This page compares the source lines of code (SLOC) of spf13/cobra and urfave/cli 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 2026-08-26, spf13/cobra contains 17,133 total lines (11,516 code) across 44 files, while urfave/cli contains 29,665 total lines (21,615 code) across 83 files as of 2026-08-26. urfave/cli is about 1.9x the size of spf13/cobra by code lines. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.
| Metric | spf13/cobra | urfave/cli |
|---|---|---|
| Files | 44 | 83 |
| Total lines | 17,133 | 29,665 |
| Code lines | 11,516 | 21,615 |
| Comment lines | 2,917 | 3,882 |
| Blank lines | 2,700 | 4,168 |
| Languages counted | 4 | 7 |
Top languages in spf13/cobra: Go (99.8% of code), Makefile (0.2% of code), Markdown (0.0% of code). Top languages in urfave/cli: Go (99.1% of code), YAML (0.6% of code), Fish (0.2% of code). Go, Makefile appear in both top language lists; Markdown, Plain Text appear only in spf13/cobra's top languages; YAML, Fish, PowerShell appear only in urfave/cli's top languages.
Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. spf13/cobra was counted at ref main (commit adbc8813901b) on 2026-08-26; urfave/cli was counted at ref main (commit 1a4deb4f5a35) 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.
urfave/cli has more code: 21,615 code lines versus 11,516 for spf13/cobra, about 1.9x as much, based on cached OctoCounts reports as of 2026-08-26.
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 spf13/cobra, urfave/cli, or any repository.
Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. spf13/cobra was counted at ref main (commit adbc8813901b) on 2026-08-26; urfave/cli was counted at ref main (commit 1a4deb4f5a35) on 2026-08-26. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.
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.