Comparison

Pylint vs StyleLint

On the evidence we track, StyleLint leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Pylint72
StyleLint79
Score
Vioscale score
Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%
StyleLint79 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Pylint
StyleLint
Model
StyleLintopen_source
Price level
Pylintfree
StyleLintfree
Transparent
Pylint
StyleLint
Integrations
Count
Pylint10
StyleLint
Adoption
Dependent repos
Pylint117,361
StyleLint200,392
Github stars
Pylint5,715
StyleLint11,513
Package downloads weekly
Pylint
StyleLint11,124,156
Activity
Commits last 30d
Pylint96
StyleLint31
Release
Cadence days
Pylint24
StyleLint7
History
Pylint20 items
StyleLint20 items
License
Spdx
PylintGPL-2.0
StyleLintMIT
Language
Primary
PylintPython
StyleLintJavaScript

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
PylintLinter
StyleLintLinter + formatter
Language scope
PylintSingle-language
StyleLintSingle-language
Implementation language
PylintPython
StyleLintJavaScript
Capability
Autofix
Pylint
StyleLint
Config
Config model
PylintConfig file
StyleLintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Pylint
StyleLint
Deployment
Deployment
PylintCLI-local
StyleLintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Pylint
StyleLint
CI / VCS gating
Pylint
StyleLint
Insight
Code metrics
Pylint
StyleLint
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Pylint-
StyleLint
Licensing
Open-source
PylintOSS
StyleLintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
PylintFree
StyleLintFree

What each one is

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

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

StyleLint

Leader

Stylelint is an open-source CSS linter with over 100 built-in rules that helps developers catch errors, enforce conventions, and automatically fix issues. It supports plugins for custom rules and can parse CSS-like languages such as SCSS and Sass.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Pylint

FreeFree tier

Free and open source. Commercial support services available.

as of verify ↗

StyleLint

Leader
Open source

Free and open source (MIT License)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Pylint
StyleLint
Windows
Pylint
StyleLint
Linux
Pylint
StyleLint
CLI
Pylint
StyleLint
Deployment
Self-hosted
Pylint
StyleLint

Integrations

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

Pylint

10 total
  • Vim
  • Emacs
  • Eclipse
  • TextMate
  • PyDev
  • Spyder
  • Editra
  • Jenkins
  • Hudson
  • Apycot
Independently observed

StyleLint

Leader

Not documented yet.

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