# Vite vs webpack

| Attribute | Vite | webpack |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 75.5 (32% (low)) | 59.6 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 363,358 | 3,177 |
| adoption.github_stars | 82,540 | 65,962 |
| 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. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 33 | 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":"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}` |
| 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 | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 4 |
| release.history | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.5","date":"2026-07-16T06:50:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.2.1","date":"2026-07-16T06:49:00Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.4","date":"2026-07-09T04:40:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.2.0","date":"2026-07-09T04:45:33Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.3","date":"2026-07-02T04:44:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.2","date":"2026-06-30T16:46:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.1","date":"2026-06-30T10:31:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.1.1","date":"2026-06-30T10:32:54Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v7.3.6","date":"2026-06-25T01:50:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/v8.1.0","date":"2026-06-23T11:32:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/plugin-legacy%408.1.0","date":"2026-06-23T11:40:54Z","type":"stable","version":"plugin-legacy@8.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vitejs/vite/releases/tag/create-vite%409.1.0","date":"2026-06-23T11:43:13Z","type":"stable","version":"create-vite@9.1.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.109.2","date":"2026-07-28T18:14:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.109.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.109.1","date":"2026-07-27T21:58:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.109.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.109.0","date":"2026-07-23T19:19:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.109.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.108.4","date":"2026-07-04T18:09:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.108.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.108.3","date":"2026-06-29T22:00:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.108.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.108.2","date":"2026-06-29T12:56:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.108.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.108.1","date":"2026-06-26T13:04:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.108.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.108.0","date":"2026-06-25T09:40:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.108.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.107.2","date":"2026-05-25T15:18:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.107.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.107.1","date":"2026-05-21T14:29:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.107.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.107.0","date":"2026-05-20T09:40:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.107.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.106.2","date":"2026-04-15T11:44:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.106.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.106.1","date":"2026-04-10T10:42:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.106.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.106.0","date":"2026-04-08T15:11:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.106.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.105.4","date":"2026-03-03T16:29:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.105.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.105.3","date":"2026-02-26T10:27:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.105.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.105.2","date":"2026-02-12T15:19:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.105.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.105.1","date":"2026-02-10T15:01:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.105.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.105.0","date":"2026-02-03T15:30:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.105.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases/tag/v5.104.1","date":"2025-12-18T12:46:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.104.1"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:23:51.249Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*