ci-doctor compared
Honest, scope-aware comparisons. Where each tool wins. Where they overlap. What to run side by side.
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ci-doctor vs actionlint
actionlint is the gold standard for syntactic and shell-safety checks on GitHub Actions workflow files. ci-doctor is the cost-and-reliability-first audit. They are complementary - most teams should run both.
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ci-doctor vs super-linter
super-linter is a meta-runner that bundles 50+ language linters into a single GitHub Action. ci-doctor is a focused audit of your .github/workflows/*.yml files for cost and reliability smells. Different problems.
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ci-doctor vs MegaLinter
MegaLinter is a configurable fork of super-linter with finer-grained linter selection and reporting. ci-doctor is focused on auditing .github/workflows/*.yml for cost and reliability. Different scopes.
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ci-doctor vs octoscan
octoscan is a security-focused workflow analyzer from Synacktiv. ci-doctor is a cost-and-reliability-focused audit that includes a few security rules. Closest scope of any competitor on this list - they overlap on a few rules and complement each other on the rest.