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Avalonia vs Brave
Avalonia has 31,517 GitHub stars, 2,826 forks, 1,875 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Brave has 23,659 stars, 3,214 forks, 10,752 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Avalonia leads on adoption by 33% (31,517 vs 23,659 stars). Avalonia is written in C# under MIT; Brave is written in various languages under MPL-2.0. Avalonia has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Brave 14%. Brave was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser), 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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| Avalonia | Brave | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 24K |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | C# | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.8K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Avalonia if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Brave if
- You want the Brave feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- You evaluated both and Brave fits your workflow better
About Avalonia
Avalonia is a cross platform UI framework for .NET, written in C and driven by XAML. It provides a flexible styling system and targets a wide range of platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and WebAssembly. The project is mature and production ready, and it is used by companies such as Schneider Electric, Unity, JetBrains and GitHub. It lives in the .NET ecosystem and is distributed through the NuGet package manager.
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About Brave
Brave is a Chromium based web browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, released under the MPL 2.0 licence, and this repository is the project's public issue tracker, release channel, and developer wiki rather than the home of its source code.
read the full Brave overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avalonia or Brave more popular?
Avalonia has 31,517 GitHub stars and Brave has 23,659. Avalonia has the larger community by that measure.
Are Avalonia and Brave free?
Both are open source. Avalonia is licensed under MIT and Brave under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Avalonia and Brave?
Avalonia is written in C# and Brave in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Avalonia or Brave?
Choose Avalonia if you want the larger community (31,517 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Brave if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.