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vite vs trunk
vite has 83,676 GitHub stars, 9,089 forks, 767 open issues and last shipped yesterday. trunk has 4,421 stars, 324 forks, 136 open issues and last shipped yesterday. vite leads on adoption by 1,793% (83,676 vs 4,421 stars). vite is written in TypeScript under MIT; trunk is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. vite has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, trunk 7%. trunk 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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| vite | trunk | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 84K | ★ 4.4K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.1K | ⑂ 324 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick vite if
- You weight community size — 84K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick trunk if
- You want the trunk feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and trunk fits your workflow better
About vite
Vite ⚡ Next Generation Frontend Tooling 💡 Instant Server Start ⚡️ Lightning Fast HMR 🛠️ Rich Features 📦 Optimized Build 🔩 Universal Plugin Interface 🔑 Fully Typed APIs Vite (French word for "quick", pronounced /viːt/ , like "veet") is a build tool that aims to provide a faster and leaner development experience for modern web projects. It consists of two major parts: A dev server that provides rich feature enhancements over native ES modules, for example extremely fast Hot Module Replacement (HMR). A build command that bundles your code with Rolldown, pre configured to output highly optimized static assets…
About trunk
Trunk Build, bundle & ship your Rust WASM application to the web. ”Pack your things, we’re going on an adventure!” Ferris Trunk is a WASM web application bundler for Rust. Trunk uses a simple, optional config pattern for building & bundling WASM, JS snippets & other assets (images, css, scss) via a source HTML file. 📦 Dev server Trunk ships with a built in server for rapid development workflows, as well as support for HTTP & WebSocket proxies. 🏗 Change detection Trunk watches your application for changes and triggers builds for you, including automatic browser reloading. Getting Started Head on over to the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is vite or trunk more popular?
vite has 83,676 GitHub stars and trunk has 4,421. vite has the larger community by that measure.
Are vite and trunk free?
Both are open source. vite is licensed under MIT and trunk under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between vite and trunk?
vite is written in TypeScript and trunk 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, vite or trunk?
Choose vite if you want the larger community (83,676 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose trunk if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.