopen_source

PMDopen_source

Price level

mypyfree

PMDfree

Transparent

mypy–

PMD✓

Integrations

Count

mypy1

PMD4

Security

Scorecard

mypy6.8

PMD6.2

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

mypy20,682

PMD5,508

Package downloads weekly

mypy42,892,033

PMD–

Activity

Commits last 30d

mypy100

PMD64

Release

Cadence days

mypy–

PMD28

History

mypy–

PMD20 items

Language

Primary

mypyPython

PMDJava

Market

Availability

mypy–

PMDAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

mypy3 items

PMD4 items

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 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

PMD

PMD is a static analysis tool that scans source code to detect bugs, code smells, and quality issues across many programming languages. It includes copy-paste detection capabilities and supports custom rule creation.

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

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-14verify ↗

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
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

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.

In common (1)

VS Code

mypy

Leader

1 total - 0 not shared

VS Code

Independently observed

PMD

11 total - 10 not shared

Eclipse
Gradle PMD Plugin
eclipse-pmd
pmd-eclipse-plugin
PMD X
PMD
Apex PMD
PMD for Java
Gradle
IntelliJ

Independently observed

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