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
1free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
Linters, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 8 on this page have a public API.
- 26 revive API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 ShellCheck API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1Free
- 28 Staticcheck API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 29 SwiftLint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 30 yamllint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 31 actionlint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 32 cpplint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 33 JSHint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
Compare all 8 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Languages supported | Autofix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | revive | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | 1 | — |
| 27 | ShellCheck | 5.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | 4 | Yes |
| 28 | Staticcheck | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | 1 | Yes |
| 29 | SwiftLint | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | 1 | Yes |
| 30 | yamllint | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | 1 | No |
| 31 | actionlint | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | cpplint | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | 2 | Yes |
| 33 | JSHint | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | 1 | — |
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