Browserify vs Rspack
Browserify
browserify.org
Rspack
rspack.rsSide by side
| Figure | Browserify | Rspack |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · JavaScript Build Tools | 7.5 (#15) | 7.8 (#11) |
| Compatibility limit | The project README says many NPM modules that do not perform I/O work after being browserified, while others require more work. | Rspack does not aim for full webpack API compatibility; it prioritizes commonly used APIs and adds others based on user needs. |
| License | The GitHub repository identifies its license as MIT. | Rspack is free and open source software released under the MIT license. |
| Purpose | Browserify lets you use Node-style require() in browser code by bundling dependencies. | Rspack is a fast Rust-based bundler for the web that modernizes the webpack API to support replacing webpack. |
| Support | The official site directs users to the #browserify IRC channel on freenode or to contact @browserify on Twitter for help. | The project directs users with questions to its Discord support channel or GitHub Discussions. |
Plans
In their own words
Browserify
Browserify has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Rspack
Rspack is a free, open-source bundler for web projects, built with Rust and TypeScript. Its parallelized architecture supports parallel builds, while incremental compilation is used to improve hot module replacement. Rspack updates the webpack API with the aim of supporting webpack replacement, but it does not promise full API compatibility; it prioritizes commonly used APIs and adds others based on user needs. It works with almost all community loaders, and over 85% of the 50 most downloaded webpack plugins can be used with it or have an alternative. Built-in capabilities include code splitting, tree shaking, asset management, a development server, SWC, Lightning CSS, and a JavaScript build API. Documented integrations cover React, React Server Components, Preact, Vue, Next.js, Node.js applications, NestJS, Solid, Svelte, and Rstest. Custom plugins and loaders can be written in JavaScript or Rust. Rspack 1.0 was released in August 2024 and is described as production-ready. It is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as web and self-hosted environments. The software is released under the MIT license; questions can be directed to Discord or GitHub Discussions.