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Comparison

Oxc/oxlint vs Prettier

On the evidence we track, Prettier leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Oxc/oxlint53
★Prettier80
Score
vioscaleAI score
Oxc/oxlint53 / 100low · 41%
Prettier80 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Oxc/oxlint✓
Prettier✓
Model
Oxc/oxlintopen_source
Prettiercommercial
Price level
Oxc/oxlintfree
Prettierfree
Transparent
Oxc/oxlint✓
Prettier✓
Integrations
Count
Oxc/oxlint4
Prettier19
Security
Scorecard
Oxc/oxlint–
Prettier6
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Oxc/oxlint1
Prettier1,703,312
Github stars
Oxc/oxlint23,029
Prettier52,446
Package downloads weekly
Oxc/oxlint–
Prettier139,976,809
Activity
Commits last 30d
Oxc/oxlint100
Prettier100
Release
Cadence days
Oxc/oxlint2
Prettier5
History
Oxc/oxlint20 items
Prettier20 items
License
Spdx
Oxc/oxlintMIT
PrettierMIT
Language
Primary
Oxc/oxlintRust
PrettierJavaScript
Market
Availability
Oxc/oxlint–
PrettierAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Oxc/oxlint6 items
Prettier6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Function
Oxc/oxlintQuality platform
PrettierFormatter
Language scope
Oxc/oxlintSingle-language
PrettierMulti-language
Implementation language
Oxc/oxlintRust
PrettierJavaScript
Capability
Autofix
Oxc/oxlint✓
Prettier✓
Config
Config model
Oxc/oxlintConfig file
PrettierConfig file
Extensibility
Custom rules
Oxc/oxlint✓
Prettier✗
Deployment
Deployment
Oxc/oxlintCLI-local
PrettierCLI-local
Delivery
Editor integration
Oxc/oxlint✓
Prettier✓
CI / VCS gating
Oxc/oxlint✓
Prettier✓
Insight
Code metrics
Oxc/oxlint-
Prettier✗
Performance
Incremental / monorepo aware
Oxc/oxlint-
Prettier✓
Licensing
Open-source
Oxc/oxlintOSS
PrettierOSS
Commercial
Pricing model
Oxc/oxlintFree
PrettierFree

What each one is

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

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

Prettier

Leader

An automatic formatting tool that parses code and reformats it according to opinionated style rules, adjusting wrapping based on line length constraints.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Prettier

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Oxc/oxlint✗
Prettier✓
CLI
Oxc/oxlint✓
Prettier✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Oxc/oxlint✓
Prettier✓

Integrations

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

Oxc/oxlint

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

Prettier

Leader
8 total
  • VS Code
  • WebStorm
  • Vim
  • Sublime Text
  • Emacs
  • Visual Studio
  • Nova
  • Neovim
Independently observed
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