Comparison

Metro vs Turbopack

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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Metro71
Turbopack61
Score
Vioscale score
Metro71 / 100low · 21%updating
Turbopack61 / 100low · 22%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Metro
Turbopack
Model
Turbopack
Price level
Metrofree
Turbopack
Integrations
Count
Metro
Turbopack3
Adoption
Dependent repos
Metro305,465
Turbopack304,007
Github stars
Metro5,627
Turbopack141,941
Activity
Commits last 30d
Metro50
Turbopack100
Release
Cadence days
Metro11
Turbopack
History
Turbopack20 items
License
Spdx
MetroMIT
TurbopackMIT
Language
Primary
TurbopackJavaScript
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Turbopack

A Rust-based bundler integrated into Next.js that handles multiple compilers and bundle stitching for client and server environments. Requires native bindings on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with WebAssembly fallback on other platforms.

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 ↗

Turbopack

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Metro
Turbopack
Windows
Metro
Turbopack
Linux
Metro
Turbopack
CLI
Metro
Turbopack
Deployment
Self-hosted
Metro
Turbopack

Integrations

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

Metro

Not documented yet.

Turbopack

3 total
  • SWC
  • Lightning CSS
  • Sass
Independently observed

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