Comparison

Black vs Oxc/oxlint

On the evidence we track, Black leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Black73

Oxc/oxlint53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BlackLeader	Oxc/oxlint
Vioscale score	73 / 100high · 78%	53 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.7	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=black&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH	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	105,588	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	41,816	22,500
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	39,005,228	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	29	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	31	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Rust

Score

Vioscale score

Black73 / 100high · 78%

Oxc/oxlint53 / 100low · 47%

Pricing

Free tier

Black✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Model

Blackopen_source

Oxc/oxlintopen_source

Price level

Blackfree

Oxc/oxlintfree

Transparent

Black✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Integrations

Count

Black8

Oxc/oxlint4

Security

Disclosure policy

Black✓

Oxc/oxlint–

Scorecard

Black7.7

Oxc/oxlint–

Vulnerabilities

BlackCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=black&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

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

Black105,588

Oxc/oxlint1

Github stars

Black41,816

Oxc/oxlint22,500

Package downloads weekly

Black39,005,228

Oxc/oxlint–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Black29

Oxc/oxlint100

Release

Cadence days

Black31

Oxc/oxlint2

History

Black20 items

Oxc/oxlint20 items

License

Spdx

BlackMIT

Oxc/oxlintMIT

Language

Primary

BlackPython

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	Black	Oxc/oxlint
Core
Function	Formatter	Quality platform
Language scope	Single-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Python	Rust
Capability
Autofix	✓	✓
Config
Config model	Zero-config	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	✗	✓
Deployment
Deployment	Both	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

BlackFormatter

Oxc/oxlintQuality platform

Language scope

BlackSingle-language

Oxc/oxlintSingle-language

Implementation language

BlackPython

Oxc/oxlintRust

Capability

Autofix

Black✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Config

Config model

BlackZero-config

Oxc/oxlintConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

Black✗

Oxc/oxlint✓

Deployment

BlackBoth

Oxc/oxlintCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

Black✓

Oxc/oxlint-

CI / VCS gating

Black✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Insight

Code metrics

Black✗

Oxc/oxlint-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

Black✗

Oxc/oxlint-

Licensing

Open-source

BlackOSS

Oxc/oxlintOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

BlackFree

Oxc/oxlintFree

What each one is

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

Black

Leader

An opinionated Python code formatter that automatically reformats code according to a standardized style. It produces minimal diffs for cleaner code review and reduces developer cognitive load by removing formatting decisions, allowing focus on code logic.

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.

Black

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT licensed)

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	Black	Oxc/oxlint
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

Black✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Black✓

Oxc/oxlint✓

Integrations

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

Black

Leader

8 total

Neovim
conform.nvim
ALE
SublimeText
Pre-commit
Jupyter Notebooks
blacken-docs
blackdoc

Independently observed

Oxc/oxlint

4 total

ESLint
Tailwind
React
styled-components

Independently observed

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