Comparison

ESLint vs Prettier

On the evidence we track, Prettier 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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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ESLint	PrettierLeader
Vioscale score	72 / 100low · 44%	76 / 100low · 44%
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	92	100
Github starsadoption.github_stars	27,432	52,163
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	152,976,775	117,427,495
Optionsdeployment.options	{"self_hosted":true}	{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}
Longdescription.long	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.	A code formatter that removes original styling and reprints code to conform to a consistent style, supporting multiple programming languages and integrating with most editors.
Capabilitiesfeatures.capabilities	{"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}	{"autofix":true,"function":"formatter","open_source":"oss","config_model":"zero_config","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"multi_language","editor_integration":true}
Countintegrations.count	1	7
Listintegrations.list	[{"name":"Codemod"}]	[{"name":"Emacs"},{"name":"Nova"},{"name":"Sublime Text"},{"name":"Vim"},{"name":"Visual Studio"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"WebStorm"}]
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	JavaScript
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Supportplatform.support	{"cli":true}	{"cli":true,"web":true}
Pricingpricing	{"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"}	{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://prettier.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:12:35.830Z"}
Free tierpricing.free_tier	Yes	Yes
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	Yes
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	1

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	ESLint	Prettier
Core
Function	Linter	Formatter
Language scope	Single-language	Multi-language
Implementation language	JavaScript	-
Capability
Autofix	✓	✓
Config
Config model	Config file	Zero-config
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	-
Deployment
Deployment	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

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