Comparison

Rspack vs webpack

On the evidence we track, webpack leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Rspack64
★webpack70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Rspack64 / 100medium · 65%
webpack70 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Rspack✓
webpack✓
Model
Price level
Rspackfree
webpackfree
Integrations
Count
Rspack17
webpack4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Rspack18
webpack3,177
Github stars
Rspack12,939
webpack65,972
Activity
Commits last 30d
Rspack100
webpack100
Release
Cadence days
Rspack5
webpack4
History
Rspack20 items
webpack20 items
License
Spdx
RspackMIT
webpackMIT
Language
Primary
RspackRust
webpackJavaScript
Market
Availability
Rspack–
Content
Faq
Rspack6 items
webpack5 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

webpack

Leader

A build tool that combines modules and assets into optimized bundles for web applications. It handles JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and other resource types through a plugin-based architecture with support for code splitting and transformation.

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 ↗

webpack

Leader
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
Rspack✓
webpack✗
CLI
Rspack✓
webpack✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Rspack✓
webpack–

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

webpack

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