Comparison

Oxc/oxlint vs Ruff

On the evidence we track, Ruff leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. 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

★Ruff73

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Oxc/oxlint	RuffLeader
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100low · 41%	73 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	6
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
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=ruff&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	5,870
Github starsadoption.github_stars	23,029	49,914
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	77,677,334
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Oxc/oxlint53 / 100low · 41%

Ruff73 / 100medium · 68%

Pricing

Free tier

Oxc/oxlint✓

Ruff–

Model

Oxc/oxlintopen_source

Ruffcommercial

Price level

Oxc/oxlintfree

Ruff–

Transparent

Oxc/oxlint✓

Ruff–

Integrations

Count

Oxc/oxlint4

Ruff6

Security

Gdpr

Oxc/oxlint–

Ruff✓

Vulnerabilities

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

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

Adoption

Dependent repos

Oxc/oxlint1

Ruff5,870

Github stars

Oxc/oxlint23,029

Ruff49,914

Package downloads weekly

Oxc/oxlint–

Ruff77,677,334

Activity

Commits last 30d

Oxc/oxlint100

Ruff100

Release

Cadence days

Oxc/oxlint2

Ruff7

History

Oxc/oxlint20 items

Ruff20 items

License

Spdx

Oxc/oxlintMIT

RuffMIT

Language

Primary

Oxc/oxlintRust

RuffRust

Market

Availability

Oxc/oxlint–

RuffAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Content

Faq

Oxc/oxlint6 items

Ruff7 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	Ruff
Core
Function	Quality platform	Linter
Language scope	Single-language	Single-language
Implementation language	Rust	Rust
Capability
Autofix	✓	✓
Config
Config model	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

RuffLinter

Language scope

Oxc/oxlintSingle-language

RuffSingle-language

Implementation language

Oxc/oxlintRust

RuffRust

Capability

Autofix

Oxc/oxlint✓

Ruff✓

Config

Config model

Oxc/oxlintConfig file

Ruff-

Extensibility

Custom rules

Oxc/oxlint✓

Ruff-

Deployment

Oxc/oxlintCLI-local

RuffCLI-local

Delivery

Editor integration

Oxc/oxlint✓

Ruff✓

CI / VCS gating

Oxc/oxlint✓

Ruff-

Insight

Code metrics

Oxc/oxlint-

Ruff-

Performance

Incremental / monorepo aware

Oxc/oxlint-

Ruff✓

Licensing

Open-source

Oxc/oxlintOSS

RuffOSS

Commercial

Pricing model

Oxc/oxlintFree

RuffFree

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

Ruff

Leader

A tool for analyzing and formatting Python code, designed to be fast and efficient through Rust implementation, with support across multiple platforms.

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 ↗

Ruff

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

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	Ruff
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Oxc/oxlint✗

Ruff✓

Windows

Oxc/oxlint✗

Ruff✓

Linux

Oxc/oxlint✗

Ruff✓

CLI

Oxc/oxlint✓

Ruff✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Oxc/oxlint✓

Ruff✓

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

Ruff

Leader

7 total

Flake8
isort
Autoflake
Pyflakes
pycodestyle
Pylint
Visual Studio Code

Independently observed

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