Comparison

Rolldown vs Rspack

No leader: the top candidate Rspack has only 0.23 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
Rolldown49
Rspack55
Score
Vioscale score
Rolldown49 / 100low · 23%
Rspack55 / 100low · 23%
Pricing
Free tier
Rolldown
Rspack
Model
Price level
Rolldownfree
Rspackfree
Transparent
Rolldown
Rspack
Integrations
Count
Rolldown5
Rspack14
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rolldown2
Rspack14
Github stars
Rolldown13,911
Rspack12,872
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rolldown100
Rspack100
Release
Cadence days
Rolldown6
Rspack4
History
Rolldown20 items
Rspack20 items
License
Spdx
RolldownMIT
RspackMIT
Language
Primary
RolldownRust
RspackRust
Market
Availability
Rspack

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Rolldown

A JavaScript/TypeScript bundler combining Rollup-compatible APIs with esbuild feature parity, designed as the standard bundler for Vite. Free and open-source software built and maintained by a core team with community contributions.

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.

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 ↗

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
Rolldown
Rspack
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Rolldown
Rspack
Self-hosted
Rolldown
Rspack

Integrations

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

Rolldown

5 total
  • Rollup
  • Vite
  • esbuild
  • napi-rs
  • GitHub
Independently observed

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.