5 Different Tools to Bundle Node.js Apps

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Webpack Landing Page
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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.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Webpack is a widely used tool for efficiently bundling and optimizing Node.js applications. In addition to JavaScript, you can use Webpack to bundle CSS, images, and more. Webpack has more than 27 million weekly NPM downloads.

#Web Application Bundler #JS Build Tools #Module Bundler 219 social mentions
rollup.js Landing Page
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rollup.js

Rollup is a module bundler for JavaScript which compiles small pieces of code into a larger piece such as application.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Rollup is another popular JavaScript module bundler focusing on high performance. It excels at tree-shaking and uses ES module syntax to generate more performant bundles than traditional module bundlers. In addition to JavaScript, Rollup supports bundling CSS and JSON as well. Rollup has more than 12 million weekly NPM downloads.

#Web Application Bundler #JS Build Tools #Front End Package Manager 44 social mentions
Parcel Landing Page
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Parcel

Blazing fast, zero configuration web application bundler
Pricing:
- Open Source
Parcel is another popular bundler you can use to bundle Node.js applications. Unlike Webpack, you do not need to write additional configurations with Parcel since it is a zero-configuration bundler. It is capable of automatically detecting and bundling project dependencies.

#Web Application Bundler #Assets Bundler #JS Build Tools 101 social mentions
Brunch Landing Page

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Brunch

Brunch builds, lints, compiles, concatenates and shrinks your HTML5 app in an ultra-simple way. No more Grunt / Gulp mess.

Brunch is a lightweight JavaScript bundler focusing on simplicity and speed. Although it is less popular than Webpack or Browsify, it has an effortless learning curve with fantastic features to help developers focus on feature implementation rather than configuration. Brunch has more than 6.8K GitHub stars.

#JS Build Tools #Front End Package Manager #Web Application Bundler 1 social mentions
Browserify Landing Page
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Browserify

Browserify lets you require('modules') in the browser by bundling up all of your dependencies.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Browserify is a widely used JavaScript bundler with over 2 million NPM weekly downloads. In addition to Node.js support, allowing developers to use require() statements in the browser is one of its highlighted features.

#JS Build Tools #Module Bundler #Web Application Bundler 21 social mentions
Amplication Landing Page
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Amplication

Instantly generate Node.js apps with GraphQL and REST API
Pricing:
- Open Source
Take a look at Amplication, for example. Amplication is the best tool for developers to build scalable, secure, and reliable backend services based on TypeScript and Node.js to speed up your development process.

#APIs #Open Source #Developer Tools 70 social mentions