Comparison

ast-grep vs ESLint

On the evidence we track, ESLint leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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ast-grep60

★ESLint74

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ast-grep	ESLintLeader
Vioscale score	60 / 100low · 45%	74 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	2
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.3
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40ast-grep%2Fnapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=eslint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	177	1,569,244
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,649	27,484
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	160,098,819
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	49	50
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	14	13
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	JavaScript

Score

Vioscale score

ast-grep60 / 100low · 45%

ESLint74 / 100high · 79%

Pricing

Free tier

ast-grep✓

ESLint✓

Model

ast-grepcommercial

ESLintcommercial

Price level

ast-grepfree

ESLintfree

Integrations

Count

ast-grep–

ESLint2

Security

Scorecard

ast-grep–

ESLint6.3

Vulnerabilities

ast-grepCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40ast-grep%2Fnapi&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

ESLintCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=eslint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE

Adoption

Dependent repos

ast-grep177

ESLint1,569,244

Github stars

ast-grep15,649

ESLint27,484

Package downloads weekly

ast-grep–

ESLint160,098,819

Activity

Commits last 30d

ast-grep49

ESLint50

Release

Cadence days

ast-grep14

ESLint13

History

ast-grep20 items

ESLint20 items

License

Spdx

ast-grepMIT

ESLintMIT

Language

Primary

ast-grepRust

ESLintJavaScript

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for code quality tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	ast-grep	ESLint
Core
Function	Static analyzer	Linter + formatter
Language scope	Multi-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Rust	JavaScript
Capability
Autofix	✓	✓
Config
Config model	Rule packs	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration	✓	✓
CI / VCS gating	-	✓
Insight
Code metrics	-	-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware	-	-
Licensing
Open-source	OSS	OSS
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	Free

Core

Function

ast-grepStatic analyzer

ESLintLinter + formatter

Language scope

ast-grepMulti-language

ESLintSingle-language

Implementation language

ast-grepRust

ESLintJavaScript

Capability

Autofix

ast-grep✓

ESLint✓

Config

Config model

ast-grepRule packs

ESLintConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

ast-grep✓

ESLint✓

Deployment

ast-grepCLI-local

ESLintCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

ast-grep✓

ESLint✓

CI / VCS gating

ast-grep-

ESLint✓

Insight

Code metrics

ast-grep-

ESLint-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

ast-grep-

ESLint-

Licensing

Open-source

ast-grepOSS

ESLintOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

ast-grepFree

ESLintFree

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ast-grep

A structural code search and rewriting tool that uses AST analysis to locate and modify code patterns across thousands of files, with support for linting and programmatic access via Node.js bindings.

Independently observed

ESLint

Leader

An open-source linter and fixer for JavaScript and JSX that runs locally in editors and CI pipelines. It uses AST analysis to catch problems and can automatically fix many issues, with full support for custom rules and extensibility.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ast-grep

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

ESLint

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free open source

Open SourceFree
- Find issues in JavaScript code
- Automatically fix problems
- Custom parsers
- Custom rules
- Text editor integration
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	ast-grep	ESLint
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

ast-grep✓

ESLint✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

ast-grep✓

ESLint✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

ast-grep

Not documented yet.

ESLint

Leader

2 total

eslint-plugin-react
eslint-plugin-unicorn

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.