Comparison

esbuild 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
esbuild70
Vite76
Score
Vioscale score
esbuild70 / 100low · 21%
Vite76 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
esbuild
Vite
Model
esbuild
Price level
esbuild
Vitefree
Transparent
esbuild
Vite
Integrations
Count
esbuild
Vite33
Adoption
Dependent repos
esbuild491,246
Github stars
esbuild40,018
Vite82,540
Activity
Commits last 30d
esbuild34
Vite100
Release
Cadence days
esbuild21
Vite1
History
esbuild20 items
License
Spdx
esbuildMIT
ViteMIT
Language
Primary
esbuildGo

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

esbuild

A fast bundler that combines JavaScript and other web assets into optimized output, with built-in TypeScript support and APIs accessible through command-line, JavaScript, and Go interfaces.

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.

esbuild

Pricing not documented yet.

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
esbuild
Vite

Integrations

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

esbuild

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.