Lefthook comparisons
Lefthook is compared head-to-head with hk, pre-commit and Husky and more: 7 head-to-heads in Git Hooks Management Tools, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Lefthook head-to-head
- Lefthook vs hk
- Lefthook vs pre-commit
- Lefthook vs Husky
- Lefthook vs prek
- Lefthook vs Overcommit
- Lefthook vs GrumPHP
- Lefthook vs Hookguard
Lefthook vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Hook stages | Shared configuration | Monorepo support | CI execution | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lefthook | Free | All | Yes | Yes | 7.7 | ||
| 1 | hk | Yes | Free | All | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.9 |
| 2 | pre-commit | Yes | Free | All | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 3 | Husky | Yes | Free | All | Yes | 7.9 | ||
| 4 | prek | Free | All | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.8 | |
| 6 | Overcommit | Free | All | Yes | Yes | 7.6 | ||
| 7 | GrumPHP | Yes | Free | Commit | Yes | Yes | 7.5 | |
| 8 | Hookguard | Free | All | Yes | Yes | 7.4 |
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