ESLint vs Stylelint

ESLint9.4Visit Stylelint8.8Visit

Higher score ESLint #1 in Linters 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit ESLint

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Stylelint #4 in Linters 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Stylelint

• ESLint fits best

  JavaScript projects needing an extensible standard

• Stylelint fits best

  CSS and CSS-like language teams

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Side by side

Feature	ESLint 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Stylelint 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Linters	#4 in Linters
Best for	JavaScript projects needing an extensible standard	CSS and CSS-like language teams
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Support	Community, Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	12 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ESLint 4/4 · Stylelint 3/4
Autofix	✓	✓
Custom rules	✓	✓
Security rules	✓ (best)	—
CI support	✓	✓
Specs
Languages supported	1	8 (best)
IDE support	Ide	Ide
Our review
Pros	Free, open-source static analysis with automatic fixing Custom rules, plugins, parsers, and configurations Integrates with editors, build tools, CI, and Node.js	More than 100 built-in rules with autofix for supported problems Plugins, shareable configs, and custom syntax support Node.js, PostCSS, editor, and CI integration options
Cons	Primary language scope is JavaScript and JSX Additional languages depend on plugins Autofix applies only to supported issues	Specialized around CSS and CSS-like languages Platform coverage centers on API and self-hosted workflows Autofix applies only to supported problems
Our verdict	ESLint is an open-source static-analysis tool for identifying and fixing problems in JavaScript code. It analyzes code without executing it, reports rule violations, and can automatically fix many supported issues through the --fix… Read the review →	Stylelint is an open-source linter for CSS and CSS-like syntaxes. It checks for invalid or problematic constructs, unknown properties, naming violations, convention issues, and other rule-defined problems. Its audience is teams working… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ESLint — where it wins

  • Free, open-source static analysis with automatic fixing
  • Custom rules, plugins, parsers, and configurations
  • Integrates with editors, build tools, CI, and Node.js

  Where it doesn't

  • Primary language scope is JavaScript and JSX
  • Additional languages depend on plugins
  • Autofix applies only to supported issues

• Stylelint — where it wins

  • More than 100 built-in rules with autofix for supported problems
  • Plugins, shareable configs, and custom syntax support
  • Node.js, PostCSS, editor, and CI integration options

  Where it doesn't

  • Specialized around CSS and CSS-like languages
  • Platform coverage centers on API and self-hosted workflows
  • Autofix applies only to supported problems

• ESLint9.4/10 · Free plan

  A free, extensible JavaScript linter with autofix, plugins, and broad developer-tool integrations.

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• Stylelint8.8/10 · Free plan

  A capable, extensible CSS linter for teams that want configurable rules and CI support.

  Visit StylelintFull verdict →