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golangci-lint vs revive
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | golangci-lint | revive |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 19k | 5.6k |
| Latest | v2.15.0 | v1.17.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-16 |
| Release cadence | about 15 days between releases | about 28 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 13 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
golangci-lint replaces revive. Alternatives to revive →
Full replacementRuns revive together with other linters in one pass.
revive replaces golangci-lint. Alternatives to golangci-lint →
PartialOne configurable linter focused on style, run on its own without aggregating others.
golangci-lint
- v2.15.02026-10-16golangci-lint is a free and open-source project built by volunteers.
- v2.14.02026-09-24golangci-lint is a free and open-source project built by volunteers.
- v2.13.22026-08-27golangci-lint is a free and open-source project built by volunteers.
- v2.13.12026-08-20golangci-lint is a free and open-source project built by volunteers.
- v2.13.02026-08-19golangci-lint is a free and open-source project built by volunteers.
revive
- v1.17.12026-10-07A patch release with fixes for rules that reused configuration across runs and for false positives/negatives.
- v1.17.02026-09-23The documentation website revive.run has been rebuilt with Hugo, replacing the Gatsby site that had served the docs sin…
- v1.16.02026-08-21Add new rule multiline-if-init
- v1.15.02026-03-06BREAKING CHANGE: package-related checks moved from var-naming to a new rule package-naming.
- v1.14.02026-02-10feature: new rule epoch-naming
golangci-lint
✓ signed The latest release, v2.15.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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revive
✓ signed The latest release, v1.17.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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