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React vs Svelte: Popular Frontend Frameworks Comparison

React and Svelte are both tools for building user interfaces on websites and apps. React, created by Facebook, is the most popular framework that uses a virtual DOM and component-based architecture. Svelte takes a different approach by compiling your code into vanilla JavaScript during build time, making it potentially faster and lighter than React. Both help developers create interactive websites, but they do it in different ways.

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Preact

95%

A tiny 3KB alternative to React with the same modern API. It's like React's smaller, faster cousin that works almost exactly the same way.

Preact is perfect when you want React's features but need better performance and a smaller file size. It's compatible with most React code and libraries, making it an easy switch.

Frontend Framework

Vue.js

90%

A progressive JavaScript framework that's easier to learn than React. It combines the best parts of React and Angular, with an HTML-like template syntax and a gentle learning curve.

Vue is perfect for React alternatives because it has similar component-based architecture but is often considered more beginner-friendly. It has great documentation and lets you write code that looks more like regular HTML and JavaScript.

Frontend Framework

Solid.js

80%

A modern JavaScript framework that looks like React but runs much faster. It uses a similar JSX syntax but handles updates to your app differently under the hood.

Solid.js feels familiar to React developers but offers better performance. It's great for developers who like React's style but want their apps to run faster.

Frontend Framework

Astro

70%

A new framework that lets you use components from React, Vue, or Svelte together. It builds super fast websites by removing unnecessary JavaScript code.

Astro is a great Svelte alternative because it focuses on making fast websites and can use Svelte components. It's perfect for content-heavy sites and blogs.

Frontend Framework

Lit

60%

A simple library for building fast web components that work in any web application. It uses regular JavaScript classes and HTML templates.

Lit is a good alternative to both React and Svelte when you want to build reusable components that work everywhere. It's smaller and closer to vanilla JavaScript.

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What is Svelte?

Svelte is a new way to build web applications. It's a compiler that takes your declarative components and converts them into efficient JavaScript that surgically updates the DOM.

Learn more at the Svelte website, or stop by the Discord chatroom.

Getting started

You can play around with Svelte in the tutorial, examples, and REPL.

When you're ready to build a full-fledge application, we recommend using SvelteKit:

npx sv create my-app cd my-app npm install npm run dev

See the SvelteKit documentation to learn more.

Changelog

The Changelog for this package is available on GitHub.

Supporting Svelte

Svelte is an MIT-licensed open source project with its ongoing development made possible entirely by fantastic volunteers. If you'd like to support their efforts, please consider:

  • Becoming a backer on Open Collective.

Funds donated via Open Collective will be used for compensating expenses related to Svelte's development.

Dependencies Comparison

react

Dependencies

Dev Dependencies

Peer Dependencies

svelte

Dependencies

@jridgewell/remapping^2.3.4
@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec^1.5.0
@sveltejs/acorn-typescript^1.0.5
@types/estree^1.0.5
acorn^8.12.1
aria-query^5.3.1
axobject-query^4.1.0
clsx^2.1.1
esm-env^1.2.1
esrap^2.1.0
is-reference^3.0.3
locate-character^3.0.0
magic-string^0.30.11
zimmerframe^1.1.2

Dev Dependencies

@jridgewell/trace-mapping^0.3.25
@playwright/test^1.46.1
@rollup/plugin-commonjs^28.0.1
@rollup/plugin-node-resolve^15.3.0
@rollup/plugin-terser^0.4.4
@rollup/plugin-virtual^3.0.2
@types/aria-query^5.0.4
@types/node^20.11.5
dts-buddy^0.5.5
esbuild^0.21.5
rollup^4.22.4
source-map^0.7.4
tinyglobby^0.2.12
typescript^5.5.4
vitest^2.1.9

Peer Dependencies

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react
238,5801,03419.1.1a month ago14 years agoinstall size 2.8 KB
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svelte
83,9988725.38.6a month ago9 years agoinstall size 147 B

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