# esbuild vs Rollup

| Attribute | esbuild | Rollup |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 70.4 (21% (low)) | 60.1 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 34 | 25 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 491,246 | 1,133,301 |
| adoption.github_stars | 40,018 | 26,306 |
| description.long | A fast bundler that combines JavaScript and other web assets into optimized output, with built-in TypeScript support and APIs accessible through command-line, JavaScript, and Go interfaces. | A module bundler that combines JavaScript files and compiles them using ES module format, supporting output to multiple formats (ES modules, CommonJS, UMD, SystemJS) and optimizing code size through tree-shaking to run efficiently in various environments including browsers and Node.js. |
| integrations.count | - | 2 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"WMR"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://rollupjs.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:33:55.692Z"}` |
| pricing.model | - | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| release.cadence_days | 21 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.63.0","date":"2026-08-25T13:05:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.63.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.5","date":"2026-08-20T17:03:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.4","date":"2026-08-01T05:22:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.3","date":"2026-07-26T15:00:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.2","date":"2026-06-19T14:57:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.1","date":"2026-06-19T12:43:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.62.0","date":"2026-06-13T08:32:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.62.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.61.1","date":"2026-06-04T05:23:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.61.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.61.0","date":"2026-06-01T05:42:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.61.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.60.4","date":"2026-05-14T17:54:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.60.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.60.2","date":"2026-04-18T14:00:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.60.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.60.1","date":"2026-03-30T04:34:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.60.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.60.0","date":"2026-03-22T06:59:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.60.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.59.1","date":"2026-03-21T06:47:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.59.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.59.0","date":"2026-02-22T07:34:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.59.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v3.30.0","date":"2026-02-22T06:51:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.58.0","date":"2026-02-20T12:46:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.58.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.57.1","date":"2026-01-30T08:15:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.57.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.57.0","date":"2026-01-27T07:18:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rollup/rollup/releases/tag/v4.56.0","date":"2026-01-22T05:39:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.56.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 5 | 5.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=esbuild&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=rollup&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Bundlers)

| Capability | esbuild | Rollup |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:26:14.582Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*