Nx
MIT monorepo build system with caching and affected runs
DevOps / Infrastructure · OSS/MIT · 29.4k
Reviewed 2026-10-18 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
MIT (nrwl/nx), release 23.3.0 (2026-10-07), with commits daily. Its core is built in Rust. Run npx nx init in an existing npm, pnpm or yarn workspace and it picks up your package.json scripts without a rewrite. Plugins for many frameworks, plus generators and a project graph viewer. ★~29.4k.
The Catch
Remote caching and distributed CI run through Nx Cloud, a paid service with a free tier. Plugins and generators add their own conventions and upgrade churn. For a small repo, Turborepo or plain workspaces are lighter.
Verdict
The most complete monorepo toolkit for JavaScript teams.
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