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Rollup vs webpack: catalog facts
Rollup	webpack
Best for: Bundling JavaScript libraries and custom build pipelines	Best for: Web developers bundling front-end code and assets for production
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Thorough tree-shaking Many output formats including ESM, CommonJS and UMD All 4 strengths for Rollup Thorough tree-shaking Many output formats including ESM, CommonJS and UMD Simple plugin API used by Vite Code splitting without extra loader code	Handles HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WebAssembly Targets browsers, Node.js, Deno and Bun All 4 strengths for webpack Handles HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WebAssembly Targets browsers, Node.js, Deno and Bun Large ecosystem of loaders and plugins Mature and widely used
No built-in development server More configuration than preconfigured tools like Vite	Configuration can grow complex for large projects Requires Node.js and npm
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Rollup rollupjs.org Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for webpack webpack.js.org Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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