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Comparison

Black vs Oxc/oxlint

On the evidence we track, Black 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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★Black74
Oxc/oxlint53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Black74 / 100high · 77%
Oxc/oxlint53 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
Black✓
Oxc/oxlint✓
Model
Blackfree
Oxc/oxlintopen_source
Price level
Blackfree
Oxc/oxlintfree
Transparent
Black✓
Oxc/oxlint✓
Integrations
Count
Black5
Oxc/oxlint4
Security
Disclosure policy
Black✓
Oxc/oxlint–
Scorecard
Black7.5
Oxc/oxlint–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Black105,588
Oxc/oxlint1
Github stars
Black41,918
Oxc/oxlint23,029
Package downloads weekly
Black27,633,532
Oxc/oxlint–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Black75
Oxc/oxlint100
Release
Cadence days
Black31
Oxc/oxlint2
History
Black20 items
Oxc/oxlint20 items
License
Spdx
BlackMIT
Oxc/oxlintMIT
Language
Primary
BlackPython
Oxc/oxlintRust
Content
Faq
Black6 items
Oxc/oxlint6 items

Capabilities

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

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
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

A Python code formatter that automatically reformats entire files to enforce consistent styling. It produces minimal diffs to accelerate code review and ensures uniform appearance across projects.

Independently observed

Oxc/oxlint

A fast, unified toolchain for JavaScript and TypeScript development, built in Rust, featuring oxlint for code linting and oxfmt for code formatting, along with additional capabilities for minification, transformation, and code generation.

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
FreeFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Windows
Black✓
Oxc/oxlint✗
Linux
Black✓
Oxc/oxlint✗
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
11 total
  • Neovim
  • conform.nvim
  • ALE
  • SublimeText
  • Pre-commit
  • Jupyter Notebooks
  • blacken-docs
  • blackdoc
  • Vim
  • Visual Studio Code
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

Oxc/oxlint

4 total
  • ESLint
  • Tailwind
  • React
  • styled-components
Independently observed
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