Product comparison
The Old Way
30+ second cold startsWaiting for the bundler to process everything
Full page reloads on saveLose component state on every change
200+ lines of configwebpack.config.js, babel.config.js, postcss...
2MB+ production bundlesTree-shaking misses, duplicate dependencies
Minutes to deployCI/CD bottlenecked by slow builds
With Vite
Instant server startNative ESM — no bundling in dev
Sub-millisecond HMRPreserves state, updates only what changed
Zero configurationSensible defaults, works out of the box
142kb production bundleRollup-powered, automatic code splitting
4-second deploysPre-optimized, ready for the edge
FeatureThe Old WayWith Vite
Dev Server Start28s130ms
HMR Update1.2s< 1ms
Production Build45s4.2s
Bundle Size2.4 MB142 KB
Config Lines200+0
TypeScript
CSS Modules
SSR Ready