Comparison

Browserify vs Vite

No leader: the top candidate Vite has only 0.32 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
Vite76
Score
Vioscale score
Browserify46 / 100low · 21%
Vite76 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
Browserify
Vite
Model
Browserifyopen_source
Price level
Browserifyfree
Vitefree
Transparent
Browserify
Vite
Integrations
Count
Browserify
Vite33
Adoption
Dependent repos
Browserify365,847
Github stars
Browserify14,701
Vite82,540
Activity
Commits last 30d
Browserify0
Vite100
Release
Cadence days
Browserify68
Vite1
History
Browserify15 items
License
Spdx
BrowserifyMIT
ViteMIT
Language
Primary
BrowserifyJavaScript

Capabilities

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

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

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

Vite

A modern frontend build tool that combines fast startup times with optimized production builds, using advanced bundling techniques and a plugin-based architecture to support a wide range of web frameworks and development workflows.

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 ↗

Vite

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Browserify
Vite

Integrations

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

Browserify

Not documented yet.

Vite

33 total
  • Babel
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • SolidJS
  • Electron
  • Express
  • Vitest
  • Jest
  • Cypress
  • ESLint
  • Prettier
  • PostCSS
  • Sass
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Material UI
  • Pinia
  • Vue Router
  • Redux
  • Zustand
  • TDesign
  • Ant Design
  • Cloudflare
  • +9 more
Independently observed

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