Comparison

pre-commit vs Trunk

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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★pre-commit66

Trunk53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	pre-commitLeader	Trunk
vioscaleAI score	66 / 100medium · 70%	53 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	10
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type I, SOC 2 Type II
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.7	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://trunk.io/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	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	35,684	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,626	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	33,971,661	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	16	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	57	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

pre-commit66 / 100medium · 70%

Trunk53 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

pre-commit✓

Trunk✓

Model

pre-commitcommercial

Trunkfree

Price level

pre-commitfree

Trunkfree

Transparent

pre-commit✓

Trunk✗

Integrations

Count

pre-commit–

Trunk10

Security

Certifications

pre-commit–

TrunkSOC 2 Type I, SOC 2 Type II

Gdpr

pre-commit–

Trunk✓

Scorecard

pre-commit4.7

Trunk–

Soc2

pre-commit–

Trunk✓

Trust center

pre-commit–

Trunkhttps://trunk.io/security

Vulnerabilities

pre-commitCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pre-commit&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Trunk–

Reliability

Status page

pre-commit✓

Trunk✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

pre-commit35,684

Trunk–

Github stars

pre-commit15,626

Trunk–

Package downloads weekly

pre-commit33,971,661

Trunk–

Activity

Commits last 30d

pre-commit16

Trunk–

Release

Cadence days

pre-commit57

Trunk–

History

pre-commit20 items

Trunk–

License

Spdx

pre-commitMIT

Trunk–

Language

Primary

pre-commitPython

Trunk–

Market

Availability

pre-commit–

TrunkAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Content

Faq

pre-commit5 items

Trunk7 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	pre-commit	Trunk
Core
Function	Meta-runner	-
Language scope	Multi-language	Multi-language
Implementation language	Python	-
Capability
Autofix	✗	✓
Config
Config model	Config file	-
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	-
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	Both
Delivery
Editor integration	✗	-
CI / VCS gating	✓	✓
Insight
Code metrics	✗	✓
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	✗	-
Licensing
Open-source	OSS	Closed
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	Per-contributor

Core

Function

pre-commitMeta-runner

Trunk-

Language scope

pre-commitMulti-language

TrunkMulti-language

Implementation language

pre-commitPython

Trunk-

Capability

Autofix

pre-commit✗

Trunk✓

Config

Config model

pre-commitConfig file

Trunk-

Extensibility

Custom rules

pre-commit✓

Trunk-

Deployment

pre-commitCLI-local

TrunkBoth

Delivery

Editor integration

pre-commit✗

Trunk-

CI / VCS gating

pre-commit✓

Trunk✓

Insight

Code metrics

pre-commit✗

Trunk✓

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

pre-commit✗

Trunk-

Licensing

Open-source

pre-commitOSS

TrunkClosed

Commercial

Pricing model

pre-commitFree

TrunkPer-contributor

What each one is

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

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

Trunk

Trunk automatically detects and isolates unreliable tests that block deployments, while managing a merge queue system that coordinates related changes to run in parallel. This reduces infrastructure costs and accelerates software delivery by preventing test flakes from delaying code merges.

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

Leader

Free

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Trunk

from $0/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Team and Enterprise plans available with volume-based discounts on test spans.

FreeFree
- Flaky test detection and quarantining
- PR comments with test summaries
- GitHub integration
- Slack notifications
- CLI and VS Code usage
- +3 more
Team$0/committer/month
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited committers
- Volume discounts on test spans
- Merge queue with anti-flake protection
- Intelligent PR batching (up to 100 PRs)
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Team, plus:
- Single Sign-On (SSO) with custom providers
- SAML support
- On-premise deployment
- Advanced admin and authentication controls
- +6 more

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

Platforms

Web

pre-commit✗

Trunk✓

macOS

pre-commit✓

Trunk✗

Windows

pre-commit✓

Trunk✗

Linux

pre-commit✓

Trunk✗

CLI

pre-commit✓

Trunk✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

pre-commit✗

Trunk✓

Self-hosted

pre-commit✓

Trunk✗

Integrations

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

pre-commit

Leader

Not documented yet.

Trunk

15 total

GitHub
Slack
Linear
Jira
Google (OAuth/SSO)
Microsoft (OAuth/SSO)
Jenkins
CircleCI
Travis CI
Microsoft Teams
GitHub Issues
Bazel
Nx
Gradle
Svix

Independently observed

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