Comparison

Browserify vs Turbopack

No leader: the top candidate Turbopack has only 0.22 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
Turbopack61
Score
Vioscale score
Browserify46 / 100low · 21%
Turbopack61 / 100low · 22%
Pricing
Free tier
Browserify
Turbopack
Model
Browserifyopen_source
Turbopack
Price level
Browserifyfree
Turbopack
Transparent
Browserify
Turbopack
Integrations
Count
Browserify
Turbopack3
Adoption
Dependent repos
Browserify365,847
Turbopack304,007
Github stars
Browserify14,701
Turbopack141,941
Activity
Commits last 30d
Browserify0
Turbopack100
Release
Cadence days
Browserify68
Turbopack
History
Browserify15 items
Turbopack20 items
License
Spdx
BrowserifyMIT
TurbopackMIT
Language
Primary
BrowserifyJavaScript
TurbopackJavaScript
Market
Availability
Browserify

Capabilities

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

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

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

Turbopack

A Rust-based bundler integrated into Next.js that handles multiple compilers and bundle stitching for client and server environments. Requires native bindings on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with WebAssembly fallback on other platforms.

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 ↗

Turbopack

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Browserify
Turbopack
Windows
Browserify
Turbopack
Linux
Browserify
Turbopack
CLI
Browserify
Turbopack

Integrations

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

Browserify

Not documented yet.

Turbopack

3 total
  • SWC
  • Lightning CSS
  • Sass
Independently observed

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

Browserify vs Turbopack: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale