Comparison

Turbopack vs webpack

No leader: the top candidate Turbopack has only 0.22 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Turbopack61
webpack60
Score
Vioscale score
Turbopack61 / 100low · 22%
webpack60 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
Turbopack
webpack
Model
Turbopack
Price level
Turbopack
webpackfree
Integrations
Count
Turbopack3
webpack4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Turbopack304,007
webpack3,177
Github stars
Turbopack141,941
webpack65,962
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

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 Rust-based bundler integrated into Next.js that handles multiple compilers and bundle stitching for client and server environments. Requires native bindings on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with WebAssembly fallback on other platforms.

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.

Turbopack

Pricing not documented yet.

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
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

3 total
  • SWC
  • Lightning CSS
  • Sass
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.