Vite Has a Free Build Tool — 100x Faster Than Webpack

Vite uses native ES modules in dev and Rollup for production. Dev server starts instantly regardless of project size. Why Webpack Lost Webpack bundles everything before serving. A large project: 30-60 seconds to start dev server. Change one file: 2-10 seconds HMR. Vite: dev server starts in <300ms. HMR in <50ms. Any project size. How It Works Development: Vite serves source files as native ES modules. The browser does the importing. Only files you actually visit get transformed. Production: Rollup bundles everything with tree-shaking, code splitting, and minification. This split is why Vite is fast in dev AND produces optimized production builds. What You Get for Free Instant server start — no bundling, no waiting Lightning HMR — <50ms regardless of app size TypeScript — esbuild transforms TS 20-30x faster than tsc CSS modules, PostCSS, Sass — built-in, no config JSON, WASM, Web Workers — import natively Multi-framework — React, Vue, Svelte, Preact, Lit, Solid Environment variables — .