Axum vs Actix Web: source lines of code compared

This page compares the source lines of code (SLOC) of tokio-rs/axum and actix/actix-web 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 2026-09-04, tokio-rs/axum contains 37,357 total lines (27,971 code) across 273 files, while actix/actix-web contains 73,267 total lines (55,350 code) across 300 files as of 2026-08-26. actix/actix-web is about 2.0x the size of tokio-rs/axum by code lines. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.

Metrictokio-rs/axumactix/actix-web
Files273300
Total lines37,35773,267
Code lines27,97155,350
Comment lines3,7095,750
Blank lines5,67712,167
Languages counted87

Top languages in tokio-rs/axum: Rust (95.0% of code), TOML (4.5% of code), Jinja2 (0.1% of code). Top languages in actix/actix-web: Rust (97.9% of code), TOML (1.6% of code), BASH (0.2% of code). Rust, TOML appear in both top language lists; Jinja2, JavaScript, HTML appear only in tokio-rs/axum's top languages; BASH, Just, Shell appear only in actix/actix-web's top languages.

Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. tokio-rs/axum was counted at ref main (commit 8b30afbfeee4) on 2026-09-04; actix/actix-web was counted at ref main (commit 5a9eafb991ac) on 2026-08-26. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.

Evidence and next steps:

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, tokio-rs/axum or actix/actix-web?

actix/actix-web has more code: 55,350 code lines versus 27,971 for tokio-rs/axum, about 2.0x as much, based on cached OctoCounts reports as of 2026-09-04.

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 tokio-rs/axum, actix/actix-web, or any repository.

How is this comparison calculated?

Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. tokio-rs/axum was counted at ref main (commit 8b30afbfeee4) on 2026-09-04; actix/actix-web was counted at ref main (commit 5a9eafb991ac) on 2026-08-26. 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.