Comparison

Svelte vs Vue.js

On the evidence we track, Vue.js leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Svelte78

★Vue.js85

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Svelte	Vue.jsLeader
Vioscale score	78 / 100medium · 71%updating	85 / 100medium · 71%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.9	6.2
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 14 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=svelte&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 12 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=vue&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	56,439	902,397
Github starsadoption.github_stars	87,991	207,000
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	5,781,541	15,332,402
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	9,000	105,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	87	90
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	5
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US, CN, DE
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

Vioscale score

Svelte78 / 100medium · 71%updating

Vue.js85 / 100medium · 71%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Svelte✓

Vue.js–

Model

Svelteopen_source

Vue.jsopen_source

Price level

Sveltefree

Vue.jsfree

Security

Disclosure policy

Svelte✓

Vue.js–

Gdpr

Svelte–

Vue.js✓

Scorecard

Svelte7.9

Vue.js6.2

Vulnerabilities

SvelteCount: 14 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=svelte&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 12 · Max severity: HIGH

Vue.jsCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=vue&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW

Reliability

Status page

Svelte–

Vue.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Svelte56,439

Vue.js902,397

Github stars

Svelte87,991

Vue.js207,000

Package downloads weekly

Svelte5,781,541

Vue.js15,332,402

Stackoverflow questions

Svelte9,000

Vue.js105,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Svelte87

Vue.js90

Release

Cadence days

Svelte3

Vue.js5

History

Svelte20 items

Vue.js20 items

License

Spdx

SvelteMIT

Vue.jsMIT

Language

Primary

SvelteJavaScript

Vue.jsTypeScript

Market

Availability

SvelteAvailable worldwide

Vue.jsAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, CN, DE

Content

Faq

Svelte8 items

Vue.js7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Frontend UI Frameworks
Capability	Svelte	Vue.js
Core
Paradigm	compiler-based component framework	Progressive JavaScript framework for building reactive user interfaces
Reusable component model	✓	✓
Rendering
Virtual DOM	✗	✓
Signals / fine-grained reactivity	✓	✓
SSR support	✓	✓
DX
First-class TypeScript	✗	-
State
Built-in state management	✓	✓
Ecosystem
Official router	-	✓
Performance
Runtime size	Small (10–40kb)	Small (10–40kb)

Core

Paradigm

Sveltecompiler-based component framework

Vue.jsProgressive JavaScript framework for building reactive user interfaces

Reusable component model

Svelte✓

Vue.js✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Svelte✗

Vue.js✓

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Svelte✓

Vue.js✓

SSR support

Svelte✓

Vue.js✓

First-class TypeScript

Svelte✗

Vue.js-

State

Built-in state management

Svelte✓

Vue.js✓

Ecosystem

Official router

Svelte-

Vue.js✓

Performance

Runtime size

SvelteSmall (10–40kb)

Vue.jsSmall (10–40kb)

What each one is

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

Svelte

A framework with an integrated compiler that lets developers create streamlined components using standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, minimizing runtime overhead in the browser.

Independently observed

Vue.js

Leader

A progressive JavaScript framework that allows developers to incrementally adopt features as projects grow. It emphasizes ease of learning, performance optimization, and versatile use cases from simple widgets to complete 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.

Svelte

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Vue.js

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Svelte	Vue.js
WebPlatforms	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Svelte✓

Vue.js✓

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.