Comparison

Rollup vs webpack

No leader: the top candidate Rollup has only 0.28 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.

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Rollup60
webpack60
Score
Vioscale score
Rollup60 / 100low · 28%
webpack60 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
Rollup
webpack
Model
Price level
Rollupfree
webpackfree
Integrations
Count
Rollup2
webpack4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rollup1,133,301
webpack3,177
Github stars
Rollup26,306
webpack65,962
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rollup25
webpack100
Release
Cadence days
Rollup6
webpack4
History
Rollup20 items
webpack20 items
License
Spdx
Rollup
webpackMIT
Language
Primary
Market
Availability
Rollup

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Rollup

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.

Independently observed

webpack

An open-source JavaScript bundler that prepares code and assets for production browser delivery. Offers code splitting for on-demand component loading, support for various module formats, preprocessing capabilities via loaders, and optimization to reduce bundle size and improve performance.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Rollup

Open source
as of verify ↗

webpack

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
Web
Rollup
webpack
CLI
Rollup
webpack

Integrations

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

Rollup

2 total
  • Vite
  • WMR
Independently observed

webpack

4 total
  • Gulp
  • Mocha
  • Karma
  • NPM Scripts
Independently observed

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