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anime vs Gum
anime has 72,905 GitHub stars, 4,928 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 29 days ago. Gum has 620 stars, 81 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped today. anime leads on adoption by 11,659% (72,905 vs 620 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; Gum is written in C# under MIT. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Gum 13%. Gum 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 | Gum | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 620 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-08-21 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 81 |
| 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 Gum if
- You want the Gum feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Gum 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 Gum
Gum is an MIT licensed C UI layout tool built on object oriented principles, distributed as NuGet runtimes for MonoGame, KNI, raylib, SkiaSharp, MAUI and FNA, and intended for developers who need one flexible, inheritance driven layout system across game engines and .NET platforms.
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or Gum more popular?
anime has 72,905 GitHub stars and Gum has 620. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and Gum free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and Gum under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and Gum?
anime is written in JavaScript and Gum in C#. 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 Gum?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (72,905 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Gum if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.