compare
React vs Svelte
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | React | Svelte |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 251k | 88k |
| Latest | v19.3.0 | svelte@5.57.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-09 |
| Release cadence | about 25 days between releases | about 13 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 42 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 69 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Svelte replaces React. Alternatives to React →
PartialCompiles components at build time instead of shipping a runtime.
React
Svelte
- svelte@5.57.22026-10-06fix: don't create async deriveds for a component destroyed while waiting for its top-level await (#18931)
- svelte@5.57.12026-09-18fix: cancel deferred event listeners during cleanup (#18749)
- svelte@5.57.02026-08-28feat: export RenderOutput, SyncRenderOutput, Csp and Sha256Source from svelte/server (#18648)
- svelte@5.56.102026-08-20fix: preserve CSS escape sequences when printing selectors (#18667)
- svelte@5.56.92026-08-12fix: skip controlled each fast path while another batch is pending (#18625)
React
✓ signed The latest release, v19.3.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
Loading the security report
Svelte
unsigned The latest release, svelte@5.57.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
Loading the security report