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bevy vs colyseus
bevy has 48,272 GitHub stars, 4,848 forks, 3,418 open issues and last shipped today. colyseus has 7,307 stars, 664 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. bevy leads on adoption by 561% (48,272 vs 7,307 stars). bevy is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; colyseus is written in TypeScript under MIT. bevy has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, colyseus 9%. bevy 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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| bevy | colyseus | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 7.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.8K | ⑂ 664 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick bevy if
- You weight community size — 48K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick colyseus if
- You want the colyseus feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and colyseus fits your workflow better
About bevy
Bevy is a free and open source, data driven game engine written in Rust that gives developers a complete 2D and 3D feature set through an Entity Component System architecture, and it is aimed at Rust programmers building games and interactive applications who accept an early stage engine that ships breaking API changes roughly every three months.
About colyseus
Colyseus is an MIT licensed authoritative multiplayer framework for Node.js that provides synchronizable data structures, room based matchmaking, and client SDKs for TypeScript, React, Unity, Godot, GameMaker, Defold, Construct, Haxe, and C, aimed at developers building realtime and turn based multiplayer games.
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Frequently asked questions
Is bevy or colyseus more popular?
bevy has 48,272 GitHub stars and colyseus has 7,307. bevy has the larger community by that measure.
Are bevy and colyseus free?
Both are open source. bevy is licensed under Apache-2.0 and colyseus under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between bevy and colyseus?
bevy is written in Rust and colyseus 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, bevy or colyseus?
Choose bevy if you want the larger community (48,272 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose colyseus if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.