Turborepo
High-performance build system for JavaScript and TypeScript monorepos. Incremental builds, remote caching, and parallel task execution out of the box.
Why Turborepo?
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
Signal Breakdown
What drives the Trust Score
Download Trend
Last 12 months
Tradeoffs & Caveats
Know before you commitOverkill for single-app projects
Learning curve for task graph configuration
Pricing
Free tier & paid plans
Fully free and open source
Vercel Remote Cache — included with Vercel plans
Remote caching requires a Vercel account (free tier available)
Often Used Together
Complementary tools that pair well with Turborepo
Learning Resources
Docs, videos, tutorials, and courses
Get Started
Repository and installation options
View on GitHub
github.com/vercel/turbo
npm install turbo --save-devQuick Start
Copy and adapt to get going fast
# 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 Notes
Real experiences from developers who've used this tool