⚡ Static Code Analysis

Static code analysis is a method of examining source code without running it to find errors, enforce coding standards, and improve code quality.

According to our research, static code analysis tools are detected on 0.2% of all websites.
98.6% of these sites use only one static code analysis tool, 1.2% use two, and 0.2% use three or more of them.

Statistics based on 3.5M+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the leading static code analysis tools on the web in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is ESLint, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 72.6% share.
It is followed by JSHint with 18.5% and Stylelint with 8.4%.

ESLint 72.6%
JSHint 18.5%
Stylelint 8.4%
JSLint 1.9%
CSSLint 0.2%
TSLint 0.08%

You can also drill down by country:

🚀 Country Highlights

Here is a list of tools that are especially popular in certain countries.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

JSHint is #1 in Indonesia ^(-1)
Stylelint is #1 in Ukraine ^(-2)
JSLint is #2 in Poland ^(-2)

✨ Best Static Code Analysis Tools

Below is a more detailed list of 6 static code analysis tools we detect, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	ESLint San Francisco, California, United States A static code analysis tool for ECMAScript/JavaScript code. FreeOpen source	72.6%
2	JSHint A static code analysis tool for JavaScript that detects errors and potential problems in code. FreeOpen source	18.5%
3	Stylelint An open-source CSS linter built on PostCSS that helps developers detect errors and enforce consistent coding conventions in CSS, Sass, and Less stylesheets. FreeOpen source	8.4%
4	JSLint A code quality tool that looks for problems in JavaScript programs. FreeOpen source	1.9%
5	CSSLint An open-source code quality tool for static analysis of CSS code.	0.2%
6	TSLint A static code analysis tool for TypeScript that has been deprecated in favor of ESLint. FreeOpen sourceLegacy	0.08%

👉 See Also

Static program analysis

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 3,580,056 websites.
We currently track the presence of 6 static code analysis tools across the web.
Statistics were last calculated on July 21, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.