Spacemacs vs Vim-Plug vs Vundle

Overview

Vim-Plug

Stacks71

Followers100

Votes17

GitHub Stars35.4K

Forks2.0K

Vundle

Stacks22

Followers61

Votes0

Spacemacs

Stacks190

Followers200

Votes86

GitHub Stars24.6K

Forks4.9K

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Detailed Comparison

Vim-Plug	Vundle	Spacemacs
A minimalist Vim plugin manager.	Vundle is short for Vim bundle and is a Vim plugin manager.	Since version 0.101.0 and later Spacemacs totally abolishes the frontiers between Vim and Emacs. The user can now choose his/her preferred editing style and enjoy all the Spacemacs features. Even better, it is possible to dynamically switch between the two styles seamlessly which makes it possible for programmers with different styles to do seat pair programming using the same editor.
Easier to setup: Single file. No boilerplate code required.;Easier to use: Concise, intuitive syntax;Super-fast parallel installation/update (requires +ruby);On-demand loading to achieve fast startup time;Post-update hooks;Can choose a specific branch or tag for each plugin;Support for externally managed plugins	keep track of and configure your plugins right in the .vimrc;install configured plugins (a.k.a. scripts/bundle);update configured plugins;search by name all available Vim scripts;clean unused plugins up;run the above actions in a single keypress with interactive mode	Batteries Included;Nice UI;Excellent ergonomics;Convenient and Mnemonic Key Bindings;Great Documentation
Statistics
GitHub Stars 35.4K	GitHub Stars -	GitHub Stars 24.6K
GitHub Forks 2.0K	GitHub Forks -	GitHub Forks 4.9K
Stacks 71	Stacks 22	Stacks 190
Followers 100	Followers 61	Followers 200
Votes 17	Votes 0	Votes 86
Pros & Cons
Pros 5 Parallel plugins downloading 5 Simple 4 Fast 3 Intuitive	No community feedback yet	Pros 14 Advanced support for Vim key bindings 12 Discoverability 10 Never have to touch the mouse 10 Easy setup 7 Cross-platform
Integrations
Vim	Vim	Emacs

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