Farm vs Parcel
Farm
farm-fe.github.io
Parcel
parceljs.orgSide by side
| Figure | Farm | Parcel |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 0 |
| Spec score · JavaScript Build Tools | 7.2 (#24) | 7.8 (#10) |
| Community support | The site links to community support through WeChat and Discord. | The project directs users to GitHub Discussions, Discord and Twitter for community updates and questions. |
| Development server | The Quick Start guide says a new project starts at http://localhost:9000 by default. | Parcel includes a development server with hot reloading, HTTPS support, and an API proxy. |
| Languages and assets | Farm compiles HTML, CSS, CSS Modules, JavaScript, JSX, TypeScript, TSX, JSON, and static assets out of the box. | Parcel supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, Flow, images, fonts, videos, SASS, SVG, Vue, Node, Electron, GraphQL, MDX, XML and other file types out of the box. |
| Performance | The site says Farm can start React or Vue projects in milliseconds and perform most HMR updates within 10ms. | Parcel builds in parallel using worker threads, caches all build steps and supports lazy development builds. |
| Product | Farm describes itself as a Rust based web build tool for web programs and JavaScript libraries. | Parcel is a zero configuration build tool for the web. |
| Supported inputs | Farm compiles HTML, CSS, CSS Modules, JavaScript, JSX, TypeScript, TSX, JSON and static assets out of the box. | Parcel supports web technologies and assets including JavaScript, CSS, HTML, TypeScript, React, images, Sass, SVG, Vue, and GraphQL. |
In their own words
Parcel
Parcel is a free, open source, zero-configuration build tool for web projects. It handles HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, Flow, images, fonts, videos, Sass, SVG, Vue, Node, Electron, GraphQL, MDX, XML and other file types out of the box. It can automatically install plugins and development dependencies for additional file types. For development, Parcel includes an HTTPS server with an API proxy and automatically updates code in the browser, with React Fast Refresh and Vue hot-reloading integrations. Terminal and browser diagnostics include syntax-highlighted code frames, hints and documentation links. Production features include tree shaking, minification, image optimization, code splitting, content hashing, and Gzip and Brotli compression. Builds use worker threads and caching, with lazy development builds also supported. Parcel can target declared browser environments, handle workers, build libraries for multiple targets and build monorepos with one command. A plugin system and programmatic API support customization and integration into existing build systems. Its development server builds only one target at a time and defaults to a modern browser target; compression is not enabled by default.