Comparison

PHPStan vs Pylint

On the evidence we track, Pylint 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

★Pylint66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	PHPStan	PylintLeader
vioscaleAI score	58 / 100medium · 54%	66 / 100low · 49%
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	10
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	8
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=pylint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2	117,361
Github starsadoption.github_stars	14,128	5,738
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	16
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	GPL-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ CZ	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

PHPStan58 / 100medium · 54%

Pylint66 / 100low · 49%

Pricing

Free tier

PHPStan✓

Pylint✓

Model

PHPStanfreemium

Pylintcommercial

Price level

PHPStanlow

Pylintfree

Starting price

PHPStan€7

Pylint–

Transparent

PHPStan✓

Pylint✓

Integrations

Count

PHPStan3

Pylint10

Security

Gdpr

PHPStan✓

Pylint–

Scorecard

PHPStan5

Pylint8

Vulnerabilities

PHPStanCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=phpstan&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

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

Adoption

Dependent repos

PHPStan2

Pylint117,361

Github stars

PHPStan14,128

Pylint5,738

Activity

Commits last 30d

PHPStan100

Pylint100

Release

Cadence days

PHPStan3

Pylint16

History

PHPStan20 items

Pylint20 items

License

Spdx

PHPStanMIT

PylintGPL-2.0

Language

Primary

PHPStanPHP

PylintPython

Market

Availability

PHPStanAvailable worldwide · HQ CZ

Pylint–

Content

Faq

PHPStan8 items

Pylint6 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	Pylint
Core
Function	Static analyzer	Linter
Language scope	Single-language	Single-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

PylintLinter

Language scope

PHPStanSingle-language

PylintSingle-language

Implementation language

PHPStanPHP

PylintPython

Capability

Autofix

PHPStan✗

Pylint✓

Config

Config model

PHPStanConfig file

PylintConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

PHPStan✓

Pylint✓

Deployment

PHPStanBoth

PylintCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

PHPStan✓

Pylint✓

CI / VCS gating

PHPStan✓

Pylint✓

Insight

Code metrics

PHPStan-

Pylint✓

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

PHPStan✓

Pylint-

Licensing

Open-source

PHPStanOSS

PylintOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

PHPStanFree

PylintFree

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

Pylint

Leader

Pylint analyzes Python code without running it to identify errors, enforce coding standards, detect problematic patterns, and recommend improvements through configurable checks.

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 ↗

Pylint

Leader

FreeFree tier

Free and open source. Commercial support services available.

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	Pylint
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

PHPStan✓

Pylint✗

CLI

PHPStan✓

Pylint✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

PHPStan✓

Pylint✗

Self-hosted

PHPStan✓

Pylint✓

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

Pylint

Leader

13 total

Vim
Emacs
Eclipse
TextMate
PyDev
Spyder
Editra
Jenkins
Hudson
Apycot
Azure DevOps
GitLab CI
GitHub Actions

Independently observed

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PHPStan or Pylint: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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