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Comparison

Psalm vs Qlty

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
Qlty52
Score
Vioscale score
Psalm73 / 100low · 33%
Qlty52 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Psalm✓
Qlty✓
Model
Price level
Psalmfree
Qltymid
Transparent
Psalm✓
Qlty✓
Integrations
Count
Psalm–
Qlty6
Security
Scorecard
Psalm4.5
Qlty–
Soc2
Psalm–
Qlty✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Psalm–
Qlty✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Psalm15,920
Qlty0
Github stars
Psalm5,884
Qlty3,130
Activity
Commits last 30d
Psalm–
Qlty9
Release
Cadence days
Psalm1
Qlty4
History
License
Spdx
PsalmMIT
Qlty–
Language
Primary
PsalmPHP
QltyRust
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
PsalmStatic analyzer
QltyQuality platform
Language scope
PsalmSingle-language
QltyMulti-language
Implementation language
PsalmPHP
QltyRust
Capability
Autofix
Psalm✓
Qlty✓
Config
Config model
PsalmConfig file
QltyConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Psalm✓
Qlty✓
Deployment
Deployment
PsalmCLI-local
QltyBoth
Delivery
Editor integration
Psalm-
Qlty✓
CI / VCS gating
Psalm-
Qlty✓
Insight
Code metrics
Psalm✓
Qlty✓
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Psalm-
Qlty✓
Licensing
Open-source
PsalmOSS
QltyOpen-core
Commercial
Pricing model
PsalmFree
QltyPer-contributor

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

Qlty

A code quality platform that automatically analyzes pull requests for linting, formatting, security issues, and code coverage with AI-generated fixes. Supports 40+ languages and integrates with GitHub, IDEs, and CI systems.

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 ↗

Qlty

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free plan available. Pro from $20/contributor/month. Enterprise from $30/contributor/month. Annual plans include 2 months free.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited public and private repositories
    • Unlimited contributors
    • 1,000 analysis minutes per month
    • 100 AI autofixes per month
    • Linting and auto-formatting
    • +8 more
  • Pro$20/contributor/month. Annual billing includes 2 months free.
    • Everything in Free, plus:
    • Shared configurations
    • Trends and hotspots
    • 1 year of history
    • Accelerated analysis
    • +6 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Pro, plus:
    • Advanced analytics
    • Organization policies
    • Custom permissions
    • Audit logs
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Psalm✗
Qlty✓
macOS
Psalm✗
Qlty✓
Windows
Psalm✗
Qlty✓
Linux
Psalm✗
Qlty✓
CLI
Psalm✓
Qlty✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Psalm✗
Qlty✓
Self-hosted
Psalm✓
Qlty✗

Integrations

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

Psalm

Not documented yet.

Qlty

6 total
  • GitHub
  • Visual Studio Code
  • GitHub Actions
  • CircleCI
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.