Comparison

Pylint vs Trunk

On the evidence we track, Pylint leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Pylint full profile →Trunk full profile →

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★Pylint72

Trunk59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	PylintLeader	Trunk
Vioscale score	72 / 100medium · 54%	59 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	7
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	8.1	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pylint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	117,361	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,715	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	96	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	24	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%

Trunk59 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Pylint✓

Trunk✓

Model

Pylintcommercial

Trunkfreemium

Price level

Pylintfree

Trunkfree

Transparent

Pylint✓

Trunk✓

Integrations

Count

Pylint10

Trunk7

Security

Scorecard

Pylint8.1

Trunk–

Soc2

Pylint–

Trunk✓

Vulnerabilities

PylintCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pylint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Trunk–

Reliability

Status page

Pylint–

Trunk✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Pylint117,361

Trunk–

Github stars

Pylint5,715

Trunk–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Pylint96

Trunk–

Release

Cadence days

Pylint24

Trunk–

History

Pylint20 items

Trunk–

License

Spdx

PylintGPL-2.0

Trunk–

Language

Primary

PylintPython

Trunk–

Market

Availability

Pylint–

TrunkAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	Pylint	Trunk
Core
Function	Linter	-
Language scope	Single-language	-
Implementation language	Python	-
Capability
Autofix	✗	✓
Config
Config model	Config file	-
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	-
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	-
Delivery
Editor integration	✓	-
CI / VCS gating	✓	✓
Insight
Code metrics	✓	-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	-	-
Licensing
Open-source	OSS	Closed
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	Per-contributor

Core

Function

PylintLinter

Trunk-

Language scope

PylintSingle-language

Trunk-

Implementation language

PylintPython

Trunk-

Capability

Autofix

Pylint✗

Trunk✓

Config

Config model

PylintConfig file

Trunk-

Extensibility

Custom rules

Pylint✓

Trunk-

Deployment

PylintCLI-local

Trunk-

Delivery

Editor integration

Pylint✓

Trunk-

CI / VCS gating

Pylint✓

Trunk✓

Insight

Code metrics

Pylint✓

Trunk-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

Pylint-

Trunk-

Licensing

Open-source

PylintOSS

TrunkClosed

Commercial

Pricing model

PylintFree

TrunkPer-contributor

What each one is

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

Pylint

Leader

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

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Pylint

Leader

FreeFree tier

Free and open source. Commercial support services available.

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Trunk

from $0/moSubscriptionFree tier

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

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Pylint	Trunk
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Pylint✗

Trunk✓

macOS

Pylint✓

Trunk✗

Windows

Pylint✓

Trunk✗

Linux

Pylint✓

Trunk✗

CLI

Pylint✓

Trunk✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Pylint✗

Trunk✓

Self-hosted

Pylint✓

Trunk✓

On-premise

Pylint✗

Trunk✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Jenkins

Pylint

Leader

10 total - 9 not shared

Vim
Emacs
Eclipse
TextMate
PyDev
Spyder
Editra
Hudson
Apycot

Independently observed

Trunk

9 total - 8 not shared

GitHub
Slack
Linear
Jira
Google (OAuth/SSO)
Microsoft (OAuth/SSO)
CircleCI
Travis CI

Independently observed

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