Comparison

Psalm vs StyleLint

On the evidence we track, StyleLint leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Psalm64
★StyleLint77
Score
vioscaleAI score
Psalm64 / 100low · 42%
StyleLint77 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
Model
StyleLintopen_source
Price level
Psalmfree
StyleLintfree
Transparent
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Psalm15,920
StyleLint200,392
Github stars
Psalm5,896
StyleLint11,531
Package downloads weekly
Psalm–
StyleLint10,966,597
Activity
Commits last 30d
Psalm100
StyleLint36
Release
Cadence days
Psalm1
StyleLint7
History
StyleLint20 items
License
Spdx
PsalmMIT
StyleLintMIT
Language
Primary
PsalmPHP
StyleLintJavaScript
Content
Faq
Psalm5 items
StyleLint5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
PsalmStatic analyzer
StyleLintLinter + formatter
Language scope
PsalmSingle-language
StyleLintSingle-language
Implementation language
PsalmPHP
StyleLintJavaScript
Capability
Autofix
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
Config
Config model
PsalmConfig file
StyleLintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
Deployment
Deployment
PsalmCLI-local
StyleLintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
CI / VCS gating
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
Insight
Code metrics
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Psalm-
StyleLint✓
Licensing
Open-source
PsalmOSS
StyleLintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
PsalmFree
StyleLintFree

What each one is

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

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

StyleLint

Leader

A CSS linter that validates stylesheets against built-in and custom rules to ensure error-free and consistent code, with automatic fixing capabilities and support for CSS-like languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Psalm

Open sourceFree tier

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

  • Open SourceFree
as of verify ↗

StyleLint

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Psalm✓
StyleLint✓
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