Comparison

Rolldown vs tsup

On the evidence we track, Rolldown leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Rolldown52
tsup46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Rolldown52 / 100medium · 62%
tsup46 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Rolldown✓
tsup–
Model
Rolldownopen_source
tsup–
Price level
Rolldownfree
tsup–
Transparent
Rolldown✓
tsup–
Integrations
Count
Rolldown5
tsup–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rolldown2
tsup9,462
Github stars
Rolldown13,969
tsup11,299
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rolldown100
tsup0
Release
Cadence days
Rolldown6
tsup8
History
Rolldown20 items
License
Spdx
RolldownMIT
tsupMIT
Language
Primary
RolldownRust
Market
Availability
tsup–
Content
Faq
Rolldown6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Rolldown

Leader

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

tsup

A tool that bundles TypeScript libraries with automatic configuration, supporting Node.js native features and experimental CSS support.

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

Leader
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 ↗

tsup

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Rolldown

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

tsup

Not documented yet.

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