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anime vs dicebear
anime has 74,225 GitHub stars, 5,044 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. dicebear has 9,995 stars, 438 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. anime leads on adoption by 643% (74,225 vs 9,995 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; dicebear is written in Vue under MIT. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, dicebear 4%. dicebear was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| anime | dicebear | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 74K | ★ 10.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-08-21 | 2026-10-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.0K | ⑂ 438 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick anime if
- You weight community size — 74K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick dicebear if
- You want the dicebear feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and dicebear fits your workflow better
About anime
Anime.js Anime.js is a fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library with a simple, yet powerful API. It works with CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and JavaScript Objects. Sponsors Anime.js is 100% free and is only made possible with the help of our sponsors. Help the project become sustainable by sponsoring us on GitHub Sponsors . Platinum sponsors Silver sponsors Get featured here by becoming a GitHub Sponsor . Usage Anime.js V4 works by importing ES modules like so: V4 Documentation The full documentation is available here. V3 Migration guide You can find the v3 to v4 migration guide…
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About dicebear
DiceBear Avatar Library DiceBear is an open source avatar library. It turns any seed string (a username or an email address, for example) into an SVG avatar in one of 63 styles, from hand drawn characters to abstract patterns. The same seed always produces the same avatar, so you store a string instead of an image and never ask users to upload a profile picture. Avatars are customizable through style options: colors, backgrounds, rotation, individual features like hair or glasses. Playground Documentation Editor One library, seven languages DiceBear 10 ships as native libraries for JavaScript, PHP, Python, Rust…
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or dicebear more popular?
anime has 74,225 GitHub stars and dicebear has 9,995. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and dicebear free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and dicebear under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and dicebear?
anime is written in JavaScript and dicebear in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, anime or dicebear?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (74,225 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose dicebear if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.