Comparison

Rolldown vs Vite

No leader: the top candidate Vite has only 0.32 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
Vite76
Score
Vioscale score
Rolldown49 / 100low · 23%
Vite76 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
Rolldown
Vite
Model
Price level
Rolldownfree
Vitefree
Transparent
Rolldown
Vite
Integrations
Count
Rolldown5
Vite33
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rolldown2
Github stars
Rolldown13,911
Vite82,540
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rolldown100
Vite100
Release
Cadence days
Rolldown6
Vite1
History
Rolldown20 items
License
Spdx
RolldownMIT
ViteMIT
Language
Primary
RolldownRust
Market
Availability
Vite

Capabilities

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

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

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

Vite

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.

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 ↗

Vite

Open sourceFree tier

Free and 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
Vite
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Rolldown
Vite

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Rollup

Rolldown

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

Vite

33 total - 32 not shared
  • Babel
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • SolidJS
  • Electron
  • Express
  • Vitest
  • Jest
  • Cypress
  • ESLint
  • Prettier
  • PostCSS
  • Sass
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Material UI
  • Pinia
  • Vue Router
  • Redux
  • Zustand
  • TDesign
  • Ant Design
  • Cloudflare
  • +8 more
Independently observed

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