What is golangci-lint?
Golangci-lint is a fast linters runner for Go that runs linters in parallel, uses caching, and supports YAML configuration. It integrates with major IDEs and includes over a hundred linters.
golangci-lint pricing
We don't have golangci-lint's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source
What golangci-lint does
The capabilities that matter for code quality tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Function
- Linter
- Language scope
- Single-language
- Implementation language
- -
- Autofix
- -
- Config model
- Config file
- Custom rules
- -
- Deployment
- -
- Editor integration
- ✓
- CI / VCS gating
- ✓
- Code metrics
- -
- Incremental / monorepo aware
- ✓
- Open-source
- OSS
- Pricing model
- Free
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Self-hosted
Integrations (6)
Independently observed- VS Code
- Sublime Text
- GoLand
- GNU Emacs
- Vim
- GitHub Actions
golangci-lint alternatives
Other code quality tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for golangci-lint, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release Cadence | 99 | 10.00 | 988.9 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 16.00 | 925.0 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 42 | 18.00 | 760.7 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 81 | 5.00 | 404.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 24 | 8.00 | 194.4 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 0 | 13.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 26.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 21 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 19,221 | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"function":"linter","ci_gating":true,"incremental":true,"open_source":"oss","config_model":"config_file","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language","editor_integration":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 6 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | GPL-3.0 | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 70% |