Comparison

Browserify vs Rolldown

No leader: the top candidate Rolldown has only 0.23 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Browserify46
Rolldown49
Score
Vioscale score
Browserify46 / 100low · 21%
Rolldown49 / 100low · 23%
Pricing
Free tier
Browserify
Rolldown
Model
Browserifyopen_source
Rolldownopen_source
Price level
Browserifyfree
Rolldownfree
Transparent
Browserify
Rolldown
Integrations
Count
Browserify
Rolldown5
Adoption
Dependent repos
Browserify365,847
Rolldown2
Github stars
Browserify14,701
Rolldown13,911
Activity
Commits last 30d
Browserify0
Rolldown100
Release
Cadence days
Browserify68
Rolldown6
History
Browserify15 items
Rolldown20 items
License
Spdx
BrowserifyMIT
RolldownMIT
Language
Primary
BrowserifyJavaScript
RolldownRust
Market
Availability
Browserify

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for bundlers. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Dev server hmr
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Native esm dev
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Code splitting
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Tree shaking
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Css bundling
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Zero config
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Webpack plugin compat
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Rollup plugin compat
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Monorepo aware
Browserify-
Rolldown-
Source maps
Browserify-
Rolldown-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Browserify

Browserify is a development tool that bundles Node.js modules and their dependencies for use in the browser, supporting source maps for debugging and a flexible plugin system for transforming source files.

Independently observed

Rolldown

A JavaScript/TypeScript bundler combining Rollup-compatible APIs with esbuild feature parity, designed as the standard bundler for Vite. Free and open-source software built and maintained by a core team with community contributions.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Browserify

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Rolldown

Open sourceFree tier
  • Open SourceFree
    • Rust-based bundler
    • Rollup-compatible API
    • Esbuild feature parity
    • Built-in transforms and minification
    • Vite 8+ integration
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
CLI
Browserify
Rolldown
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Browserify
Rolldown

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Browserify

Not documented yet.

Rolldown

5 total
  • Rollup
  • Vite
  • esbuild
  • napi-rs
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.