# Turbopack, what it is and how websites use it.

Incremental bundler by Vercel written in Rust, designed as a successor to Webpack. Integrated directly into Next.js for a faster dev server. Still in active development.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed by Vercel, the default bundler since Next.js 16.
- **Category:** [Build Tools](https://be1st.ai/technologies/build)
- **First release:** 2022
- **License:** MIT
- **Official website:** https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/turbopack
- **Documentation:** https://turbo.build/pack/docs
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/turbopack
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/build/turbopack

## Turbopack on audited websites

2,140 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Turbopack (13%). That ranks it #3 of the 7 technologies in Build Tools we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Turbopack vs all websites

- **Web score:** 79 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 84 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 65 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 79 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 34 (all websites 31)

### Most used in Build Tools

1. [Webpack](https://be1st.ai/technologies/build/webpack): 22% (3,765)
2. [Vite](https://be1st.ai/technologies/build/vite): 15% (2,476)
3. [Turbopack](https://be1st.ai/technologies/build/turbopack): 13% (2,140)
4. [esbuild](https://be1st.ai/technologies/build/esbuild): 7.6% (1,287)
5. [Parcel](https://be1st.ai/technologies/build/parcel): <1% (82)
6. [Rolldown](https://be1st.ai/technologies/build/rolldown): <1% (44)
7. [Rollup](https://be1st.ai/technologies/build/rollup): <1% (8)

## Google searches for “turbopack”

About 8,100 searches a month worldwide (Google Ads estimate). The bars show the 12 months from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.

- 2025-10: 14,800
- 2025-11: 9,900
- 2025-12: 8,100
- 2026-01: 6,600
- 2026-02: 5,400
- 2026-03: 5,400
- 2026-04: 6,600
- 2026-05: 4,400
- 2026-06: 9,900
- 2026-07: 5,400
- 2026-08: 9,900
- 2026-09: 4,400

Open in search trends: https://be1st.ai/analytics/trends?kw=turbopack&direction=all

## Questions about Turbopack

### What is Turbopack?

Incremental bundler by Vercel written in Rust, designed as a successor to Webpack. Integrated directly into Next.js for a faster dev server. Still in active development. The be1st catalog lists Turbopack under Build Tools. License of Turbopack: MIT.

### How many websites use Turbopack?

2,140 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Turbopack (13%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Turbopack first released?

Turbopack was first released in 2022.

### Is Turbopack still a modern choice?

Yes. Turbopack counts as a modern technology. Actively developed by Vercel, the default bundler since Next.js 16.

### What are the alternatives to Turbopack?

Technologies that do the same job as Turbopack include Webpack and Vite.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.