Svelte vs Vue: source lines of code compared
As of 2026-08-14, sveltejs/svelte contains 98,343 total lines (57,964 code) across 500 files, while vuejs/core contains 80,629 total lines (60,185 code) across 413 files as of 2026-08-14. sveltejs/svelte and vuejs/core 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.
| Metric | sveltejs/svelte | vuejs/core |
|---|
| Files | 500 | 413 |
| Total lines | 98,343 | 80,629 |
| Code lines | 57,964 | 60,185 |
| Comment lines | 24,306 | 11,879 |
| Blank lines | 16,073 | 8,565 |
| Languages counted | 8 | 11 |
Top languages in sveltejs/svelte: JavaScript (78.1% of code), TypeScript (13.8% of code), YAML (6.3% of code). Top languages in vuejs/core: TypeScript (82.5% of code), YAML (7.8% of code), TSX (3.6% of code). JavaScript, TypeScript, YAML, JSON appear in both top language lists; HTML appears only in sveltejs/svelte's top languages; TSX appears only in vuejs/core's top languages.
Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. sveltejs/svelte was counted at ref main (commit a224dd58671e) on 2026-08-14; vuejs/core was counted at ref main (commit a2b40db9a83b) on 2026-08-14. 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.