Comparison

Rspack vs Turbopack

No clear leader: Rspack (63.8) and Turbopack (63.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. 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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Rspack64
Turbopack63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Rspack64 / 100medium · 65%
Turbopack63 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
Rspack✓
Turbopack–
Model
Turbopackcommercial
Price level
Rspackfree
Turbopack–
Integrations
Count
Rspack17
Turbopack2
Reliability
Status page
Rspack–
Turbopack✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rspack18
Turbopack304,007
Github stars
Rspack12,939
Turbopack143,006
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rspack100
Turbopack100
Release
Cadence days
Rspack5
Turbopack–
History
Rspack20 items
Turbopack20 items
License
Spdx
RspackMIT
TurbopackMIT
Language
Primary
RspackRust
TurbopackJavaScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Rspack6 items
Turbopack5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Rspack

Rspack is a Rust-powered bundler designed as a drop-in replacement for webpack. It combines Rust's performance with JavaScript tools through parallel architecture to provide faster builds and superior developer experience with HMR.

Independently observed

Turbopack

A bundler integrated into Next.js that prioritizes development speed and ease of setup, with built-in support for CSS, React, and TypeScript.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Rspack

Open source
as of verify ↗

Turbopack

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Rspack✓
Turbopack✗
macOS
Rspack✗
Turbopack✓
Windows
Rspack✗
Turbopack✓
Linux
Rspack✗
Turbopack✓
CLI
Rspack✓
Turbopack✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Rspack✓
Turbopack–

Integrations

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

Rspack

18 total
  • Rsbuild
  • Rslib
  • Rstest
  • Rslint
  • Docusaurus
  • Modern.js
  • Meteor
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt
  • Nx
  • React Native
  • Storybook
  • TanStack Router
  • TanStack Start
  • Rsdoctor
  • Angular Rspack
  • Extension.js
  • Re.Pack
Independently observed

Turbopack

5 total
  • SWC
  • Lightning CSS
  • Sass
  • ESLint
  • VSCode
Independently observed
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Rspack or Turbopack: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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