diff --git a/packages/server-renderer/package.json b/packages/server-renderer/package.json
index 19899595f2c..a8876776c75 100644
--- a/packages/server-renderer/package.json
+++ b/packages/server-renderer/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
   "buildOptions": {
     "name": "VueServerRenderer",
     "formats": [
-      "esm-bundler",
-      "cjs"
+      "cjs",
+      "basic-cjs",
+      "esm-bundler"
     ]
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/server-renderer/src/basic.ts b/packages/server-renderer/src/basic.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59ceccefb73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server-renderer/src/basic.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// public
+export { SSRContext } from './render'
+export { renderToString } from './renderToString'
+
+// internal runtime helpers
+export { renderVNode as ssrRenderVNode } from './render'
+export { ssrRenderComponent } from './helpers/ssrRenderComponent'
+export { ssrRenderSlot } from './helpers/ssrRenderSlot'
+export { ssrRenderTeleport } from './helpers/ssrRenderTeleport'
+export {
+  ssrRenderClass,
+  ssrRenderStyle,
+  ssrRenderAttrs,
+  ssrRenderAttr,
+  ssrRenderDynamicAttr
+} from './helpers/ssrRenderAttrs'
+export { ssrInterpolate } from './helpers/ssrInterpolate'
+export { ssrRenderList } from './helpers/ssrRenderList'
+export { ssrRenderSuspense } from './helpers/ssrRenderSuspense'
+
+// v-model helpers
+export {
+  ssrLooseEqual,
+  ssrLooseContain,
+  ssrRenderDynamicModel,
+  ssrGetDynamicModelProps
+} from './helpers/ssrVModelHelpers'
diff --git a/packages/server-renderer/src/index.ts b/packages/server-renderer/src/index.ts
index 9c5066e851e..7943482fd53 100644
--- a/packages/server-renderer/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server-renderer/src/index.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,3 @@
 // public
-export { SSRContext } from './render'
-export { renderToString } from './renderToString'
+export * from './basic'
 export { renderToStream } from './renderToStream'
-
-// internal runtime helpers
-export { renderVNode as ssrRenderVNode } from './render'
-export { ssrRenderComponent } from './helpers/ssrRenderComponent'
-export { ssrRenderSlot } from './helpers/ssrRenderSlot'
-export { ssrRenderTeleport } from './helpers/ssrRenderTeleport'
-export {
-  ssrRenderClass,
-  ssrRenderStyle,
-  ssrRenderAttrs,
-  ssrRenderAttr,
-  ssrRenderDynamicAttr
-} from './helpers/ssrRenderAttrs'
-export { ssrInterpolate } from './helpers/ssrInterpolate'
-export { ssrRenderList } from './helpers/ssrRenderList'
-export { ssrRenderSuspense } from './helpers/ssrRenderSuspense'
-
-// v-model helpers
-export {
-  ssrLooseEqual,
-  ssrLooseContain,
-  ssrRenderDynamicModel,
-  ssrGetDynamicModelProps
-} from './helpers/ssrVModelHelpers'
diff --git a/rollup.config.js b/rollup.config.js
index 6bcbd1e6798..16d9918f855 100644
--- a/rollup.config.js
+++ b/rollup.config.js
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ const outputConfigs = {
     format: `iife`
   },
 
+  // basic builds, for 'server-renderer' package only
+  'basic-cjs': {
+    file: resolve(`dist/${name}.basic-cjs.js`),
+    format: `cjs`
+  },
+
   // runtime-only builds, for main "vue" package only
   'esm-bundler-runtime': {
     file: resolve(`dist/${name}.runtime.esm-bundler.js`),
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ const outputConfigs = {
     format: 'iife'
   }
 }
-
+const isCjs = format => /^(basic-)?cjs$/.test(format)
 const defaultFormats = ['esm-bundler', 'cjs']
 const inlineFormats = process.env.FORMATS && process.env.FORMATS.split(',')
 const packageFormats = inlineFormats || packageOptions.formats || defaultFormats
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     if (packageOptions.prod === false) {
       return
     }
-    if (format === 'cjs') {
+    if (isCjs(format)) {
       packageConfigs.push(createProductionConfig(format))
     }
     if (/^(global|esm-browser)(-runtime)?/.test(format)) {
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ function createConfig(format, output, plugins = []) {
     process.env.__DEV__ === 'false' || /\.prod\.js$/.test(output.file)
   const isBundlerESMBuild = /esm-bundler/.test(format)
   const isBrowserESMBuild = /esm-browser/.test(format)
-  const isNodeBuild = format === 'cjs'
+  const isNodeBuild = isCjs(format)
   const isGlobalBuild = /global/.test(format)
   const isCompatBuild = !!packageOptions.compat
   const isCompatPackage = pkg.name === '@vue/compat'
@@ -119,7 +125,11 @@ function createConfig(format, output, plugins = []) {
   // during a single build.
   hasTSChecked = true
 
-  let entryFile = /runtime$/.test(format) ? `src/runtime.ts` : `src/index.ts`
+  let entryFile = /^basic-/.test(format)
+    ? `src/basic.ts`
+    : /runtime$/.test(format)
+      ? `src/runtime.ts`
+      : `src/index.ts`
 
   // the compat build needs both default AND named exports. This will cause
   // Rollup to complain for non-ESM targets, so we use separate entries for
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ function createConfig(format, output, plugins = []) {
   }
 
   const nodePlugins =
-    packageOptions.enableNonBrowserBranches && format !== 'cjs'
+    packageOptions.enableNonBrowserBranches && !isCjs(format)
       ? [
           // @ts-ignore
           require('@rollup/plugin-commonjs')({