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webpack vs cuber-gem
webpack has 65,945 GitHub stars, 9,545 forks, 123 open issues and last shipped yesterday. cuber-gem has 713 stars, 27 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. webpack leads on adoption by 9,149% (65,945 vs 713 stars). webpack is written in JavaScript under MIT; cuber-gem is written in Ruby under Apache-2.0. webpack has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, cuber-gem 4%. webpack was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| webpack | cuber-gem | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 713 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-04-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.5K | ⑂ 27 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick webpack if
- You weight community size — 66K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick cuber-gem if
- You want the cuber-gem feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and cuber-gem fits your workflow better
About webpack
webpack is an open source module bundler for JavaScript and related assets, distributed under the MIT license and published to npm. It lives in the JavaScript ecosystem, where the README describes its main purpose as bundling JavaScript files for use in a browser, while also being capable of transforming, bundling, or packaging just about any resource or asset. Loaders let modules arrive in many forms — CommonJS, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, images, JSON, CoffeeScript, LESS, or custom formats — and the plugin system extends what the build can do.
read the full webpack overview →
About cuber-gem
Cuber is an Apache 2.0 licensed, Ruby based automation tool that packages and deploys applications written in any language or framework onto Kubernetes from a roughly ten line Cuberfile and a single cuber deploy command, aimed at developers and small teams who want the simplicity of a platform as a service without its cost or provider lock in.
read the full cuber-gem overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is webpack or cuber-gem more popular?
webpack has 65,945 GitHub stars and cuber-gem has 713. webpack has the larger community by that measure.
Are webpack and cuber-gem free?
Both are open source. webpack is licensed under MIT and cuber-gem under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between webpack and cuber-gem?
webpack is written in JavaScript and cuber-gem in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, webpack or cuber-gem?
Choose webpack if you want the larger community (65,945 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose cuber-gem if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.