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Biome vs Prettier
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Biome | Prettier |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | JavaScript |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 26k | 52k |
| Latest | @biomejs/biome@2.5.15 | 3.9.9 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 7 days between releases | about 8 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 48+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 32 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Biome replaces Prettier. Alternatives to Prettier →
Full replacementIts formatter targets Prettier-compatible output.
Published benchmarks, each linked to its source. The numbers depend on the hardware and the workload they were measured on.
Formatting an already formatted project
MacBook Pro M1: Biome ~25x faster than Prettier, ~20x faster than parallel-prettier, ~7x faster single-threaded.
Biome
- @biomejs/biome@2.5.152026-09-30Biome CLI v2.5.15
- @biomejs/biome@2.5.142026-09-16Biome CLI v2.5.14
- @biomejs/biome@2.5.132026-09-10Biome CLI v2.5.13
- @biomejs/biome@2.5.122026-09-03Biome CLI v2.5.12
- @biomejs/biome@2.5.112026-08-27Biome CLI v2.5.11
Prettier
- 3.9.92026-09-23Markdown: Fix text with $ been incorrectly parsed as math syntax (#20140 by @fisker)
- 3.9.82026-09-17Markdown: Don't let Liquid objects interrupt paragraphs (#20087 by @seiyab)
- 3.9.72026-09-16Support Angular 22.2
- 3.9.62026-07-21Preserve quotes for methods named new by @kovsu)
- 3.9.52026-07-09🔗 Changelog
Biome
✓ signed The latest release, @biomejs/biome@2.5.15, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Prettier
unsigned The latest release, 3.9.9, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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