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parcel vs corrosion
parcel has 44,025 GitHub stars, 2,284 forks, 606 open issues and last shipped 12 days ago. corrosion has 1,498 stars, 150 forks, 71 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. parcel leads on adoption by 2,839% (44,025 vs 1,498 stars). parcel is written in JavaScript under MIT; corrosion is written in CMake under MIT. parcel has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, corrosion 10%. parcel was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (build-tool), 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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Side by side
| parcel | corrosion | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | CMake |
| Last push | 2026-09-06 | 2026-05-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 150 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick parcel if
- You weight community size — 44K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick corrosion if
- You want the corrosion feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches CMake
- You evaluated both and corrosion fits your workflow better
About parcel
Parcel is a zero configuration build tool for the web, distributed as the parcel package on npm and licensed under MIT. It lives in the JavaScript ecosystem and is written primarily in JavaScript, with its JavaScript compiler implemented in Rust for native performance. The project has been developed for roughly nine years, carries more than 44,000 stars and over 2,200 forks on GitHub, and its documentation is hosted at parceljs.org.
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About corrosion
Corrosion Corrosion, formerly known as cmake cargo, is a tool for integrating Rust into an existing CMake project. Corrosion can automatically import executables, static libraries, and dynamic libraries from a workspace or package manifest ( Cargo.toml file). Features Automatic Import of Executable, Static, and Shared Libraries from Rust Crate Easy Installation of Rust Executables Trivially Link Rust Executables to C/C++ Libraries in Tree Multi Config Generator Support Simple Cross Compilation Sample Usage with FetchContent Using the CMake FetchContent module allows you to easily integrate corrosion into your bui…
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Frequently asked questions
Is parcel or corrosion more popular?
parcel has 44,025 GitHub stars and corrosion has 1,498. parcel has the larger community by that measure.
Are parcel and corrosion free?
Both are open source. parcel is licensed under MIT and corrosion under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between parcel and corrosion?
parcel is written in JavaScript and corrosion in CMake. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, parcel or corrosion?
Choose parcel if you want the larger community (44,025 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose corrosion if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.