Best JSHint Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from linters ranked against JSHint on the same published basis.
- 1JSHint vs Cppcheck
- 2JSHint vs Biome
- 3JSHint vs Astral
- 4JSHint vs PHPMD
- 5JSHint vs PMD
- 6JSHint vs Ruff
- 7JSHint vs ShellCheck
- 8JSHint vs detekt
- 9JSHint vs golangci-lint
- 10JSHint vs HLint
- 11JSHint vs Oxc
- 12JSHint vs SQLFluff
- 13JSHint vs Stylelint
- 14JSHint vs Luacheck
- 15JSHint vs ESLint
- 16JSHint vs Flake8
- 17JSHint vs Hadolint
- 18JSHint vs actionlint
- 19JSHint vs Clippy
- 20JSHint vs Staticcheck
JSHint 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 | PHPMD | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | PMD | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Ruff | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | ShellCheck | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | detekt | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | golangci-lint | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | HLint | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Oxc | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | SQLFluff | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Stylelint | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Luacheck | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 15 | ESLint | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, self-hosted |
| 16 | Flake8 | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 17 | Hadolint | 6.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Web |
| 18 | actionlint | 6.2 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | Clippy | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | Staticcheck | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about JSHint alternatives
What is the best alternative to JSHint?
Cppcheck, number 1 in linters with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Biome, Astral, PHPMD and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to JSHint?
Cppcheck is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.