Comparison

Browserify vs Rollup

No leader: the top candidate Rollup has only 0.28 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
Rollup60
Score
Vioscale score
Browserify46 / 100low · 21%
Rollup60 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
Browserify
Rollup
Model
Browserifyopen_source
Price level
Browserifyfree
Rollupfree
Transparent
Browserify
Rollup
Integrations
Count
Browserify
Rollup2
Adoption
Dependent repos
Browserify365,847
Rollup1,133,301
Github stars
Browserify14,701
Rollup26,306
Activity
Commits last 30d
Browserify0
Rollup25
Release
Cadence days
Browserify68
Rollup6
History
Browserify15 items
Rollup20 items
License
Spdx
BrowserifyMIT
Rollup
Language
Primary
BrowserifyJavaScript

Capabilities

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

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

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

Rollup

A module bundler that combines JavaScript files and compiles them using ES module format, supporting output to multiple formats (ES modules, CommonJS, UMD, SystemJS) and optimizing code size through tree-shaking to run efficiently in various environments including browsers and Node.js.

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 ↗

Rollup

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Browserify
Rollup
CLI
Browserify
Rollup

Integrations

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

Browserify

Not documented yet.

Rollup

2 total
  • Vite
  • WMR
Independently observed

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

Browserify vs Rollup: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale