Comparison

Oxc/oxlint vs RuboCop

On the evidence we track, RuboCop leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. 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

★RuboCop64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Oxc/oxlint	RuboCopLeader
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100low · 41%	64 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	14
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.1
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=oxlint&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=rubocop&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	115,529
Github starsadoption.github_stars	23,029	12,913
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	16
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Ruby
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Oxc/oxlint53 / 100low · 41%

RuboCop64 / 100medium · 50%

Pricing

Free tier

Oxc/oxlint✓

RuboCop✓

Model

Oxc/oxlintopen_source

RuboCopopen_source

Price level

Oxc/oxlintfree

RuboCopfree

Transparent

Oxc/oxlint✓

RuboCop✓

Integrations

Count

Oxc/oxlint4

RuboCop14

Security

Scorecard

Oxc/oxlint–

RuboCop5.1

Vulnerabilities

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

RuboCopCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=rubocop&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW

Adoption

Dependent repos

Oxc/oxlint1

RuboCop115,529

Github stars

Oxc/oxlint23,029

RuboCop12,913

Activity

Commits last 30d

Oxc/oxlint100

RuboCop100

Release

Cadence days

Oxc/oxlint2

RuboCop16

History

Oxc/oxlint20 items

RuboCop20 items

License

Spdx

Oxc/oxlintMIT

RuboCopMIT

Language

Primary

Oxc/oxlintRust

RuboCopRuby

Content

Faq

Oxc/oxlint6 items

RuboCop5 items

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	RuboCop
Core
Function	Quality platform	Linter + formatter
Language scope	Single-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Rust	Ruby
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

RuboCopLinter + formatter

Language scope

Oxc/oxlintSingle-language

RuboCopSingle-language

Implementation language

Oxc/oxlintRust

RuboCopRuby

Capability

Autofix

Oxc/oxlint✓

RuboCop✓

Config

Config model

Oxc/oxlintConfig file

RuboCopConfig file

Extensibility

Custom rules

Oxc/oxlint✓

RuboCop✓

Deployment

Oxc/oxlintCLI-local

RuboCopCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

Oxc/oxlint✓

RuboCop✓

CI / VCS gating

Oxc/oxlint✓

RuboCop✓

Insight

Code metrics

Oxc/oxlint-

RuboCop✓

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

Oxc/oxlint-

RuboCop-

Licensing

Open-source

Oxc/oxlintOSS

RuboCopOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

Oxc/oxlintFree

RuboCopFree

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

RuboCop

Leader

An open-source linter and formatter for Ruby that enforces the community style guide, identifies potential bugs, and can automatically correct many issues.

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 ↗

RuboCop

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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	RuboCop
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

Oxc/oxlint✓

RuboCop✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Oxc/oxlint✓

RuboCop✓

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

RuboCop

Leader

19 total

rubocop-performance
rubocop-rails
rubocop-rspec
rubocop-minitest
rubocop-rake
rubocop-sequel
rubocop-thread_safety
rubocop-capybara
rubocop-factory_bot
rubocop-rspec_rails
rubocop-i18n
Eglot
Helix
Flycheck
VS Code
RubyMine
Emacs
Neovim
Zed

Independently observed

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Oxc/oxlint or RuboCop: which one depends on you

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