Comparison

Turbopack 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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Turbopack63
★webpack70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Turbopack63 / 100medium · 60%
webpack70 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Turbopack–
webpack✓
Model
Turbopackcommercial
Price level
Turbopack–
webpackfree
Integrations
Count
Turbopack2
webpack4
Reliability
Status page
Turbopack✓
webpack–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Turbopack304,007
webpack3,177
Github stars
Turbopack143,006
webpack65,972
Activity
Commits last 30d
Turbopack100
webpack100
Release
Cadence days
Turbopack–
webpack4
History
Turbopack20 items
webpack20 items
License
Spdx
TurbopackMIT
webpackMIT
Language
Primary
TurbopackJavaScript
webpackJavaScript
Market
Content
Faq
Turbopack5 items
webpack5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

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.

Turbopack

Pricing not documented yet.

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
macOS
Turbopack✓
webpack✗
Windows
Turbopack✓
webpack✗
Linux
Turbopack✓
webpack✗
CLI
Turbopack✓
webpack✓

Integrations

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

Turbopack

5 total
  • SWC
  • Lightning CSS
  • Sass
  • ESLint
  • VSCode
Independently observed

webpack

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