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anime vs Grida
anime has 74,260 GitHub stars, 5,050 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Grida has 2,696 stars, 151 forks, 125 open issues and last shipped 16 days ago. anime leads on adoption by 2,654% (74,260 vs 2,696 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%. anime 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 | ★ 74K | ★ 2.7K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.0K | ⑂ 151 |
| 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 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 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 Grida
Grida Grida is an open source canvas editor — powered by the nothing graphics engine (Rust + Skia + WASM) — plus an SVG editor, Database/CMS and Forms. Canvas demo • SVG editor • Refig • Downloads • Website • Docs • Contributing • Slack Community Why Grida Grida is an open source canvas editor built for performance and interoperability — with a stable on disk document format. The 2D graphics engine that powers it lives in gridaco/nothing; this repo consumes it as the published @grida/canvas wasm artifact. Renderer backends : a DOM renderer for HTML/CSS workflows and a Skia renderer via WASM (WebGL2 + raster)…
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or Grida more popular?
anime has 74,260 GitHub stars and Grida has 2,696. 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 (74,260 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Grida if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.