Fish Shell vs Oh My Zsh

Comprehensive side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and metrics

Feature

Fish Shell

Dev Tools

Oh My Zsh

Dev Tools

Side-by-side comparison of developer tools
User-friendly command line shell
Framework for managing Zsh configuration
GitHub Stars
⭐ 33,050
⭐ 185,900
Contributors
👥 1,212
👥 2,806
Pricing
✓ Free
Enterprise: Contact sales
✓ Free
Enterprise: Contact sales
Languages
Rust
Shell
Features
  • • Fish
  • • Rust
  • • Shell
  • • Terminal
  • • Cli
  • • Cli App
  • • Oh My Zsh
  • • Oh My Zsh Plugin
  • • Oh My Zsh Theme
Integrations
No integrations listed
  • • docker
Momentum Score
46/100 (stable)
63/100 (stable)
Community Health
46/100 (developing)
95/100 (excellent)
Maturity Index
59/100 (growing)
95/100 (mature)
Innovation Score
28/100 (traditional)
95/100 (pioneering)
Risk Score (higher is safer)
73/100 (low)
94/100 (minimal)
Developer Experience
30/100 (poor)
95/100 (excellent)
Links
🌐 Visit Website View on GitHub
🌐 Visit Website View on GitHub

Fish Shell Strengths

Oh My Zsh Strengths

  • ✓ More popular (185,900 stars)
  • ✓ Larger community (2,806 contributors)
  • ✓ More features (5 listed)

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Data source: GitHub API

Last updated: 4/5/2026