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bevy vs Fyrox
bevy has 48,511 GitHub stars, 4,872 forks, 3,418 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Fyrox has 9,571 stars, 451 forks, 59 open issues and last shipped yesterday. bevy leads on adoption by 407% (48,511 vs 9,571 stars). bevy is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; Fyrox is written in Rust under MIT. bevy has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Fyrox 5%. Fyrox was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (game-development, game-engine, gamedev, rust), 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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| bevy | Fyrox | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 9.6K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 451 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick bevy if
- You weight community size — 49K 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 Fyrox if
- You want the Fyrox feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and Fyrox 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 Fyrox
Fyrox is an MIT licensed, general purpose 2D and 3D game engine written in Rust, distributed as a crate with an integrated scene editor, and it is aimed at developers who want to build games in Rust with a single engine and a matching authoring tool.
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Frequently asked questions
Is bevy or Fyrox more popular?
bevy has 48,511 GitHub stars and Fyrox has 9,571. bevy has the larger community by that measure.
Are bevy and Fyrox free?
Both are open source. bevy is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Fyrox under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between bevy and Fyrox?
bevy is written in Rust and Fyrox in Rust. 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 Fyrox?
Choose bevy if you want the larger community (48,511 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Fyrox if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.