Comparison

Prettier vs Psalm

On the evidence we track, Prettier leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Prettier80
Psalm64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Prettier80 / 100high · 78%
Psalm64 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
Prettier✓
Psalm✓
Model
Price level
Prettierfree
Psalmfree
Transparent
Prettier✓
Psalm✓
Integrations
Count
Prettier19
Psalm–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Prettier1,703,312
Psalm15,920
Github stars
Prettier52,446
Psalm5,896
Package downloads weekly
Prettier139,976,809
Psalm–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Prettier100
Psalm100
Release
Cadence days
Prettier5
Psalm1
History
Prettier20 items
License
Spdx
PrettierMIT
PsalmMIT
Language
Primary
PrettierJavaScript
PsalmPHP
Market
Availability
Psalm–
Content
Faq
Prettier6 items
Psalm5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
PrettierFormatter
PsalmStatic analyzer
Language scope
PrettierMulti-language
PsalmSingle-language
Implementation language
PrettierJavaScript
PsalmPHP
Capability
Autofix
Prettier✓
Psalm✓
Config
Config model
PrettierConfig file
PsalmConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Prettier✗
Psalm✓
Deployment
Deployment
PrettierCLI-local
PsalmCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Prettier✓
Psalm✓
CI / VCS gating
Prettier✓
Psalm✓
Insight
Code metrics
Prettier✗
Psalm✓
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Prettier✓
Psalm-
Licensing
Open-source
PrettierOSS
PsalmOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
PrettierFree
PsalmFree

What each one is

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

Prettier

Leader

An automatic formatting tool that parses code and reformats it according to opinionated style rules, adjusting wrapping based on line length constraints.

Independently observed

Psalm

Psalm scans PHP codebases to discover potential problems and includes Psalter, a tool for automatically fixing identified issues with configurable safety measures and PHP version targeting.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Prettier

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Psalm

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source. Optional paid support contracts available.

  • Open SourceFree
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Prettier✓
Psalm✗
CLI
Prettier✓
Psalm✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Prettier✓
Psalm✓

Integrations

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

Prettier

Leader
8 total
  • VS Code
  • WebStorm
  • Vim
  • Sublime Text
  • Emacs
  • Visual Studio
  • Nova
  • Neovim
Independently observed

Psalm

Not documented yet.

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