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scc vs tokei
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| Fact | scc | tokei |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | Other |
| Stars | 8.8k | 15k |
| Latest | v4.1.0 | v15.0.0 |
| Last push | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-06 |
| Release cadence | about 148 days between releases | about 158 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 14 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace cloc. Alternatives to cloc →
Full replacementsccSame per-language counts, faster, with complexity and COCOMO estimates on top.
Full replacementtokeiCounts code, comments and blanks per language, from a single binary.
scc
- v4.1.02026-09-079f95cd6e06de134c1d5274f0595a69b18190edc6 Issue #762 (#763)
- v4.0.02026-08-248482b41256be1c10ed6f279ca5b11f6059714e8a Add --count-unsupported to count unrecognised files as Unknown (#754)
- v3.7.02026-03-0441ceabe Add Apex (Salesforce) support (#671)
- v3.6.02025-10-31c919829 Accelerating scc startup speed with code generation (#594)
- v3.5.02025-02-171f1ad4e (docs) fix GitLab CI link to metrics reports (#586)
tokei
- v15.0.02026-09-06Added C3 programming language. (#1319)
- v14.0.02025-12-30add support for C++20 modules (#1278)
- v13.0.02025-11-25Update README.md
- v13.0.0-alpha.92025-07-28Update README.md
- v13.0.0-alpha.82025-01-14add Mojo support (#1107) (#1185)
scc
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tokei
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