Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/denoland/deno/vs/oxc-project/oxc
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/denoland/deno/vs/oxc-project/oxc.md
Description: deno and oxc share 4 technologies: React, Tokio, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

# deno vs oxc

deno and oxc share 4 technologies: React, Tokio, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

- [denoland/deno](https://seerepo.com/r/denoland/deno): A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.
- [oxc-project/oxc](https://seerepo.com/r/oxc-project/oxc): ⚓ A collection of high-performance JavaScript tools.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Tokio, tracing, tracing-subscriber
- Only in deno: rusqlite, SQLite, tower, wgpu, crossterm, ed25519-dalek, hmac, keyring, argon2, hkdf, image, zip, plist, log, opentelemetry, tracing-opentelemetry, env_logger
- Only in oxc: Preact, Vue, console, handlebars, schemars, Ajv

## Side by side

| | deno | oxc |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,217,015 lines written, 1,355 code files | 1,151,882 lines written, 3,112 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex | 1.9% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push October 29, 2026, 17,392 commits, 108,801 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 21,872 commits, 23,321 stars |
| Tests | 4,394 test files. 6.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 5,900 test files. 2.7% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, deno or oxc?

deno, with 1,217,015 lines written; oxc has 1,151,882.

The proof: [denoland/deno's code at commit e7b39eb](https://github.com/denoland/deno/tree/e7b39ebd55c85aaf6a29290c1f5a99e2e21e09dd)

### Which has more GitHub stars, deno or oxc?

deno, with 108,801 stars; oxc has 23,321.

The proof: [denoland/deno on GitHub](https://github.com/denoland/deno)

### Which has more tests, deno or oxc?

oxc, with 5,900 test files; deno has 4,394.

The proof: [oxc-project/oxc's code at commit 3d3a6f4](https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc/tree/3d3a6f468068a3794a44c0e83e9177bd61ea2c00)

### Which was updated more recently, deno or oxc?

oxc: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and deno's on October 29, 2026.

The proof: [oxc-project/oxc's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, deno or oxc?

deno: an AI signed 2.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex; in oxc, 1.9%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in denoland/deno](https://seerepo.com/r/denoland/deno/ai)

## Sources

- denoland/deno: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit e7b39eb (https://github.com/denoland/deno/tree/e7b39ebd55c85aaf6a29290c1f5a99e2e21e09dd)
- oxc-project/oxc: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3d3a6f4 (https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc/tree/3d3a6f468068a3794a44c0e83e9177bd61ea2c00)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.