Comparison

Svelte vs Vue.js

No clear leader: Vue.js (81.1) and Svelte (76.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Svelte77

Vue.js81

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Svelte	Vue.js
vioscaleAI score	77 / 100medium · 71%	81 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.6	6.3
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	88,371	54,648
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	6,811,932	17,621,360
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	9,000	105,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	54
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	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

vioscaleAI score

Svelte77 / 100medium · 71%

Vue.js81 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Svelte✓

Vue.js–

Model

Svelteopen_source

Vue.jsopen_source

Price level

Sveltefree

Vue.jsfree

Transparent

Svelte✓

Vue.js–

Security

Disclosure policy

Svelte✓

Vue.js–

Gdpr

Svelte–

Vue.js✓

Scorecard

Svelte7.6

Vue.js6.3

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

Svelte88,371

Vue.js54,648

Package downloads weekly

Svelte6,811,932

Vue.js17,621,360

Stackoverflow questions

Svelte9,000

Vue.js105,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Svelte100

Vue.js54

Release

Cadence days

Svelte4

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

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

Vue.js

An open-source JavaScript framework for building user interfaces on the web, designed to be adopted progressively and incrementally integrated into projects

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

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	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Svelte✓

Vue.js✓

CLI

Svelte✓

Vue.js✗

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