Comparison

Oxc vs Prettier

Oxc and Prettier both land on Worth it.

Oxc

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Free and open source, so any JavaScript team can adopt Oxlint at zero cost and near-zero risk, with community claims of 50-100x ESLint speed.

Worth it

Confidence: High

If your team writes JavaScript/TypeScript and wants style debates gone, Prettier is the free de facto standard.

Oxc versus Prettier
Compare	Oxc	Prettier
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	JS/TS repos with slow lint CI	JS/TS teams tired of style debates
Who it's not for	Teams needing stable type-aware linting today	Speed-critical repos . Biome formats far faster
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁴	Core prettier package unaffected, but two ecosystem plugins (eslint-config-prettier, eslint-plugin-prettier) were compromised via npm in July 2025 (CVE-2025-54313); fixed versions shipped.
Support quality	Community GitHub only; no SLA evidence	Community-maintained OSS; no support evidence found.
Public sentiment	Community discussion is bullish on Oxlint's speed as an ESLint alternative, while noting type-aware linting and formatter maturity still lag.^⁷	Sentiment favors consistency and ending debates, with recurring complaints about speed, rigid style, and a minority switching to lighter tools.
Biggest gotcha	No paid support; you rely on community GitHub issues¹²	CVE-2025-54313: eslint-config-prettier hijacked July 2025; only 10.1.6+ is safe . audit lockfiles.