Comparison

Bulma vs Svelte

On the evidence we track, Svelte leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Bulma47
★Svelte77
Score
vioscaleAI score
Bulma47 / 100high · 77%
Svelte77 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Bulma✓
Svelte✓
Model
Bulmafree
Price level
Bulmafree
Sveltefree
Transparent
Bulma–
Svelte✓
Integrations
Count
Bulma9
Svelte–
Reliability
Status page
Bulma✓
Svelte–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Bulma64,999
Svelte56,439
Github stars
Bulma50,038
Svelte88,371
Package downloads weekly
Bulma366,730
Svelte6,811,932
Stackoverflow questions
Bulma–
Svelte9,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Bulma1
Svelte100
Release
Cadence days
Bulma113
Svelte4
History
Svelte20 items
License
Spdx
BulmaMIT
SvelteMIT
Language
Primary
BulmaCSS
Market
Content
Faq
Bulma5 items
Svelte8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for frontend ui frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Paradigm
BulmaFlexbox and Grid-based CSS component framework
Sveltecompiler-based component framework
Reusable component model
Bulma✓
Svelte✓
Rendering
Virtual DOM
Bulma-
Svelte✗
Signals / fine-grained reactivity
Bulma-
Svelte✓
SSR support
Bulma-
Svelte✓
DX
First-class TypeScript
Bulma-
Svelte✗
State
Built-in state management
Bulma-
Svelte✓
Ecosystem
Official router
Bulma-
Svelte-
Performance
Runtime size
BulmaSmall (10–40kb)
SvelteSmall (10–40kb)

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Bulma

A free, open-source CSS library providing pre-built components and utilities for constructing responsive web layouts. It uses Flexbox and CSS Grid as its foundation with CSS Variables for customization, requiring only a single CSS file and no JavaScript to get started.

Independently observed

Svelte

Leader

Svelte is a UI framework that compiles components written in standard web technologies into lightweight JavaScript. By moving compilation to build time, it enables developers to write less code while producing performant applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Bulma

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Svelte

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Bulma✓
Svelte✓
CLI
Bulma✗
Svelte✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Bulma✓
Svelte–
Self-hosted
Bulma✓
Svelte–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Bulma

9 total
  • React
  • Vue.js
  • Angular
  • Ember
  • Blazor
  • Svelte
  • Elm
  • Django
  • Web Components
Independently observed

Svelte

Leader

Not documented yet.

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Bulma or Svelte: which one depends on you

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