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Comparison

Biome vs ESLint

On the evidence we track, Biome leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Biome full profile →ESLint full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute72BiomeLeader72ESLint
Vioscale score72 / 100low · 38%72 / 100low · 44%
Commits last 30d10092
Github stars25,46027,432
Package downloads weekly11,910,506152,976,775
Options{"cloud":true}{"self_hosted":true}
LongA fast formatter and linter for JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, TSX, JSON, HTML, CSS, and GraphQL with 97% Prettier compatibility.ESLint is an open source pluggable linting utility for JavaScript and JSX that statically analyzes code to find problems. Many issues can be automatically fixed, and it integrates with text editors and CI pipelines.
Capabilities{"autofix":true,"function":"linter_formatter","open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"multi_language","editor_integration":true}{"autofix":true,"function":"linter","ci_gating":true,"deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","config_model":"config_file","custom_rules":true,"impl_language":"JavaScript","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"single_language","editor_integration":true}
Count-1
List-[{"name":"Codemod"}]
PrimaryRustJavaScript
SpdxApache-2.0MIT
Support{"cli":true,"web":true}{"cli":true}
Pricing{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://biomejs.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:07:10.279Z"}{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["Find issues in JavaScript code","Automatically fix problems","Custom parsers","Custom rules","Text editor integration","CI pipeline integration"],"description":"Free open source linter","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://eslint.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:08:29.561Z"}
Free tierYesYes
Modelcommercialcommercial
Price levelfreefree
Cadence days613

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
CapabilityBiomeESLint
Core
FunctionLinter + formatterLinter
Language scopeMulti-languageSingle-language
Implementation language-JavaScript
Capability
Autofix✓✓
Config
Config model-Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules-✓
Deployment
Deployment-CLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration✓✓
CI / VCS gating-✓
Insight
Code metrics--
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware--
Licensing
Open-sourceOSSOSS
Commercial
Pricing modelFreeFree

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