Best Gulp Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from JavaScript build tools ranked against Gulp on the same published basis.
- 1Gulp vs Rolldown
- 2Gulp vs esbuild
- 3Gulp vs SWC
- 4Gulp vs Rspack
- 5Gulp vs Terser
- 6Gulp vs Vite
- 7Gulp vs Google Closure Compiler
- 8Gulp vs Grunt
- 9Gulp vs Oxc
- 10Gulp vs webpack
- 11Gulp vs Parcel
- 12Gulp vs Rollup
- 13Gulp vs Browserify
- 14Gulp vs Farm
- 16Gulp vs pkgroll
- 17Gulp vs Rsbuild
- 18Gulp vs Rslib
- 19Gulp vs Sucrase
- 20Gulp vs tsdown
- 21Gulp vs Turbopack
Gulp alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolldown | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | esbuild | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | SWC | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Rspack | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Terser | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Vite | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Google Closure Compiler | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Grunt | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Oxc | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | webpack | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Parcel | 5.7 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Rollup | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Browserify | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 14 | Farm | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 16 | pkgroll | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 17 | Rsbuild | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 18 | Rslib | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Sucrase | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | tsdown | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Turbopack | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Gulp alternatives
What is the best alternative to Gulp?
Rolldown, number 1 in JavaScript build tools with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: esbuild, SWC, Rspack and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Gulp?
Rolldown is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.