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webpack vs paasta
webpack has 65,978 GitHub stars, 9,619 forks, 123 open issues and last shipped yesterday. paasta has 1,732 stars, 250 forks, 112 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. webpack leads on adoption by 3,709% (65,978 vs 1,732 stars). webpack is written in JavaScript under MIT; paasta is written in Python under Apache-2.0. webpack has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, paasta 14%. 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 | paasta | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.6K | ⑂ 250 |
| 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 paasta if
- You want the paasta feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and paasta fits your workflow better
About webpack
[![npm][npm]][npm url] [![node][node]][node url] [![builds1][builds1]][builds1 url] [![dependency review][dependency review]][dependency review url] [![coverage][cover]][cover url] [![PR's welcome][prs]][prs url] webpack Webpack is a module bundler. Its main purpose is to bundle JavaScript files for usage in a browser, yet it is also capable of transforming, bundling, or packaging just about any resource or asset. Table of Contents Install Introduction Concepts Contributing Support Current project members TSC (Technical Steering Committee) Core Collaborators Sponsoring Premium Partners Gold Sponsors Silver…
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About paasta
PaaSTA Build, Deploy, Connect, and Monitor Services PaaSTA is a highly available, distributed system for building, deploying, and running services using containers and Kubernetes. PaaSTA has been running production services at Yelp since 2016. It was originally designed to run on top of Apache Mesos but has subsequently been updated to use Kubernetes. Over time the features and functionality that PaaSTA provides have increased but the principal design remains the same. PaaSTA aims to take a declarative description of the services that teams need to run and then ensures that those services are deployed safely…
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Frequently asked questions
Is webpack or paasta more popular?
webpack has 65,978 GitHub stars and paasta has 1,732. webpack has the larger community by that measure.
Are webpack and paasta free?
Both are open source. webpack is licensed under MIT and paasta under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between webpack and paasta?
webpack is written in JavaScript and paasta in Python. 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 paasta?
Choose webpack if you want the larger community (65,978 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose paasta if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.