What is Bower?
Manages package dependencies for web development, with a flat dependency tree where dependencies are isolated per application and not shared system-wide.
Bower pricing
We don't have Bower's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Windows
Integrations (20)
Independently observed- Grunt
- RequireJS
- Yeoman
- Gulp
- Rails
- CodeKit
- Telerik AppBuilder
- WebStorm
- NetBeans
- Visual Studio
- Alfred
- Brackets
- Pyramid
- CakePHP
- Symfony
- Django
- Flask
- GitHub
- Java
- Less
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 1 (0 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Bower FAQ
Common questions about Bower, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Bower?
A package manager for web development that handles frameworks, libraries, and assets, using a flat dependency model to avoid duplication and optimize page load performance. It is indexed under JavaScript Tooling.
Source: https://bower.io
Is Bower free to use?
Bower 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://bower.io
What platforms does Bower support?
Bower supports Windows and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://bower.io
What does Bower integrate with?
We have confirmed 20 integrations for Bower, including Grunt, RequireJS, Yeoman, Gulp, Rails, CodeKit, Telerik AppBuilder and WebStorm, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://bower.io
Is Bower open source?
Yes. Bower 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/bower/bower
Bower alternatives
Other javascript tooling we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Moment.jsA JavaScript library for date and time manipulation and formattinglow · 23%
- Lesslow · 22%
- Gruntlow · 22%
- Backbone.jsProvides organizational structure for JavaScript applicationslow · 28%
- VagrantA framework for defining and managing consistent development environments across platformslow · 27%
- CoffeeScriptlow · 21%
Compare Bower
Side by side against other javascript tooling, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Bower, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent projects | 87 | 0.08 | 7.0 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 95 | 0.07 | 6.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 79 | 0.03 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| Security score | 39 | 0.05 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 38 | 0.05 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 67% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 20 | mediumsource · 2026-08-22 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | JavaScript | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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