Comparison

Psalm vs Pylint

No leader: the top candidate Psalm has only 0.33 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Psalm73
Pylint72
Score
Vioscale score
Psalm73 / 100low · 33%
Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Psalm
Pylint
Model
Price level
Psalmfree
Pylintfree
Transparent
Psalm
Pylint
Integrations
Count
Psalm
Pylint10
Adoption
Dependent repos
Psalm15,920
Pylint117,361
Github stars
Psalm5,884
Pylint5,715
Activity
Commits last 30d
Psalm
Pylint96
Release
Cadence days
Psalm1
Pylint24
History
Pylint20 items
License
Spdx
PsalmMIT
PylintGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
PsalmPHP
PylintPython

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
PsalmStatic analyzer
PylintLinter
Language scope
PsalmSingle-language
PylintSingle-language
Implementation language
PsalmPHP
PylintPython
Capability
Autofix
Psalm
Pylint
Config
Config model
PsalmConfig file
PylintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Psalm
Pylint
Deployment
Deployment
PsalmCLI-local
PylintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Psalm-
Pylint
CI / VCS gating
Psalm-
Pylint
Insight
Code metrics
Psalm
Pylint
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Psalm-
Pylint-
Licensing
Open-source
PsalmOSS
PylintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
PsalmFree
PylintFree

What each one is

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

Psalm

Psalm is a free, open-source static analyzer for PHP that identifies type-related errors and bugs in codebases at their strictest settings. It can automatically fix many common issues and supports safe coding patterns used in other languages.

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.

Psalm

Open sourceFree tier

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

  • Open SourceFree
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
Psalm
Pylint
Windows
Psalm
Pylint
Linux
Psalm
Pylint
CLI
Psalm
Pylint
Deployment
Self-hosted
Psalm
Pylint

Integrations

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

Psalm

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.