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Prettier vs Antfu

Prettier lands on Worth it, and Antfu lands on Depends.

Prettier

prettier.io

Worth it
Confidence: High

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

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Antfu

antfu.me

Depends
Confidence: High

There is nothing to buy here: antfu.me is the personal blog and portfolio of open-source developer Anthony Fu, not a commercial product.

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Prettier versus Antfu
ComparePrettierAntfu
VerdictWorth itDepends
Best forJS/TS teams tired of style debatesVue and Vite developers
Who it's not forSpeed-critical repos . Biome formats far fasterAnyone shopping for software to buy . nothing is sold
PrivacyCore 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.11One medium-severity CVE found in a small utility package; no other vulnerabilities surfaced in sources reviewed.
Support qualityCommunity-maintained OSS; no support evidence found.GitHub issues only; reproductions strictly required
Public sentimentSentiment favors consistency and ending debates, with recurring complaints about speed, rigid style, and a minority switching to lighter tools.⁷Community sentiment is strongly positive . developers on Reddit regularly recommend his ESLint config for Vue and Nuxt projects.
Biggest gotchaCVE-2025-54313: eslint-config-prettier hijacked July 2025; only 10.1.6+ is safe . audit lockfiles.12@antfu/utils had medium-severity prototype pollution (CVE-2023-2972); keep packages updated

Pick Prettier when

  • JS/TS teams tired of style debates
  • Large codebases needing one enforced style
  • Mixed-language repos via plugins
  • VS Code users wanting format-on-save

When Prettier is not a fit

  • Speed-critical repos . Biome formats far faster
  • Teams folding formatting into ESLint stylistic rules
  • Devs wanting per-developer custom styles . it's opinionated by design
  • Teams still running compromised pre-10.1.6 plugin versions

Pick Antfu when

  • Vue and Vite developers
  • Teams adopting @antfu/eslint-config
  • AI agent users wanting Vue/Vite conventions
  • Open-source readers and sponsors

When Antfu is not a fit

  • Anyone shopping for software to buy . nothing is sold
  • Enterprises needing vendor support or SLAs
  • Non-technical buyers; it is a personal blog
  • Teams committed to Prettier-style formatting

Sources

  1. Prettier · Opinionated Code Formatterprettier.io
    official
  2. prettier on npmnpmjs.com
    official
  3. Prettier Rationaleprettier.io
    official
  4. Prettier - Code formatter (VS Code)marketplace.visualstudio.com
    official
  5. Prettier for Enterprise (Tidelift)prettier.io
    official
  6. Why I don't use Prettierantfu.me
    review
  7. Those who stopped using prettier, why? (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  8. I don't like prettier (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  9. Prettier formatting differs across setups (Stack Overflow)stackoverflow.com
    review
  10. FormatOnSave takes a long time (GitHub issue)github.com
    review
  11. CVE-2025-54313 (NVD)nvd.nist.gov
    security
  12. eslint-config-prettier hijack, 10.1.6 safe (JFrog)research.jfrog.com
    security
  13. Companies that use Prettier (TheirStack)theirstack.com
    news
  14. Prettier begins paying maintainersprettier.io
    news
  15. Biome: toolchain of the webbiomejs.dev
    official
  16. Anthony Fu @ antfu.meantfu.me
    official