{"id":23298,"date":"2015-02-16T18:01:57","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T10:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=23298"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:34:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:34:33","slug":"gulp-vs-grunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/gulp-vs-grunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulp vs. Grunt: The Battle Of Build Scripts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve already written about how to get started with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/getting-started-with-gulp-js\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulp<\/a> as well as how to get started with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/automate-workflow-with-grunt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Grunt<\/a>. They both <strong>automate our tasks<\/strong>, they both <strong>use Node<\/strong>, and they both require you to <strong>create tasks and install plugins<\/strong> of some sort. But do you wonder about the difference between the two, or even which is better?<\/p>\n<p>In this article, I\u2019ll focus mainly on <strong>the differences between these two projects<\/strong>, which may factor into helping you decide which of the two you may deem better for yourself. I will be using some code that may be unfamiliar. If it is, I suggest reading through the two previously published articles before you get started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/getting-started-with-gulp-js\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How to get started with Gulp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/automate-workflow-with-grunt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How to get started with Grunt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Speed<\/h2>\n<p>The main difference between Gulp and Grunt lies in <strong>how they deal with their automation tasks on the inside<\/strong>. Gulp uses Node streams, while Grunt uses temp files. Let\u2019s put that into plain English, shall we?<\/p>\n<p>Assume you would like to write SASS code for your project. You would want to compile your SASS code and then perhaps minify it.<\/p>\n<p>Grunt handles this using <strong>intermediary files<\/strong> which are disk I\/O operations. Your SASS file is compiled and then written to a temporary file. The temporary file is used by the autoprefixer and then the final product is written to the destination file.<\/p>\n<p>Gulp takes care of all this <strong>in-memory<\/strong>. Your source SASS file is compiled, the result is passed to the autoprefixer without being written to a file, and the destination file is then written out.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to in-memory operations, disk writes are slow which means that <strong>Gulp has a big speed advantage<\/strong> (for now). A speed comparison was made by tech.tmw, which shows that most tasks are at least twice as fast on Gulp. While this wasn\u2019t a hugely scientific study, the tendency is there, and I\u2019ve seen the same with my own projects. But how big of an impact is the difference in speed?<\/p>\n<h3>Difference In Seconds<\/h3>\n<p>For most projects, this won\u2019t matter. <strong>Most projects are small<\/strong>. When you\u2019re creating a WordPress theme or something similar, the number of files you need to work with is well within a reasonable limit. It really doesn\u2019t matter if your stylesheets are compiled in 400ms or 800ms.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, most projects can be <strong>structured in such a way that some of the most intensive issues can be sidestepped<\/strong>. If you have 50 SASS files, you can just as quickly concatenate them while in development, there won\u2019t be a need to autoprefix or minify them. You will not need to optimize images each time you save a project and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Even when you really need the big guns because you\u2019re pushing your work onto a staging server or when you\u2019re updating a repository, does a built time of 5 seconds or 9 seconds make much of a difference?<\/p>\n<p>To top it all off, Grunt will add support for piping in the upcoming <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/gruntjs\/grunt-docs\/blob\/main\/Roadmap.md\" rel=\"noopener\">0.5 release<\/a> which will speed things up considerably, making this a moot point.<\/p>\n<h2>The Community<\/h2>\n<p>Grunt has been around a lot longer than Gulp, so it has a significant user base. Grunt currently receives about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npmjs.com\/package\/grunt\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">37,000 downloads a day<\/a> on average, Gulp gets a bit more than half that, near the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npmjs.com\/package\/gulp\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">23,000 mark<\/a>. That being said, Gulp has only been around for a year and a half, making that number respectable, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Grunt currently has over <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gruntjs.com\/plugins\" rel=\"noopener\">4000 plugins<\/a> while Gulp has more than <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gulpjs.com\/plugins\/\" rel=\"noopener\">1200 plugins<\/a>. According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore#q=%22grunt%20js%22%2C%20%22gulp%20js%22&cmpt=q&tz=\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Google trends<\/a> more people search for Grunt related things, there are more forums that deal with it and generally more community support.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Gulp is up and coming, which means this is <strong>likely to even out in the long run<\/strong>. However, this is a barrier for some developers, especially those working on Grunt-based projects.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to point out that the communities for both are <strong>extremely nice<\/strong>. As far as I can tell, the relationship between the leaders in each community is amazing and should serve as an example to all. The creator of Gulp actually helped the writer of the speed test comparison improve the timing accuracies, which led to a decrease in time differences. That\u2019s what I call a gentleman!