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Nx vs Turborepo

Trust Score comparison · March 2026

Nx
82
Trust
Good
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VS
Trust Score Δ
25
🏆 Nx wins
Turborepo
57
Trust
Caution
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Signal Comparison

3M / wknpm downloads4M / wk
500 commitsCommits (90d)200 commits
25k ★GitHub stars26k ★
3k q'sStack Overflow1.2k q's
HighCommunityHigh
NxTurborepo

Key Differences

FactorNxTurborepo
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
HostedSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
Free tier
Open Source✓ Yes✓ Yes
TypeScript

Pick Nx if…

  • Managing a monorepo with multiple apps and shared libraries
  • Speeding up CI with computation caching and affected-only test runs
  • Enforcing module boundaries between domains in large codebases

Pick Turborepo if…

  • You're managing a monorepo with multiple packages/apps
  • You want drastically faster CI/CD with remote caching
  • You need consistent tooling across a large codebase

Side-by-side Quick Start

Nx
# Create Nx workspace
npx create-nx-workspace@latest my-workspace --preset=ts

# Generate a new app
nx generate @nx/react:app my-app

# Run only affected tests
nx affected --target=test
Turborepo
# Create a new monorepo
npx create-turbo@latest

# Or add to existing repo
npm install turbo --save-dev

# Run all build tasks in parallel with caching
npx turbo build

# turbo.json
{
  "pipeline": {
    "build": { "dependsOn": ["^build"], "outputs": [".next/**"] },
    "test":  { "dependsOn": ["build"] },
    "dev":   { "cache": false, "persistent": true }
  }
}

Community Verdict

Based on upvoted notes
🏆
Nx wins this comparison
Trust Score 82 vs 57 · 25-point difference

Nx leads on Trust Score with stronger signal data across downloads and community health. That said, the other tool is worth considering if your use case matches its specific strengths above.