⚡ Build Tools in China

Build tools help web developers to build web, progressive web, and native apps and automate tasks such as code compilation, asset optimization, and dependency management.

China is an East Asian country with a population of around 1.4 billion people.

According to our data, build tools are detected on 0.4% of websites from China.

Statistics based on 83K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top build tools on websites in China in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Vite with an impressive share of 45.7%, followed by Gulp with 24.3% and Parcel with 23.7%.

Vite 45.7%
Gulp 24.3%
Parcel 23.7%
Swagger 4%
Vite PWA 3%
Grunt 1%
Postman 0.3%
PWABuilder 0.3%
Magento PWA Studio 0.3%
Bubble 0.3%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top tools that are more popular in China than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. Vite ^(-2)
3. Parcel ^(-2)
5. Vite PWA ^(-6)
7. Postman ^(-5)
9. Magento PWA Studio ^(-1)

✨ Best Build Tools

Below is a more detailed list of 10 build tools used on sites from China, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Vite A fast, framework-agnostic frontend build tool from the creator of Vue.js. FreeOpen source	45.7%
2	Gulp San Francisco, California, United States An open-source JavaScript toolkit for automating repetitive development tasks using a code-based configuration and a streaming build system. FreeOpen source	24.3%
3	Parcel A build tool for the web that compiles and transpiles JavaScript, compiles Sass and Less, has CSS module support, and automatically optimizes your entire app for production. FreeOpen source	23.7%
4	Swagger Somerville, Massachusetts, United States A suite of open-source tools built around the OpenAPI that enables developers to design, build, and document REST APIs through a standardized, machine- and human-readable interface. FreeOpen source$19+/month	4%
5	Vite PWA Paris, France A plugin for Vite that enables developers to build appweb with minimal configuration. FreeOpen source	3%
6	Grunt San Francisco, California, United States A JavaScript task runner, a tool used to automatically perform frequent tasks such as minification, compilation, unit testing, and linting. FreeOpen source	1%
7	Postman San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based collaboration platform for API development that allows users to build, test, design, modify, and document APIs. Free$19+/user/month	0.3%
8	PWABuilder Redmond, Washington, United States An open-source tool that helps developers create, validate, and package appweb for distribution across major platforms. FreeOpen source	0.3%
9	Magento PWA Studio San Jose, California, United States A set of tools that enable developers to build complex appweb on top of Magento 2 stores. FreeOpen source	0.3%
10	Bubble New York, United States A full-stack, no-code app development builder that lets you build websites and mobile apps using visual development tools. Free$32+/month	0.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Build Tools in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 83,408 websites from China.
We currently track the presence of 25 build tools across the web.
Of these, 10 were detected on websites from China.
Statistics were last calculated on May 5, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.