An extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier.
Esbuild is an extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier. Licensed under MIT, it is extremely popular in the JavaScript ecosystem with 163.8M weekly downloads.
Esbuild has an excellent overall health score of 85/100. Its strongest dimension is maintenance (100/100), while quality (50/100) is the area with most room for improvement. This package is well-maintained and actively used.
Vite 8 shipped Rolldown on March 12, 2026 — 10-30x faster than Rollup. But esbuild still wins in some categories. Here's the real comparison for 2026.
2026-03-15T00:00:00.000Ztsup, unbuild, pkgroll, and esbuild compared for building TypeScript libraries. Bundle formats, declaration generation, watch mode, and which to pick for.
2026-03-09T00:00:00.000ZCompare tsup, unbuild, pkgroll, tsc, esbuild, and SWC for building TypeScript libraries and applications in 2026. Speed benchmarks, DX, and when to use each.
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