# Vite vs webpack

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Vite

| Attribute | Vite | webpack |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 78.6 (78% (high)) | 69.9 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 363,358 | 3,177 |
| adoption.github_stars | 83,297 | 65,972 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A modern frontend build tool that combines fast startup times with optimized production builds, using advanced bundling techniques and a plugin-based architecture to support a wide range of web frameworks and development workflows. It is indexed under Bundlers.","source":"https://vite.dev","question":"What is Vite?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vite is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://vite.dev","question":"Is Vite free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 31 integrations for Vite, including Babel, TypeScript, React, Vue, Svelte, SolidJS, Electron and Express, plus 23 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://vite.dev","question":"What does Vite integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Vite is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite","question":"Is Vite open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Bundlers.","source":"https://webpack.js.org","question":"What is webpack?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"webpack is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://webpack.js.org","question":"Is webpack free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"webpack supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://webpack.js.org","question":"What platforms does webpack support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for webpack, including Gulp, Mocha, Karma and NPM Scripts. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://webpack.js.org","question":"What does webpack integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. webpack is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack","question":"Is webpack open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| description.long | A modern frontend build tool that combines fast startup times with optimized production builds, using advanced bundling techniques and a plugin-based architecture to support a wide range of web frameworks and development workflows. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"css_bundling":true,"tree_shaking":true,"code_splitting":true,"dev_server_hmr":true,"hmr_dev_server":true,"native_esm_dev":true,"polyglot_support":true,"rollup_plugin_compat":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"source_maps":true,"css_bundling":true,"tree_shaking":true,"code_splitting":true,"dev_server_hmr":true,"hmr_dev_server":true,"native_esm_dev":true,"polyglot_support":true,"incremental_builds":true,"webpack_plugin_compat":true,"tree_shaking_code_splitting":true,"hermetic_reproducible_builds":true}` |
| integrations.count | 27 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Babel"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"SolidJS"},{"name":"Electron"},{"name":"Express"},{"name":"Vitest"},{"name":"Jest"},{"name":"Cypress"},{"name":"ESLint"},{"name":"Prettier"},{"name":"PostCSS"},{"name":"Sass"},{"name":"Tailwind CSS"},{"name":"Material UI"},{"name":"Pinia"},{"name":"Vue Router"},{"name":"Redux"},{"name":"Zustand"},{"name":"TDesign"},{"name":"Ant Design"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Bun"},{"name":"Husky"},{"name":"Rollup"},{"name":"Rolldown"},{"name":"Nuxt"},{"name":"Axios"},{"name":"Renovate"},{"name":"GraphQL","native":false,"category":"api","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Preact","native":false,"category":"framework","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Ngrok","native":false,"category":"networking","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Testing Library","native":true},{"name":"Deno","native":true},{"name":"Shadcn UI","native":false}]` | `[{"name":"Gulp"},{"name":"Mocha"},{"name":"Karma"},{"name":"NPM Scripts"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vite.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:03:49.450Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://webpack.js.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:35:12.905Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 4 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.4","date":"2026-10-08T12:03:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.3","date":"2026-10-06T04:07:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.4","date":"2026-10-06T04:42:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.6","date":"2026-10-06T04:48:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v7.3.7","date":"2026-10-06T05:07:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v6.4.4","date":"2026-10-06T05:45:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.2","date":"2026-10-01T10:14:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.1","date":"2026-09-24T12:23:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0","date":"2026-09-10T11:25:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.2.1","date":"2026-09-10T11:41:17Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0-beta.1","date":"2026-09-07T11:38:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.3.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.3.0-beta.0","date":"2026-09-02T08:42:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.3.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.2.0","date":"2026-08-24T04:58:55Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2026-08-20T04:08:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2026-08-06T13:44:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.2.3","date":"2026-08-06T13:44:50Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2026-07-30T12:00:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.1.2","date":"2026-07-30T12:03:27Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.2.2","date":"2026-07-23T04:45:07Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.2.0-beta.0","date":"2026-07-22T06:41:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0-beta.0"}]` | 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|
| security.scorecard | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":22,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=vite&per_page=100","last_12m":9,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":4,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=webpack&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Bundlers)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-17T05:02:59.460Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*