🆚 Parcel vs. Webpack

Parcel is 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.

Webpack is an open-source static module bundler for modern JavaScript applications that compiles modules and other project assets into optimized bundles.

It supports code splitting, lazy loading, persistent filesystem caching, a flexible loader and plugin architecture, and can process JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, images, fonts, WebAssembly, and other asset types.

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• 🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the Module Bundlers category.
• 🥉 Third most popular in Brazil in the Module Bundlers category.
• 🥉 Third most popular in China in the Module Bundlers category.
• 🥉 Third most popular in China in the Build Tools category.
• ⭐ 5th most popular in the United States in the Build Tools category.

• 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Module Bundlers category.
• 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Tools category.
• 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Module Bundlers category.
• 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Tools category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Module Bundlers category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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• Parcel technology profile

• Webpack technology profile
• OpenJS Foundation company profile