Coding

Trunk Check

One linter to rule them all

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★4.3ratingPricing · FreemiumStable
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Trunk Check does

Trunk Check runs more than 100 linters and formatters in parallel. It offers AI-suggested fixes for the issues it finds. The tool uses a single configuration for every language, so teams do not maintain a separate lint setup per language. Developers use it to enforce consistent code style and catch problems before merge.

How Trunk Check compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Trunk Check does. Only Graphite lists a starting price, $20 a month. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Trunk Check does. Trunk Check offers a web app and a command-line tool. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app and 2 offer a command-line tool. Trunk Check was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2021 and 2023, 2 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in Israel and the United States.

Market position · Coding

How Trunk Check compares in Coding

Trunk Check has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 501 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Trunk Check's own market position as contested. 154 of the 501 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Trunk Check compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Trunk CheckFounded 2022ModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, CLIStable
PR Agent OpenFounded 2023 · Remote-firstHighOpenFree—YesNoWebHot
Qodo MergeFounded 2021 · Tel Aviv, IsraelModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebRising
AgenticFounded 2022ModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, API, CLIRising
GraphiteFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium$20/moYesYesWeb, CLIRising
QodoFounded 2022 · Tel Aviv, IsraelHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, DesktopHot

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Trunk Check exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Code GenerationClassification
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Software
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Questions

Trunk Check: common questions

Is Trunk Check free?

Trunk Check has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Trunk Check?

The closest alternatives to Trunk Check that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are PR Agent Open, Qodo Merge, Agentic, Graphite, and Qodo.

Is Trunk Check still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Trunk Check as operating at trunk.io.

Does Trunk Check have an API?

Yes. Trunk Check offers an API.

Who is Trunk Check for?

Trunk Check is built for developers.

How do I sign in to Trunk Check?

Sign in on Trunk Check's own website, trunk.io. FalcoScan reviews Trunk Check but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Trunk Check directly.

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