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nx vs rspack
nx has 29,349 GitHub stars, 3,002 forks, 490 open issues and last shipped yesterday. rspack has 12,906 stars, 854 forks, 224 open issues and last shipped yesterday. nx leads on adoption by 127% (29,349 vs 12,906 stars). nx is written in TypeScript under MIT; rspack is written in Rust under MIT. nx has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, rspack 7%. nx was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (build-tool, javascript), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| nx | rspack | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 13K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 854 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick nx if
- You weight community size — 29K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick rspack if
- You want the rspack feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and rspack fits your workflow better
About nx
Nx is an MIT licensed monorepo platform for TypeScript and polyglot codebases that caches unchanged work, runs only affected tasks, and ships an integrated CI solution aimed at both developers and autonomous AI agents.
About rspack
Rspack is a fast bundler for the web written in Rust, distributed under the MIT license. It modernizes the webpack API so that webpack configurations can be replaced seamlessly, while the Rust core delivers fast build speeds. The project lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript build tooling ecosystem, and it is part of Rstack, a unified JavaScript toolchain that also includes Rsbuild, Rslib, Rspress, Rsdoctor, Rstest, and Rslint. The repository carries the topics build tool, bundler, compiler, esm, javascript, jsx, loaders, module bundler, rspack, rstack, rust, and typescript.
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Frequently asked questions
Is nx or rspack more popular?
nx has 29,349 GitHub stars and rspack has 12,906. nx has the larger community by that measure.
Are nx and rspack free?
Both are open source. nx is licensed under MIT and rspack under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nx and rspack?
nx is written in TypeScript and rspack in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, nx or rspack?
Choose nx if you want the larger community (29,349 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose rspack if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.