Rome vs ESLint: What Happened, and What to Use in CI
Rome aimed to replace ESLint and Prettier with one fast toolchain; today its maintained successor is Biome, so the practical choice is Biome vs ESLint.
Rome was an ambitious all-in-one JavaScript toolchain (lint, format, more) positioned against ESLint and Prettier. Active development moved to its fork Biome; Rome itself is effectively superseded. ESLint remains the standard, plugin-rich linter.
| Rome | ESLint | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Superseded by Biome | Actively maintained |
| Scope | Lint + format (all-in-one) | Lint (Prettier for format) |
| Speed | Fast (Rust) | Slower |
| Ecosystem | Limited (now via Biome) | Largest |
| Recommended today | Use Biome instead | Yes, widely used |
In CI
Do not adopt Rome for new pipelines - it is no longer the active project; its successor Biome carries the same fast, all-in-one idea with ongoing maintenance. So the real CI decision is Biome (fast, low-config lint and format) vs ESLint (the standard with the largest plugin ecosystem). If you encountered Rome in an older config, plan a move to Biome or ESLint.
Practical path
For a fast all-in-one toolchain, evaluate Biome; for maximum rule and plugin coverage, ESLint. Linting runs on CI runners; faster managed runners shorten the lint step on large codebases.
The verdict
Rome is superseded - do not start with it. For a fast all-in-one linter/formatter, use Biome; for the broadest rule and plugin ecosystem, use ESLint. Migrate any legacy Rome config to one of those.