# Metro vs Vite

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Vite

| Attribute | Metro | Vite |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.9 (66% (medium)) | 78.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 73 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 305,465 | 363,358 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,648 | 83,297 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Optimized JavaScript bundler for React Native that prioritizes rapid feedback cycles and supports large-scale projects with thousands of modules. It is indexed under Bundlers.","source":"https://metrobundler.dev","question":"What is Metro?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Metro is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://metrobundler.dev","question":"Is Metro free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Metro supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://metrobundler.dev","question":"What platforms does Metro support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Metro can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://metrobundler.dev","question":"Can Metro be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Metro is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/metro","question":"Is Metro open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Bundlers.","source":"https://vite.dev","question":"What is Vite?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vite is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://vite.dev","question":"Is Vite free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 31 integrations for Vite, including Babel, TypeScript, React, Vue, Svelte, SolidJS, Electron and Express, plus 23 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://vite.dev","question":"What does Vite integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Vite is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite","question":"Is Vite open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | Optimized JavaScript bundler for React Native that prioritizes rapid feedback cycles and supports large-scale projects with thousands of modules. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"source_maps":true,"dev_server_hmr":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"css_bundling":true,"tree_shaking":true,"code_splitting":true,"dev_server_hmr":true,"hmr_dev_server":true,"native_esm_dev":true,"polyglot_support":true,"rollup_plugin_compat":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 27 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Babel"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"SolidJS"},{"name":"Electron"},{"name":"Express"},{"name":"Vitest"},{"name":"Jest"},{"name":"Cypress"},{"name":"ESLint"},{"name":"Prettier"},{"name":"PostCSS"},{"name":"Sass"},{"name":"Tailwind CSS"},{"name":"Material UI"},{"name":"Pinia"},{"name":"Vue Router"},{"name":"Redux"},{"name":"Zustand"},{"name":"TDesign"},{"name":"Ant Design"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Bun"},{"name":"Husky"},{"name":"Rollup"},{"name":"Rolldown"},{"name":"Nuxt"},{"name":"Axios"},{"name":"Renovate"},{"name":"GraphQL","native":false,"category":"api","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Preact","native":false,"category":"framework","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Ngrok","native":false,"category":"networking","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Testing Library","native":true},{"name":"Deno","native":true},{"name":"Shadcn UI","native":false}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://metrobundler.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:36:51.300Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vite.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:03:49.450Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 11 | 2 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.87.1","date":"2026-09-13T10:34:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.84.6","date":"2026-09-02T15:51:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.84.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.84.5","date":"2026-08-19T15:29:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.84.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.8","date":"2026-08-19T15:21:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.87.0","date":"2026-07-13T15:23:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.86.0","date":"2026-07-06T16:46:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.86.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.85.0","date":"2026-06-23T16:07:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.85.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.84.4","date":"2026-04-30T11:39:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.84.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.7","date":"2026-04-29T10:46:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.6","date":"2026-04-13T17:00:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.84.3","date":"2026-04-13T16:04:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.84.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.5","date":"2026-03-01T16:15:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.84.2","date":"2026-02-27T17:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.84.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.84.1","date":"2026-02-25T15:02:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.84.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.84.0","date":"2026-02-20T20:49:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.84.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.4","date":"2026-02-20T03:41:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.3","date":"2025-10-01T12:22:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.2","date":"2025-09-18T16:05:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.1","date":"2025-07-24T14:02:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/metro/releases/tag/v0.83.0","date":"2025-07-13T11:12:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.4","date":"2026-10-08T12:03:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.3","date":"2026-10-06T04:07:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.4","date":"2026-10-06T04:42:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.6","date":"2026-10-06T04:48:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v7.3.7","date":"2026-10-06T05:07:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v6.4.4","date":"2026-10-06T05:45:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.2","date":"2026-10-01T10:14:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.1","date":"2026-09-24T12:23:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0","date":"2026-09-10T11:25:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.2.1","date":"2026-09-10T11:41:17Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0-beta.1","date":"2026-09-07T11:38:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.3.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0-beta.0","date":"2026-09-02T08:42:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.3.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.2.0","date":"2026-08-24T04:58:55Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2026-08-20T04:08:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2026-08-06T13:44:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.2.3","date":"2026-08-06T13:44:50Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2026-07-30T12:00:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.1.2","date":"2026-07-30T12:03:27Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.2.2","date":"2026-07-23T04:45:07Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.0-beta.0","date":"2026-07-22T06:41:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0-beta.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=metro-minify-uglify&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":22,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=vite&per_page=100","last_12m":9,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Bundlers)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:23:17.872Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*