Comparison

Farm vs tsup

On the evidence we track, tsup leads this comparison with a composite score of 46/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Farm38
★tsup46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Farm38 / 100low · 26%
tsup46 / 100medium · 66%
Adoption
Dependent repos
Farm–
tsup9,462
Github stars
Farm5,592
tsup11,294
Activity
Commits last 30d
Farm0
tsup0
Release
Cadence days
Farm–
tsup8
History
Farm–
License
Spdx
FarmMIT
tsupMIT
Language
Primary
Content
Faq
Farm–

Capabilities

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

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

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

tsup

Leader

A tool that bundles TypeScript libraries with automatic configuration, supporting Node.js native features and experimental CSS support.

Independently observed

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Farm–
tsup✓
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