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anime vs Grida
anime has 72,944 GitHub stars, 4,931 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Grida has 2,645 stars, 147 forks, 125 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. anime leads on adoption by 2,658% (72,944 vs 2,645 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; Grida is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Grida 6%. Grida was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (canvas), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | Grida | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 2.6K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-08-21 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 147 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick anime if
- You weight community size — 73K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Grida if
- You want the Grida feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Grida fits your workflow better
About anime
Anime.js is a free, MIT licensed JavaScript animation engine for developers who need to animate CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes, and plain JavaScript objects from a single lightweight API.
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About Grida
Grida is an open source canvas editor, SVG editor, and Supabase backed Database/CMS and Forms toolkit written in TypeScript under the Apache 2.0 licence, aimed at designers and developers who want to design and build web apps on one open canvas instead of stitching together a design tool, an SVG editor, and a separate back end.
read the full Grida overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or Grida more popular?
anime has 72,944 GitHub stars and Grida has 2,645. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and Grida free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and Grida under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and Grida?
anime is written in JavaScript and Grida in TypeScript. 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 Grida?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (72,944 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Grida if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.