Comparison

Farm vs Metro

On the evidence we track, Metro leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Farm38
★Metro62
Score
vioscaleAI score
Farm38 / 100low · 26%
Metro62 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Farm–
Metro✓
Model
Farm–
Price level
Farm–
Metrofree
Adoption
Dependent repos
Farm–
Metro305,465
Github stars
Farm5,592
Metro5,629
Activity
Commits last 30d
Farm0
Metro48
Release
Cadence days
Farm–
Metro11
History
Farm–
License
Spdx
FarmMIT
MetroMIT
Language
Primary
Content
Faq
Farm–
Metro5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Farm

A build tool that compiles web projects with fast startup times and near-instant hot module reloading, supporting React, Vue, and other frameworks with incremental building and efficient bundling strategies.

Independently observed

Metro

Leader

Optimized JavaScript bundler for React Native that prioritizes rapid feedback cycles and supports large-scale projects with thousands of modules.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Farm

Pricing not documented yet.

Metro

Leader
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
Farm–
Metro✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Farm–
Metro✓
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