# Rollup vs Vite

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Vite

| Attribute | Rollup | Vite |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.1 (76% (high)) | 78.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 53 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,133,301 | 363,358 |
| adoption.github_stars | 26,299 | 83,297 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A module bundler that combines JavaScript files and compiles them using ES module format, supporting output to multiple formats (ES modules, CommonJS, UMD, SystemJS) and optimizing code size through tree-shaking to run efficiently in various environments including browsers and Node.js. It is indexed under Bundlers.","source":"https://rollupjs.org","question":"What is Rollup?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Rollup is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://rollupjs.org","question":"Is Rollup free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Rollup supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://rollupjs.org","question":"What platforms does Rollup support?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"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}]` |
| description.long | 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. | 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,"tree_shaking":true}` | `{"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 | 2 | 27 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"WMR"}]` | `[{"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 | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://rollupjs.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:33:55.692Z"}` | `{"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 |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 2 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.64.6","date":"2026-10-13T09:04:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.64.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.64.5","date":"2026-10-10T13:05:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.64.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.64.4","date":"2026-10-10T06:08:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.64.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.64.3","date":"2026-10-08T18:11:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.64.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.64.2","date":"2026-10-07T17:41:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.64.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.64.1","date":"2026-10-07T05:43:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.64.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.64.0","date":"2026-10-02T15:41:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.64.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.63.6","date":"2026-10-01T06:53:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.63.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.63.5","date":"2026-09-24T10:09:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.63.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.63.4","date":"2026-09-19T06:38:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.63.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.63.3","date":"2026-09-14T12:47:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.63.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.63.2","date":"2026-09-12T06:39:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.63.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.63.1","date":"2026-08-28T06:01:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.63.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.63.0","date":"2026-08-25T13:05:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.63.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.5","date":"2026-08-20T17:03:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.4","date":"2026-08-01T05:22:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.3","date":"2026-07-26T15:00:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.2","date":"2026-06-19T14:57:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.1","date":"2026-06-19T12:43:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.0","date":"2026-06-13T08:32:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.4","date":"2026-10-08T12:03:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.3","date":"2026-10-06T04:07:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.4","date":"2026-10-06T04:42:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.6","date":"2026-10-06T04:48:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v7.3.7","date":"2026-10-06T05:07:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v6.4.4","date":"2026-10-06T05:45:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.2","date":"2026-10-01T10:14:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.1","date":"2026-09-24T12:23:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0","date":"2026-09-10T11:25:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.2.1","date":"2026-09-10T11:41:17Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0-beta.1","date":"2026-09-07T11:38:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.3.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0-beta.0","date":"2026-09-02T08:42:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.3.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.2.0","date":"2026-08-24T04:58:55Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2026-08-20T04:08:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2026-08-06T13:44:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.2.3","date":"2026-08-06T13:44:50Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2026-07-30T12:00:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.1.2","date":"2026-07-30T12:03:27Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.2.2","date":"2026-07-23T04:45:07Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.0-beta.0","date":"2026-07-22T06:41:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0-beta.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=rollup&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"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 | Rollup | 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 2026-10-16T04:03:17.546Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*