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Nx vs Turborepo
Trust Score comparison · March 2026
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
| Factor | Nx | Turborepo |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Hosted | Self-hosted | Self-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=testTurborepo
# 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.