Psalm vs Trunk
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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for code quality tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
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.
Trunk
A platform that identifies unstable tests, automatically isolates them from blocking merges, and provides intelligent merge queue management to reduce build delays and developer friction.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Psalm
Free and open-source. Optional paid support contracts available.
- Open SourceFree
Trunk
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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Psalm
Not documented yet.
Trunk
- GitHub
- Slack
- Linear
- Jira
- Google (OAuth/SSO)
- Microsoft (OAuth/SSO)
- Jenkins
- CircleCI
- Travis CI
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.