Comparison

Pylint 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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Pylint66
★StyleLint77
Score
vioscaleAI score
Pylint66 / 100low · 49%
StyleLint77 / 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
Pylint5,738
StyleLint11,531
Package downloads weekly
Pylint–
StyleLint10,966,597
Activity
Commits last 30d
Pylint100
StyleLint36
Release
Cadence days
Pylint16
StyleLint7
History
Pylint20 items
StyleLint20 items
License
Spdx
PylintGPL-2.0
StyleLintMIT
Language
Primary
PylintPython
StyleLintJavaScript
Content
Faq
Pylint6 items
StyleLint5 items

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 analyzes Python code without running it to identify errors, enforce coding standards, detect problematic patterns, and recommend improvements through configurable checks.

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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Pylint

FreeFree tier

Free and open source. Commercial support services available.

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
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

13 total
  • Vim
  • Emacs
  • Eclipse
  • TextMate
  • PyDev
  • Spyder
  • Editra
  • Jenkins
  • Hudson
  • Apycot
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitLab CI
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

StyleLint

Leader

Not documented yet.

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Pylint or StyleLint: which one depends on you

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