Best Linters in 2026
Updated
33 linters ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
33ranked
0free plans on this page
7 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Linters 8 channels on this page · 42 of 64 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromLanguages supportedAutofixCustom rulesSecurity rulesIDE supportCI support Spec sheet Score
26 clang-tidy Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedLanguages supported3AutofixYesCustom rulesYesSecurity rulesYesIDE supportideCI supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
27 Credo Free planYesPaid fromnot statedLanguages supported1Autofixnot statedCustom rulesYesSecurity rulesYesIDE supportideCI supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
28 JSHint Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedLanguages supported1Autofixnot statedCustom rulesnot statedSecurity rulesYesIDE supportideCI supportYes 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
29 pycodestyle Free planYesPaid fromnot statedLanguages supported1AutofixNoCustom rulesYesSecurity rulesnot statedIDE supporteditorCI supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
30 revive Free planYesPaid fromnot statedLanguages supported1Autofixnot statedCustom rulesYesSecurity rulesYesIDE supportideCI supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
31 Checkstyle Free planYesPaid fromnot statedLanguages supported1Autofixnot statedCustom rulesYesSecurity rulesnot statedIDE supportideCI supportYes 5/8spec lines stated 5.6
32 PHP_CodeSniffer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedLanguages supported1AutofixYesCustom rulesYesSecurity rulesnot statedIDE supportnot statedCI supportYes 5/8spec lines stated 5.6
33 Reek Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedLanguages supported1AutofixNoCustom rulesnot statedSecurity rulesnot statedIDE supporteditorCI supportYes 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
Compare all 8 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Languages supported | Autofix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | clang-tidy | 5.7 | No | — | — | 3 | Yes |
| 27 | Credo | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | 1 | — |
| 28 | JSHint | 5.7 | No | — | — | 1 | — |
| 29 | pycodestyle | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | 1 | No |
| 30 | revive | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | 1 | — |
| 31 | Checkstyle | 5.6 | No | Yes | — | 1 | — |
| 32 | PHP_CodeSniffer | 5.6 | No | Yes | — | 1 | Yes |
| 33 | Reek | 5.6 | No | — | — | 1 | No |
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