Comparison

Browserify vs Rspack

No leader: the top candidate Rspack 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
Rspack55
Score
Vioscale score
Browserify46 / 100low · 21%
Rspack55 / 100low · 23%
Pricing
Free tier
Browserify
Rspack
Model
Browserifyopen_source
Price level
Browserifyfree
Rspackfree
Transparent
Browserify
Rspack
Integrations
Count
Browserify
Rspack14
Adoption
Dependent repos
Browserify365,847
Rspack14
Github stars
Browserify14,701
Rspack12,872
Activity
Commits last 30d
Browserify0
Rspack100
Release
Cadence days
Browserify68
Rspack4
History
Browserify15 items
Rspack20 items
License
Spdx
BrowserifyMIT
RspackMIT
Language
Primary
BrowserifyJavaScript
RspackRust

Capabilities

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

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

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

Rspack

Rspack is a bundler designed for web applications that replaces webpack with faster build speeds and incremental compilation. It maintains webpack API compatibility while delivering performance improvements for local development and production builds.

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 ↗

Rspack

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Browserify
Rspack
Deployment
Self-hosted
Browserify
Rspack

Integrations

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

Browserify

Not documented yet.

Rspack

14 total
  • Rsbuild
  • Rslib
  • Rstest
  • Rslint
  • Docusaurus
  • Modern.js
  • Meteor
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt
  • Nx
  • React Native
  • Storybook
  • TanStack Router
  • TanStack Start
Independently observed

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