Comparison

Biome vs Oxc/oxlint

On the evidence we track, Biome leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Biome68

Oxc/oxlint53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BiomeLeader	Oxc/oxlint
Vioscale score	68 / 100high · 77%	53 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	4
Security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40biomejs%2Fbiome&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=oxlint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	587	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	25,652	22,500
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	13,959,709	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Rust

Score

Vioscale score

Biome68 / 100high · 77%

Oxc/oxlint53 / 100low · 47%

Pricing

Free tier

Biome✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Model

Biomecommercial

Oxc/oxlintopen_source

Price level

Biomefree

Oxc/oxlintfree

Transparent

Biome–

Oxc/oxlint✓

Integrations

Count

Biome3

Oxc/oxlint4

Security

Vulnerabilities

BiomeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40biomejs%2Fbiome&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Oxc/oxlintCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=oxlint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Biome587

Oxc/oxlint1

Github stars

Biome25,652

Oxc/oxlint22,500

Package downloads weekly

Biome13,959,709

Oxc/oxlint–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Biome100

Oxc/oxlint100

Release

Cadence days

Biome7

Oxc/oxlint2

History

Biome20 items

Oxc/oxlint20 items

License

Spdx

BiomeApache-2.0

Oxc/oxlintMIT

Language

Primary

BiomeRust

Oxc/oxlintRust

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	Biome	Oxc/oxlint
Core
Function	Linter + formatter	Quality platform
Language scope	Multi-language	Single-language
Implementation language	-	Rust
Capability
Autofix	✓	✓
Config
Config model	-	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

BiomeLinter + formatter

Oxc/oxlintQuality platform

Language scope

BiomeMulti-language

Oxc/oxlintSingle-language

Implementation language

Biome-

Oxc/oxlintRust

Capability

Autofix

Biome✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Config

Config model

Biome-

Oxc/oxlintConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

Biome-

Oxc/oxlint✓

Deployment

BiomeCLI-local

Oxc/oxlintCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

Biome✓

Oxc/oxlint-

CI / VCS gating

Biome✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Insight

Code metrics

Biome-

Oxc/oxlint-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

Biome-

Oxc/oxlint-

Licensing

Open-source

BiomeOSS

Oxc/oxlintOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

BiomeFree

Oxc/oxlintFree

What each one is

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

Biome

Leader

A fast command-line tool that formats and lints JavaScript, TypeScript, and web-related file types, combining formatter and linter functionality to streamline development workflows.

Independently observed

Oxc/oxlint

An open-source toolkit providing linting, formatting, parsing, transformation, module resolution, and minification for JavaScript and TypeScript through Rust implementation, achieving significantly higher performance than comparable tools.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Biome

Leader

FreeFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Oxc/oxlint

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

Open SourceFree
- Linting with 800+ rules
- Code formatting
- JavaScript/TypeScript parsing
- Code transformation
- Module resolution
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Biome	Oxc/oxlint
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

Biome✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Biome✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

ESLint

Biome

Leader

3 total - 2 not shared

TypeScript ESLint
Prettier

Independently observed

Oxc/oxlint

4 total - 3 not shared

Tailwind
React
styled-components

Independently observed

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