# Rolldown vs Vite

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Vite

| Attribute | Rolldown | Vite |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 52 (62% (medium)) | 78.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2 | 363,358 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,969 | 83,297 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Bundlers.","source":"https://rolldown.rs","question":"What is Rolldown?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Rolldown 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://rolldown.rs","question":"Is Rolldown free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Rolldown supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://rolldown.rs","question":"What platforms does Rolldown support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Rolldown, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://rolldown.rs","question":"Can Rolldown be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Rolldown, including Rollup, Vite, esbuild, napi-rs and GitHub. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://rolldown.rs","question":"What does Rolldown integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Rolldown 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/rolldown/rolldown","question":"Is Rolldown 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 | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | 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 | - | `{"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 | 5 | 27 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Rollup"},{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"esbuild"},{"name":"napi-rs"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` | `[{"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 | Rust | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["Rust-based bundler","Rollup-compatible API","Esbuild feature parity","Built-in transforms and minification","Vite 8+ integration"],"description":"Full bundler with transforms, minification, and plugin support"}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://rolldown.rs","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:36:15.492Z"}` | `{"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 | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 2 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.14","date":"2026-10-14T10:48:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.13","date":"2026-10-07T14:23:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.12","date":"2026-09-30T14:45:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.11","date":"2026-09-24T14:32:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.10","date":"2026-09-23T13:43:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.9","date":"2026-09-16T13:34:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.8","date":"2026-09-09T09:45:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.7","date":"2026-09-02T13:30:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.6","date":"2026-08-26T12:05:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.5","date":"2026-08-19T13:30:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.4","date":"2026-08-12T10:33:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.3","date":"2026-08-05T10:52:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.2","date":"2026-08-03T09:50:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.1","date":"2026-07-29T13:25:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.2.0","date":"2026-07-15T11:08:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.1.5","date":"2026-07-08T11:32:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.1.4","date":"2026-07-01T14:02:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.1.3","date":"2026-06-24T10:49:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.1.2","date":"2026-06-18T13:33:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/releases/tag/v1.1.1","date":"2026-06-11T09:09:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.1"}]` | 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|
| security.scorecard | - | 6.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=rolldown&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 | Rolldown | 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 2026-10-16T19:14:52.016Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*