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anime vs moveTo
anime has 73,426 GitHub stars, 4,957 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. moveTo has 2,850 stars, 93 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 9 months ago. anime leads on adoption by 2,476% (73,426 vs 2,850 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; moveTo is written in JavaScript under MIT. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, moveTo 3%. anime was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (animation), 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 | moveTo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 2.9K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-08-21 | 2026-01-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.0K | ⑂ 93 |
| 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 moveTo if
- You want the moveTo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and moveTo 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.
read the full anime overview →
About moveTo
moveTo is a dependency free JavaScript library for animating page scroll, aimed at front end developers who need smooth click to scroll and anchor movement without pulling in a larger framework.
read the full moveTo overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or moveTo more popular?
anime has 73,426 GitHub stars and moveTo has 2,850. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and moveTo free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and moveTo under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and moveTo?
anime is written in JavaScript and moveTo in JavaScript. 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 moveTo?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (73,426 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose moveTo if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.