Comparison

PHPStan vs pre-commit

On the evidence we track, pre-commit leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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PHPStan58

★pre-commit66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	PHPStan	pre-commitLeader
vioscaleAI score	58 / 100medium · 54%	66 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	€7	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	4.7
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=phpstan&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	2	35,684
Github starsadoption.github_stars	14,128	15,626
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	33,971,661
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	16
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	57
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ CZ	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

PHPStan58 / 100medium · 54%

pre-commit66 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✓

Model

PHPStanfreemium

pre-commitcommercial

Price level

PHPStanlow

pre-commitfree

Starting price

PHPStan€7

pre-commit–

Transparent

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✓

Integrations

Count

PHPStan3

pre-commit–

Security

Gdpr

PHPStan✓

pre-commit–

Scorecard

PHPStan5

pre-commit4.7

Vulnerabilities

PHPStanCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=phpstan&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

PHPStan–

pre-commit✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

PHPStan2

pre-commit35,684

Github stars

PHPStan14,128

pre-commit15,626

Package downloads weekly

PHPStan–

pre-commit33,971,661

Activity

Commits last 30d

PHPStan100

pre-commit16

Release

Cadence days

PHPStan3

pre-commit57

History

PHPStan20 items

pre-commit20 items

License

Spdx

PHPStanMIT

pre-commitMIT

Language

Primary

PHPStanPHP

pre-commitPython

Market

Availability

PHPStanAvailable worldwide · HQ CZ

pre-commit–

Content

Faq

PHPStan8 items

pre-commit5 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	PHPStan	pre-commit
Core
Function	Static analyzer	Meta-runner
Language scope	Single-language	Multi-language
Implementation language	PHP	Python
Capability
Autofix	✗	✗
Config
Config model	Config file	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	Both	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

PHPStanStatic analyzer

pre-commitMeta-runner

Language scope

PHPStanSingle-language

pre-commitMulti-language

Implementation language

PHPStanPHP

pre-commitPython

Capability

Autofix

PHPStan✗

pre-commit✗

Config

Config model

PHPStanConfig file

pre-commitConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✓

Deployment

PHPStanBoth

pre-commitCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✗

CI / VCS gating

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✓

Insight

Code metrics

PHPStan-

pre-commit✗

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✗

Licensing

Open-source

PHPStanOSS

pre-commitOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

PHPStanFree

pre-commitFree

What each one is

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

PHPStan

PHPStan analyzes PHP code to detect bugs and errors before execution. It enhances code reliability by catching a wide range of issues early in development, similar to type checking in compiled languages.

Independently observed

pre-commit

Leader

Manages Git pre-commit hooks written in various languages, automatically running code checks to detect issues like missing semicolons, trailing whitespace, and debug statements before code review.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

PHPStan

from €7/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free open-source, or 7 EUR/month (individual) / 70 EUR/month (team up to 25 members) for Pro features. 30-day free trial.

Open SourceFree
- Static code analysis
- Bug detection
- Type checking
Individual Pro7 EUR/month
- Web UI for browsing errors
- Continuous analysis (watch mode)
- Editor integration
Team Pro70 EUR/month (up to 25 members)
- Web UI for browsing errors
- Continuous analysis (watch mode)
- Editor integration

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

pre-commit

Leader

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	PHPStan	pre-commit
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✗

macOS

PHPStan✗

pre-commit✓

Windows

PHPStan✗

pre-commit✓

Linux

PHPStan✗

pre-commit✓

CLI

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✗

Self-hosted

PHPStan✓

pre-commit✓

Integrations

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

PHPStan

3 total

Symfony
Laravel
Doctrine

Independently observed

pre-commit

Leader

Not documented yet.

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PHPStan or pre-commit: which one depends on you

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