Best tsdown Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from JavaScript build tools ranked against tsdown on the same published basis.
- 1tsdown vs Rolldown
- 2tsdown vs SWC
- 3tsdown vs esbuild
- 4tsdown vs Vite
- 5tsdown vs Rspack
- 6tsdown vs Terser
- 7tsdown vs Google Closure Compiler
- 8tsdown vs Parcel
- 9tsdown vs Grunt
- 10tsdown vs Oxc
- 11tsdown vs Rollup
- 12tsdown vs webpack
- 13tsdown vs Farm
- 14tsdown vs Rsbuild
- 15tsdown vs Rslib
- 17tsdown vs Turbopack
- 18tsdown vs unbuild
- 19tsdown vs Browserify
- 20tsdown vs Gulp
- 21tsdown vs TypeScript Playground
tsdown alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolldown | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | SWC | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | esbuild | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Vite | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Rspack | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Terser | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Google Closure Compiler | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Parcel | 7.1 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Grunt | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Oxc | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Rollup | 7.0 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | webpack | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Farm | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 14 | Rsbuild | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 15 | Rslib | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 17 | Turbopack | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 18 | unbuild | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Browserify | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Gulp | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 21 | TypeScript Playground | 5.6 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about tsdown alternatives
What is the best alternative to tsdown?
Rolldown, number 1 in JavaScript build tools with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: SWC, esbuild, Vite and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to tsdown?
Rolldown is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.