Fast Rust-based bundler for the web with a modernized webpack API 🦀
Accepts webpack configuration and most of its loaders and plugins.
alternatives to
webpack
A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.
Rspack, Vite, Parcel and more. 5 alternatives to webpack, in Rust, TypeScript, Go, JavaScript. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release. Drop-in: Rspack.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rspack | Drop-in | 13k | MIT | Open source | No | Rust | v2.3.2 | 2026-11-12 |
| Vite | Full replacement | 84k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v8.3.8 | 2026-11-12 |
| Parcel | Full replacement | 44k | MIT | Open source | No | Rust | v2.16.4 | 2026-11-11 |
| esbuild | Partial | 40k | MIT | Open source | No | Go | v0.28.2 | 2026-08-09 |
| Rollup | Partial | 26k | Other | Open source | No | JavaScript | v4.68.2 | 2026-11-10 |
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5 alternatives
Next generation frontend tooling. It's fast!
Different configuration, and a dev server that serves native ES modules.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 84k
- Latest
- v8.3.8
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
The zero configuration build tool for the web. 📦🚀
Works without configuration for most projects.
An extremely fast bundler for the web
Bundling and minification with a smaller plugin API.
Next-generation ES module bundler
Bundles ES modules into libraries with tree shaking, with a smaller feature set for apps.
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 26k
- Latest
- v4.68.2
- Last push
- 2026-11-10
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About webpack
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 66k
- Last push
- 2026-11-12