SvelteKit vs React: Feature Comparison | TechStackVS

SvelteKit vs React

The fastest way to build Svelte apps with server rendering

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The library for web and native user interfaces

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At a Glance

Attribute	SvelteKit	React
Category	Frontend Framework	Frontend Framework
Pricing Model	open-source	open-source
Starting Price	Free	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Open Source	Yes	Yes
Platforms	—	web, mobile, native

Community Popularity

SvelteKit

75

React

98

Key Features

SvelteKit

No features listed.

React

component model
hooks
JSX templating
virtual DOM
concurrent rendering
server components
Suspense

Pros & Cons

SvelteKit

Pros

Svelte's compile-step approach produces the smallest client bundle of any major framework — less JavaScript shipped means faster pages+172
The reactivity model is so simple that you can onboard developers who've never used Svelte in a single afternoon+158
Form actions are the cleanest implementation of server mutations in any web framework — progressive enhancement comes for free+143
The file-based routing with layout inheritance is intuitive and doesn't require any configuration to get right+129

Cons

The smaller ecosystem means some UI component libraries, auth solutions, and integrations aren't as mature as their React equivalents

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