Comparison

PMD vs StyleLint

On the evidence we track, StyleLint leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

PMD full profile →StyleLint full profile →

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PMD56

★StyleLint77

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	PMD	StyleLintLeader
vioscaleAI score	56 / 100low · 49%	77 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	7.4
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	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	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=stylelint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	356	200,392
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,508	11,531
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	10,966,597
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	64	36
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	28	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

PMD56 / 100low · 49%

StyleLint77 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

PMD✓

StyleLint✓

Model

PMDopen_source

StyleLintopen_source

Price level

PMDfree

StyleLintfree

Transparent

PMD✓

StyleLint✓

Integrations

Count

PMD4

StyleLint–

Security

Scorecard

PMD6.2

StyleLint7.4

Vulnerabilities

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

StyleLintCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=stylelint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW

Adoption

Dependent repos

PMD356

StyleLint200,392

Github stars

PMD5,508

StyleLint11,531

Package downloads weekly

PMD–

StyleLint10,966,597

Activity

Commits last 30d

PMD64

StyleLint36

Release

Cadence days

PMD28

StyleLint7

History

PMD20 items

StyleLint20 items

License

Spdx

PMD–

StyleLintMIT

Language

Primary

PMDJava

StyleLintJavaScript

Market

Availability

PMDAvailable worldwide

StyleLint–

Content

Faq

PMD4 items

StyleLint5 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	PMD	StyleLint
Core
Function	Static analyzer	Linter + formatter
Language scope	Multi-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Java	JavaScript
Capability
Autofix	-	✓
Config
Config model	Rule packs	Config file
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

PMDStatic analyzer

StyleLintLinter + formatter

Language scope

PMDMulti-language

StyleLintSingle-language

Implementation language

PMDJava

StyleLintJavaScript

Capability

Autofix

PMD-

StyleLint✓

Config

Config model

PMDRule packs

StyleLintConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

PMD✓

StyleLint✓

Deployment

PMDCLI-local

StyleLintCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

PMD✓

StyleLint✓

CI / VCS gating

PMD✓

StyleLint✓

Insight

Code metrics

PMD✓

StyleLint✓

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

PMD-

StyleLint✓

Licensing

Open-source

PMDOSS

StyleLintOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

PMDFree

StyleLintFree

What each one is

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

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

StyleLint

Leader

A CSS linter that validates stylesheets against built-in and custom rules to ensure error-free and consistent code, with automatic fixing capabilities and support for CSS-like languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

PMD

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-14verify ↗

StyleLint

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	PMD	StyleLint
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

PMD✓

StyleLint✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

PMD✓

StyleLint✓

Integrations

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

PMD

11 total

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

Independently observed

StyleLint

Leader

Not documented yet.

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PMD or StyleLint: which one depends on you

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