Comparison

Metro vs Rspack

No leader: the top candidate Metro has only 0.21 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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Metro71
Rspack55
Score
Vioscale score
Metro71 / 100low · 21%
Rspack55 / 100low · 23%
Pricing
Free tier
Metro
Rspack
Model
Price level
Metrofree
Rspackfree
Integrations
Count
Metro
Rspack14
Adoption
Dependent repos
Metro305,465
Rspack14
Github stars
Metro5,627
Rspack12,872
Activity
Commits last 30d
Metro50
Rspack100
Release
Cadence days
Metro11
Rspack4
History
Rspack20 items
License
Spdx
MetroMIT
RspackMIT
Language
Primary
RspackRust

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Metro

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

Independently observed

Rspack

Rspack is a bundler designed for web applications that replaces webpack with faster build speeds and incremental compilation. It maintains webpack API compatibility while delivering performance improvements for local development and production builds.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Metro

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Rspack

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
Metro
Rspack
Deployment
Self-hosted
Metro
Rspack

Integrations

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

Metro

Not documented yet.

Rspack

14 total
  • Rsbuild
  • Rslib
  • Rstest
  • Rslint
  • Docusaurus
  • Modern.js
  • Meteor
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt
  • Nx
  • React Native
  • Storybook
  • TanStack Router
  • TanStack Start
Independently observed

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