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ESLint vs Biome vs Oxc
A side-by-side look at how actively ESLint, Biome and Oxc are developed on GitHub — popularity, contributor base, commit activity and how quickly issues and pull requests move.
What the numbers say
- ESLint is the most-starred of the 3, with 28k stars, close to Oxc's 23k.
- Over the 52 weeks to the snapshot, Oxc recorded the most commits (8.6k), against 658 for ESLint.
- Oxc has closed or merged the most pull requests in its lifetime: 22k.
- Relative to its popularity, ESLint carries the lightest open-issue load: 3.5 open issues per 1,000 stars, versus 25.3 for Oxc.
Head-to-head
Snapshot taken 30 September 2026.
| Metric | ESLint Active | Biome Active | Oxc Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 28k | 26k | 23k |
| Forks | 5.2k | 1.3k | 1.3k |
| Contributors | 1.3k | 785 | 454 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 658 | 2.4k | 8.6k |
| Open issues | 95 | 270 | 581 |
| Open pull requests | 32 | 119 | 346 |
| Closed / merged PRs | 8.9k | 7.1k | 22k |
| Watchers | 342 | 91 | 90 |
| Last push | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Latest release | v10.11.0 (Sep 2026) | @biomejs/biome@2.5.14 (Sep 2026) | oxlint_v1.86.0 (Sep 2026) |
| Main language | JavaScript | Rust | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Created | Jun 2013 | Jul 2023 | Feb 2023 |
Bold marks the highest value in a row. “Active / Slowing / Dormant” is a simple heuristic from how recently code was pushed and open issues per star — a starting point, not a verdict. Stars measure popularity, not quality.
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