Babel comparisons
Babel is compared head-to-head with SWC, Kotlin/JS and Cython and more: 7 head-to-heads in Code Transpilers, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Babel head-to-head
- Babel vs SWC
- Babel vs Kotlin/JS
- Babel vs Cython
- Babel vs TeaVM
- Babel vs Google Web Toolkit
- Babel vs ClojureScript
- Babel vs Scala.js
Babel vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Intermediate output | API access | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babel | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 2 | SWC | Yes | Free | 9.2 | ||
| 3 | Kotlin/JS | Yes | Free | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 4 | Cython | Yes | Free | No | Yes | 8.7 |
| 5 | TeaVM | Yes | Free | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 6 | Google Web Toolkit | Yes | Free | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 7 | ClojureScript | Free | Yes | 8.4 | ||
| 8 | Scala.js | Free | Yes | Yes | 8.3 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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