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webpack vs Stormkit
webpack has 65,945 GitHub stars, 9,545 forks, 123 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Stormkit has 260 stars, 15 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. webpack leads on adoption by 25,263% (65,945 vs 260 stars). webpack is written in JavaScript under MIT; Stormkit is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. webpack has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Stormkit 6%. 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 | Stormkit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 260 |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.5K | ⑂ 15 |
| 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 Stormkit if
- You want the Stormkit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Stormkit 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 Stormkit
Stormkit is a self hostable deployment platform for modern web applications, presented as an open alternative to Vercel and Netlify and aimed at developers and teams who want automated CI/CD, per branch previews and custom domains on infrastructure they own.
read the full Stormkit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is webpack or Stormkit more popular?
webpack has 65,945 GitHub stars and Stormkit has 260. webpack has the larger community by that measure.
Are webpack and Stormkit free?
Both are open source. webpack is licensed under MIT, and Stormkit has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between webpack and Stormkit?
webpack is written in JavaScript and Stormkit in Go. 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 Stormkit?
Choose webpack if you want the larger community (65,945 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Stormkit if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.