Comparison

Oxc/oxlint vs Pylint

On the evidence we track, Pylint leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. 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

★Pylint72

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Oxc/oxlint	PylintLeader
Vioscale score	53 / 100low · 47%	72 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	10
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	8.1
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=oxlint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pylint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	117,361
Github starsadoption.github_stars	22,500	5,715
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	96
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	24
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	GPL-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Python

Score

Vioscale score

Oxc/oxlint53 / 100low · 47%

Pylint72 / 100medium · 54%

Pricing

Free tier

Oxc/oxlint✓

Pylint✓

Model

Oxc/oxlintopen_source

Pylintcommercial

Price level

Oxc/oxlintfree

Pylintfree

Transparent

Oxc/oxlint✓

Pylint✓

Integrations

Count

Oxc/oxlint4

Pylint10

Security

Scorecard

Oxc/oxlint–

Pylint8.1

Vulnerabilities

Oxc/oxlintCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=oxlint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

PylintCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pylint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Oxc/oxlint1

Pylint117,361

Github stars

Oxc/oxlint22,500

Pylint5,715

Activity

Commits last 30d

Oxc/oxlint100

Pylint96

Release

Cadence days

Oxc/oxlint2

Pylint24

History

Oxc/oxlint20 items

Pylint20 items

License

Spdx

Oxc/oxlintMIT

PylintGPL-2.0

Language

Primary

Oxc/oxlintRust

PylintPython

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Code Quality Tools
Capability	Oxc/oxlint	Pylint
Core
Function	Quality platform	Linter
Language scope	Single-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Rust	Python
Capability
Autofix	✓	✗
Config
Config model	Config file	Config file
Extensibility
Custom rules	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	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

Oxc/oxlintQuality platform

PylintLinter

Language scope

Oxc/oxlintSingle-language

PylintSingle-language

Implementation language

Oxc/oxlintRust

PylintPython

Capability

Autofix

Oxc/oxlint✓

Pylint✗

Config

Config model

Oxc/oxlintConfig file

PylintConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

Oxc/oxlint✓

Pylint✓

Deployment

Oxc/oxlintCLI-local

PylintCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

Oxc/oxlint-

Pylint✓

CI / VCS gating

Oxc/oxlint✓

Pylint✓

Insight

Code metrics

Oxc/oxlint-

Pylint✓

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

Oxc/oxlint-

Pylint-

Licensing

Open-source

Oxc/oxlintOSS

PylintOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

Oxc/oxlintFree

PylintFree

What each one is

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

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

Pylint

Leader

Pylint automatically scans Python source code to identify problems with coding standards compliance, detect runtime errors, and suggest refactoring improvements. It supports extensive customization through configuration files and plugins.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

Pylint

Leader

FreeFree tier

Free and open source. Commercial support services available.

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	Oxc/oxlint	Pylint
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Oxc/oxlint✗

Pylint✓

Windows

Oxc/oxlint✗

Pylint✓

Linux

Oxc/oxlint✗

Pylint✓

CLI

Oxc/oxlint✓

Pylint✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Oxc/oxlint✓

Pylint✓

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

Pylint

Leader

10 total

Vim
Emacs
Eclipse
TextMate
PyDev
Spyder
Editra
Jenkins
Hudson
Apycot

Independently observed

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