Comparison

pre-commit vs Pylint

No clear leader: Pylint (72.2) and pre-commit (68.2) 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
pre-commit68
Pylint72
Score
Vioscale score
pre-commit68 / 100medium · 73%
Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
pre-commit
Pylint
Model
pre-commitcommercial
Price level
pre-commitfree
Pylintfree
Transparent
pre-commit
Pylint
Integrations
Count
pre-commit
Pylint10
Reliability
Status page
pre-commit
Pylint
Adoption
Dependent repos
pre-commit35,684
Pylint117,361
Github stars
pre-commit15,536
Pylint5,715
Package downloads weekly
pre-commit42,454,729
Pylint
Activity
Commits last 30d
pre-commit13
Pylint96
Release
Cadence days
pre-commit57
Pylint24
History
pre-commit20 items
Pylint20 items
License
Spdx
pre-commitMIT
PylintGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
pre-commitPython
PylintPython

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
pre-commitMeta-runner
PylintLinter
Language scope
pre-commitMulti-language
PylintSingle-language
Implementation language
pre-commitPython
PylintPython
Capability
Autofix
pre-commit
Pylint
Config
Config model
pre-commitConfig file
PylintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
pre-commit
Pylint
Deployment
Deployment
pre-commitCLI-local
PylintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
pre-commit
Pylint
CI / VCS gating
pre-commit
Pylint
Insight
Code metrics
pre-commit
Pylint
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
pre-commit
Pylint-
Licensing
Open-source
pre-commitOSS
PylintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
pre-commitFree
PylintFree

What each one is

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

pre-commit

A framework that automates the execution of code quality checks as git pre-commit hooks, eliminating the need for developers to manually install language-specific dependencies on their machines to run linters and formatters written in any programming language.

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.

pre-commit

Free
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
pre-commit
Pylint
Windows
pre-commit
Pylint
Linux
pre-commit
Pylint
CLI
pre-commit
Pylint
Deployment
Self-hosted
pre-commit
Pylint

Integrations

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

pre-commit

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.