Hound

Spec sheet

Purpose

Hound automates code review for GitHub pull requests by commenting on code quality and style issues.Read 11 Oct 2026 · houndci.com

Intended users

The site describes Hound as a tool for developers and teams maintaining clean, consistent codebases.Read 11 Oct 2026 · houndci.com

Support

The homepage directs users to the Hound Help Center or @houndci for questions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · houndci.com

Access method

Hound’s help page says its GitHub App uses a token to communicate with GitHub’s REST API.Read 11 Oct 2026 · help.houndci.com

Integration

Hound is offered as a GitHub App that comments directly in pull requests.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Languages

The site lists JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Swift, PHP, Sass, Go, Elixir, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Haml, and Shell as currently supported.Read 11 Oct 2026 · houndci.com

Open source

Thoughtbot says Hound is open source and describes the project as a hosted service.Read 11 Oct 2026 · thoughtbot.com

Review limits

The listed paid plans cap private reviews at 50, 300, 1,000, or 3,000, depending on plan.Read 11 Oct 2026 · houndci.com

Security information

The Hound homepage links to a security policy explaining the access Hound needs, but that linked policy returned a 404 when opened.Read 11 Oct 2026 · houndci.com

Style guides

Hound provides default style guides and lets teams customize them.Read 11 Oct 2026 · houndci.com

Workflow

Hound reviews and comments when a GitHub pull request is opened or updated.Read 11 Oct 2026 · houndci.com

Plans and prices

Every Hound plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Code review software#35 of 507.8