<\/p>\n<h2>Code vs. Configuration<\/h2>\n<p>Apparently, this is the tipping point for many, but to be honest, I can\u2019t see the issue here personally.<\/p>\n<p>The argument goes like this: Gulp is a good example that <strong>code over configuration can be a good thing when configuration gets a bit confusing<\/strong>. Other people say that while this is true and Gulp is easier to <em>read<\/em>, it is more difficult to <em>write<\/em> because <strong>piping can be a bit confusing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Before I weigh in, here\u2019s the same example first in Grunt, then in Gulp:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\ngrunt.initConfig({\r\n    sass: {\r\n        dist: {\r\n            files: [{\r\n                src: 'dev\/*.scss',\r\n                dest: '.tmp\/styles',\r\n                expand: true,\r\n                ext: '.css'\r\n            }]\r\n        }\r\n    },\r\n    autoprefixer: {\r\n        dist: {\r\n            files: [{\r\n                expand: true,\r\n                cwd: '.tmp\/styles',\r\n                src: '{,*\/}*.css',\r\n                dest: 'css\/styles'\r\n            }]\r\n        }\r\n    },\r\n    watch: {\r\n        styles: {\r\n            files: ['dev\/*.scss'],\r\n            tasks: ['sass:dist', 'autoprefixer:dist']\r\n        }\r\n    }\r\n});\r\ngrunt.registerTask('default', ['styles', 'watch']);\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<pre>\r\ngulp.task('sass', function () {\r\n  gulp.src('dev\/*.scss')\r\n    .pipe(sass())\r\n    .pipe(autoprefixer())\r\n    .pipe(gulp.dest('css\/styles'));\r\n});\r\ngulp.task('default', function() {\r\n  gulp.run('sass');\r\n  gulp.watch('dev\/*.scss', function() {\r\n    gulp.run('sass');\r\n  });\r\n});\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>My opinion is that it really doesn\u2019t matter. Sure, if you\u2019re used to the first way, you may need to spend some time figuring out the second, but this is true vice versa as well. So for me, the \u201cit\u2019s confusing\u201d argument is completely invalid. <em><strong>Any<\/strong><\/em><strong> new method you learn is confusing at first<\/strong>, but if you take the time to understand the logic of each, it all evens out.<\/p>\n<p>That said, I personally prefer <strong>Gulp\u2019s API because it is clean<\/strong>er, and it reflects the way I think more closely than Grunt. This is of course, <strong>completely subjective<\/strong> and is not an issue with Grunt at all, it\u2019s just my personal preference.<\/p>\n<h2>How to choose?<\/h2>\n<p>I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any question about the fact that both Grunt and Gulp are great tools and have helped people save countless hours of time over the years. Grunt is a bit slower for now but has a much bigger community. Gulp is faster and has a cleaner API but lacks the user base.<\/p>\n<p>I think that the decision will ultimately come down to <strong>continuity, available plugins <\/strong>and<strong> preference<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(1)<\/em> If you\u2019ve been using Grunt\/Gulp for a while now and <strong>you\u2019re happy with it<\/strong>, there\u2019s no reason to switch.<\/p>\n<p><em>(2) <\/em>If your project <strong>requires plugins<\/strong> which are not provided by Gulp, and you\u2019re not prepared to write one yourself, you will need to go with Grunt.<\/p>\n<p><em>(3) <\/em>If the above two considerations do not apply to you, it will come down to preference. I suggest trying out both and seeing <strong>which one sticks with you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As I said, I chose to use Gulp because I like its cleaner API better, but I am perfectly comfortable using Grunt if a project calls for it. What you should <em>not<\/em> do is read that Mr. Know-it-all said that Gulp is better and accept it. While there are differences, there is no clear winner, and <strong>both projects can and will coexist<\/strong>. Try them out and make up your own mind.<\/p>\n<p>Note: you might also want to consider opinions from users like Keith Cirkel (A Javascript consultant), who advises you to use <em>neither<\/em>. In his interesting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keithcirkel.co.uk\/why-we-should-stop-using-grunt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Why we should stop using Grunt & Gulp<\/a> article, he suggests using npm.<\/p>\n<h2>Further reading<\/h2>\n<p>There are many other excellent articles about this topic. I would heartily recommend any of the following for further reading; it never hurts to read what others have to say!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jaysoo.ca\/2014\/01\/27\/gruntjs-vs-gulpjs\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Grunt vs Gulp \u2013 Beyond the Numbers<\/a> (special thanks for the clear examples) <\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ponyfoo.com\/articles\/gulp-grunt-whatever\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulp, Grunt, Whatever<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ponyfoo.com\/articles\/choose-grunt-gulp-or-npm\" rel=\"noopener\">Choose: Grunt, Gulp or npm?<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zander.wtf\/blog\/speedtesting-gulp-and-grunt\" rel=\"noopener\">Speedtesting Gulp and Grunt<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keithcirkel.co.uk\/why-we-should-stop-using-grunt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Why we should stop using Grunt & Gulp<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/markdalgleish.github.io\/presentation-build-wars-gulp-vs-grunt\/#1\" rel=\"noopener\">Build Wars<\/a> (use arrows to navigate) <\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/travismaynard.com\/writing\/no-need-to-grunt-take-a-gulp-of-fresh-air\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">No need to Grunt, take a Gulp of Fresh Air<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve already written about how to get started with Gulp as well as how to get started with Grunt. 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