Comparison

ESLint vs Oxc/oxlint

On the evidence we track, ESLint leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★ESLint76
Oxc/oxlint53
Score
vioscaleAI score
ESLint76 / 100high · 78%
Oxc/oxlint53 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
ESLint✓
Oxc/oxlint✓
Model
Oxc/oxlintopen_source
Price level
ESLintfree
Oxc/oxlintfree
Transparent
ESLint–
Oxc/oxlint✓
Integrations
Count
ESLint2
Oxc/oxlint4
Adoption
Dependent repos
ESLint1,569,244
Oxc/oxlint1
Github stars
ESLint27,559
Oxc/oxlint23,029
Package downloads weekly
Oxc/oxlint–
Activity
Commits last 30d
ESLint44
Oxc/oxlint100
Release
Cadence days
ESLint13
Oxc/oxlint2
History
ESLint20 items
Oxc/oxlint20 items
License
Spdx
ESLintMIT
Oxc/oxlintMIT
Language
Primary
Oxc/oxlintRust
Content
Faq
ESLint5 items
Oxc/oxlint6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
ESLintLinter + formatter
Oxc/oxlintQuality platform
Language scope
ESLintSingle-language
Oxc/oxlintSingle-language
Implementation language
ESLintJavaScript
Oxc/oxlintRust
Capability
Autofix
ESLint✓
Oxc/oxlint✓
Config
Config model
ESLintConfig file
Oxc/oxlintConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
ESLint✓
Oxc/oxlint✓
Deployment
Deployment
ESLintCLI-local
Oxc/oxlintCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
ESLint✓
Oxc/oxlint✓
CI / VCS gating
ESLint✓
Oxc/oxlint✓
Insight
Code metrics
ESLint-
Oxc/oxlint-
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
ESLint-
Oxc/oxlint-
Licensing
Open-source
ESLintOSS
Oxc/oxlintOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
ESLintFree
Oxc/oxlintFree

What each one is

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

ESLint

Leader

Open-source linter that uses abstract syntax tree analysis to detect JavaScript code issues and apply syntax-aware fixes, with extensive customization through custom rules and parsers.

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

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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 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
CLI
ESLint✓
Oxc/oxlint✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
ESLint✓
Oxc/oxlint✓

Integrations

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

ESLint

Leader
2 total
  • eslint-plugin-react
  • eslint-plugin-unicorn
Independently observed

Oxc/oxlint

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