Turborepo vs Nx
Turborepo and Nx side by side: what each one is, verified plan pricing and install commands where we have them, and the full review of each.
Turborepo
Vercel's high-performance monorepo build system. Remote caching, task pipelines, and incremental builds. Drop into any pnpm or npm workspace.
Nx
Polyglot monorepo platform from Nrwl. Project graph, generators, executors, distributed task execution, and Nx Cloud for remote caching.
At a glance
| Field | T Turborepo | N Nx |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Infrastructure | Infrastructure |
| Website | turborepo.com | nx.dev |
| Pricing | Turborepo - free and open source (MIT); Vercel Remote Cache - free on all Vercel plans, even if you do not host on Vercel; Self-hosted remote cache - free, using any server that implements the Remote Cache API | Nx CLI - free and open source (MIT); Nx Cloud Hobby - free: 50,000 credits/month, 5 contributors, 10 concurrent CI connections; Nx Cloud Team - $29/mo including $29 of usage credit; $5.50 per 10,000 extra credits, $19 per contributor, $2.25 per concurrent CI connection; Nx Cloud Enterprise - custom pricing, contact sales |
| Install | curl -fsSL https://turborepo.dev/install | sh or npx create-turbo@latest or npm install turbo --save-dev | npx nx@latest init or npm add --global nx or brew install nx |
| Models | Not an AI tool. It runs tasks across npm, pnpm, Yarn, Bun, nub and aube workspaces. Since 2.11 it can also put Cargo, uv and go.work workspaces into the same task graph (experimental). Remote caching works with Vercel Remote Cache or with a self-hosted server that implements the Remote Cache API. | Nx does not run AI models. Official plugins cover TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, Java and .NET, plus tools like Vite, Webpack, Rspack, Vitest, Jest, Cypress and Playwright. Nx Cloud's AI Self-Healing CI is billed in credits: 6,555 per 1M input tokens and 32,700 per 1M output tokens. |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 | October 17, 2026 |
In Depth
Turborepo
Turborepo is the monorepo task runner from Vercel. You declare a pipeline of tasks (build, lint, test) with their dependencies in turbo.json and Turborepo schedules them in parallel, caches outputs, and skips work that has not changed. Remote caching shares build artifacts across CI and developer machines. The setup cost is low compared to Nx, especially for teams already on pnpm workspaces. Best fit for JavaScript and TypeScript monorepos that want speed without a heavy framework on top.
Nx
Nx is a full monorepo platform. It models your repo as a project graph, ships generators for scaffolding, and executes tasks with smart caching and distributed execution via Nx Cloud. Official plugins cover JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, Java, and .NET, plus build and test tools such as Vite, Webpack, Vitest, Jest, Cypress, and Playwright. Compared to Turborepo, Nx is heavier and more opinionated but offers far more for teams that need code generation, project boundaries, and migration tooling. Best fit for large polyglot monorepos.
FAQ
Answers taken from each tool's verified fact sheet, with the date it was last checked.
How much does Turborepo cost?
As of October 17, 2026: Turborepo - free and open source (MIT); Vercel Remote Cache - free on all Vercel plans, even if you do not host on Vercel; Self-hosted remote cache - free, using any server that implements the Remote Cache API. Source: Installation, Remote Caching, Turborepo blog, Turborepo 2.11, GitHub releases.
How do I install Turborepo?
Official install commands as of October 17, 2026: curl -fsSL https://turborepo.dev/install | sh or npx create-turbo@latest or npm install turbo --save-dev.
Which models does Turborepo use?
As of October 17, 2026: Not an AI tool. It runs tasks across npm, pnpm, Yarn, Bun, nub and aube workspaces. Since 2.11 it can also put Cargo, uv and go.work workspaces into the same task graph (experimental). Remote caching works with Vercel Remote Cache or with a self-hosted server that implements the Remote Cache API.
How much does Nx cost?
As of October 17, 2026: Nx CLI - free and open source (MIT); Nx Cloud Hobby - free: 50,000 credits/month, 5 contributors, 10 concurrent CI connections; Nx Cloud Team - $29/mo including $29 of usage credit; $5.50 per 10,000 extra credits, $19 per contributor, $2.25 per concurrent CI connection; Nx Cloud Enterprise - custom pricing, contact sales. Source: Install the Nx CLI, Nx Cloud pricing, Nx Cloud credit pricing, Nx changelog, Nx technologies.
How do I install Nx?
Official install commands as of October 17, 2026: npx nx@latest init or npm add --global nx or brew install nx.
Which models does Nx use?
As of October 17, 2026: Nx does not run AI models. Official plugins cover TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, Java and .NET, plus tools like Vite, Webpack, Rspack, Vitest, Jest, Cypress and Playwright. Nx Cloud's AI Self-Healing CI is billed in credits: 6,555 per 1M input tokens and 32,700 per 1M output tokens.
