Comparison

mypy vs Pylint

No clear leader: Pylint (72.2) and mypy (71.9) 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.

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mypy72
Pylint72
Score
Vioscale score
mypy72 / 100medium · 60%
Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
mypy
Pylint
Model
Price level
mypyfree
Pylintfree
Transparent
mypy
Pylint
Integrations
Count
mypy
Pylint10
Adoption
Dependent repos
mypy52,771
Pylint117,361
Github stars
mypy20,603
Pylint5,715
Package downloads weekly
Pylint
Activity
Commits last 30d
mypy27
Pylint96
Release
Cadence days
mypy
Pylint24
History
mypy
Pylint20 items
License
Spdx
mypy
PylintGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
mypyPython
PylintPython

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
mypyType checker
PylintLinter
Language scope
mypySingle-language
PylintSingle-language
Implementation language
mypyPython
PylintPython
Capability
Autofix
mypy
Pylint
Config
Config model
mypy-
PylintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
mypy
Pylint
Deployment
Deployment
mypyCLI-local
PylintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
mypy
Pylint
CI / VCS gating
mypy
Pylint
Insight
Code metrics
mypy
Pylint
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
mypy
Pylint-
Licensing
Open-source
mypyOSS
PylintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
mypyFree
PylintFree

What each one is

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

mypy

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

Pylint

Pylint automatically scans Python source code to identify problems with coding standards compliance, detect runtime errors, and suggest refactoring improvements. It supports extensive customization through configuration files and plugins.

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

Open source
as of verify ↗

Pylint

FreeFree tier

Free and open source. Commercial support services available.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
mypy
Pylint
Windows
mypy
Pylint
Linux
mypy
Pylint
CLI
mypy
Pylint
Deployment
Self-hosted
mypy
Pylint

Integrations

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

mypy

Not documented yet.

Pylint

10 total
  • Vim
  • Emacs
  • Eclipse
  • TextMate
  • PyDev
  • Spyder
  • Editra
  • Jenkins
  • Hudson
  • Apycot
Independently observed

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