Angular vs React: source lines of code compared

This page compares the source lines of code (SLOC) of angular/angular and facebook/react using cached OctoCounts reports. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.

As of 2026-09-05, angular/angular contains 945,438 total lines (626,759 code) across 6,586 files, while facebook/react contains 913,098 total lines (696,459 code) across 6,919 files as of 2026-09-08. angular/angular and facebook/react are similar in size by code lines. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.

Metricangular/angularfacebook/react
Files6,5866,919
Total lines945,438913,098
Code lines626,759696,459
Comment lines202,359125,642
Blank lines116,32090,997
Languages counted1212

Top languages in angular/angular: TypeScript (55.1% of code), YAML (18.5% of code), JSON (14.2% of code). Top languages in facebook/react: JavaScript (77.2% of code), TypeScript (9.4% of code), Rust (9.4% of code). TypeScript, JSON appear in both top language lists; YAML, HTML, Bazel appear only in angular/angular's top languages; JavaScript, Rust, CSS appear only in facebook/react's top languages.

Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. angular/angular was counted at ref main (commit 9a58353b1b68) on 2026-09-05; facebook/react was counted at ref 9b7a0d4029ee31f84446383b6530075f423e9904 (commit 9b7a0d4029ee) on 2026-09-08. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.

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Note: code size is not code quality. OctoCounts only reports reproducible line counts and makes no claim that either project is better.

Compare FAQ

Which has more lines of code, angular/angular or facebook/react?

As of 2026-09-08, angular/angular and facebook/react are close in size: 626,759 vs 696,459 code lines, a difference of less than 15%. Neither clearly outsizes the other by this metric.

Does more source lines of code mean more complexity?

Not necessarily. SLOC measures size, not complexity, quality, or maintainability. A larger codebase can mean more features, more generated or vendored code, more verbose language idioms, or more tests — none of which imply the code is harder to work with. Use SLOC to gauge the scale of what you'd be reading or maintaining, not as a quality signal for angular/angular, facebook/react, or any repository.

How is this comparison calculated?

Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. angular/angular was counted at ref main (commit 9a58353b1b68) on 2026-09-05; facebook/react was counted at ref 9b7a0d4029ee31f84446383b6530075f423e9904 (commit 9b7a0d4029ee) on 2026-09-08. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.

Can I compare a different branch, tag, or commit?

Yes. This page shows the default branch for each repository. Use the interactive comparison tool to pick any public GitHub repository, branch, tag, or commit SHA for both sides and get a fresh side-by-side report.