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affected vs Turborepo
Both stand on monorepo management tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan LinuxMacWindows
affected combines package-impact analysis with commands for testing, CI, and other tasks. Its ecosystem support and output options make it applicable across varied monorepo setups.
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Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2
Turborepo organizes workspace tasks for parallel execution and can cache outputs locally or remotely. Teams should account for the configured-output requirement when relying on task caching.
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| affected | Turborepo | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Yes |
| Runs on | Linux, Mac, Windows | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | github.com | turborepo.dev |
| On monorepo management tools | #2 of 33 | #1 of 33 |
affected: what it does well
- Traces transitive dependencies and explains the chain.
- Supports a broad range of ecosystems.
- Commands can run in parallel.
- Supports GitHub Actions job matrices.
- MIT licensed and free.
What to know first
- It is a command-line tool.
- Package support is limited to the listed ecosystems.
Turborepo: what it does well
- Free to use.
- Runs tasks in parallel across available cores.
- Caches task outputs and logs locally.
- Remote Cache is free on all Vercel plans.
- Supports self-hosted remote caching.
What to know first
- Tasks must declare file outputs to cache those files.
- Stable package-manager support has minimum versions.
- CLI support is listed for Debian-based Linux, macOS, and Windows.
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