Comparison

Rolldown vs Rollup

On the evidence we track, Rollup leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Rolldown52
★Rollup65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Rolldown52 / 100medium · 62%
Rollup65 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Rolldown✓
Rollup–
Model
Price level
Rolldownfree
Rollupfree
Transparent
Rolldown✓
Rollup–
Integrations
Count
Rolldown5
Rollup2
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rolldown2
Rollup1,133,301
Github stars
Rolldown13,969
Rollup26,299
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rolldown100
Rollup53
Release
Cadence days
Rolldown6
Rollup4
History
Rolldown20 items
Rollup20 items
License
Spdx
RolldownMIT
Rollup–
Language
Primary
RolldownRust
Market
Availability
Rollup–
Content
Faq
Rolldown6 items
Rollup3 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Rolldown

A fast bundler for JavaScript/TypeScript projects written in Rust that provides Rollup-compatible APIs and plugin interfaces, designed with scope and capabilities similar to esbuild.

Independently observed

Rollup

Leader

Rollup is a module bundler that compiles JavaScript code written as ES modules into various output formats for compatibility with different environments. It performs static analysis to eliminate unused code and can target modern browsers with native ES module support or legacy environments requiring CommonJS or UMD output.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Rolldown

Open sourceFree tier
  • Open SourceFree
    • Rust-based bundler
    • Rollup-compatible API
    • Esbuild feature parity
    • Built-in transforms and minification
    • Vite 8+ integration
as of verify ↗

Rollup

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Rolldown✓
Rollup✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Rolldown✓
Rollup–

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Vite

Rolldown

5 total - 4 not shared
  • Rollup
  • esbuild
  • napi-rs
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Rollup

Leader
2 total - 1 not shared
  • WMR
Independently observed
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Rolldown or Rollup: which one depends on you

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