Best ESLint Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from linters ranked against ESLint on the same published basis.
- 1ESLint vs Cppcheck
- 2ESLint vs Biome
- 3ESLint vs Astral
- 4ESLint vs PMD
- 5ESLint vs Ruff
- 6ESLint vs golangci-lint
- 7ESLint vs Oxc
- 8ESLint vs Stylelint
- 10ESLint vs Hadolint
- 11ESLint vs PHPMD
- 12ESLint vs ShellCheck
- 13ESLint vs actionlint
- 14ESLint vs Clippy
- 15ESLint vs detekt
- 16ESLint vs HLint
- 17ESLint vs Staticcheck
- 18ESLint vs SwiftLint
- 19ESLint vs cpplint
- 20ESLint vs yamllint
- 21ESLint vs Luacheck
ESLint alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cppcheck | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Biome | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Astral | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | PMD | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Ruff | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | golangci-lint | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Oxc | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Stylelint | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Hadolint | 6.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Web |
| 11 | PHPMD | 6.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 12 | ShellCheck | 6.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | actionlint | 6.2 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | Clippy | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | detekt | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | HLint | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Staticcheck | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | SwiftLint | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | cpplint | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | yamllint | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 21 | Luacheck | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
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Questions about ESLint alternatives
What is the best alternative to ESLint?
Cppcheck, number 1 in linters with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Biome, Astral, PMD and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to ESLint?
Cppcheck is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.