About Sucrase
Super-fast alternative to Babel for when you can target modern JS runtimes
Sucrase: questions and answers
- What is Sucrase?
- Sucrase is a super-fast alternative to Babel for when you can target modern JS runtimes.
- Is Sucrase open source?
- Yes. Sucrase is open source under the MIT licence. Its source code is on GitHub at alangpierce/sucrase and is written mainly in TypeScript.
- Is Sucrase free?
- Yes. Sucrase is open source, so the software itself is free to use.
- Can I self-host Sucrase?
- Yes. Sucrase can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- Is Sucrase actively maintained?
- The most recent commit to Sucrase was on 19 November 2025. The project has 5.9k stars on GitHub.