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Avalonia vs ego-lite
Avalonia has 31,756 GitHub stars, 2,879 forks, 1,875 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ego-lite has 21,536 stars, 1,210 forks, 169 open issues and last shipped today. Avalonia leads on adoption by 47% (31,756 vs 21,536 stars). Avalonia is written in C# under MIT; ego-lite is written in JavaScript under MIT. Avalonia has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, ego-lite 6%. ego-lite 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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Side by side
| Avalonia | ego-lite | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 22K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | C# | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 ego-lite if
- You want the ego-lite feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and ego-lite fits your workflow better
About Avalonia
📖 About Avalonia is a cross platform UI framework for dotnet, providing a flexible styling system and supporting a wide range of platforms such as Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and WebAssembly. Avalonia is mature and production ready and is used by companies, including Schneider Electric, Unity, JetBrains and GitHub. Considered by many to be the spiritual successor to WPF, Avalonia UI provides a familiar, modern development experience for XAML developers creating cross platform applications. While Avalonia UI is similar to WPF, it isn't a 1:1 copy, and you'll find plenty of improvements. For those seeking…
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About ego-lite
The fastest browser for AI agents to run browser automation ego (lite) is a browser where you and your AI agents work in parallel. Your agents run multiple browser tasks in their own Spaces while your tabs stay yours, and tasks complete faster on fewer tokens. Existing tools like browser use and agent browser are browser automation frameworks: they need a separate browser to drive, logins never carry cleanly, and you and the agent end up fighting for the same tabs. ego lite is one browser designed from the start for the two of you to share. No extra setup, and the agent can always reach your real logins and tabs…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avalonia or ego-lite more popular?
Avalonia has 31,756 GitHub stars and ego-lite has 21,536. Avalonia has the larger community by that measure.
Are Avalonia and ego-lite free?
Both are open source. Avalonia is licensed under MIT and ego-lite under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Avalonia and ego-lite?
Avalonia is written in C# and ego-lite 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, Avalonia or ego-lite?
Choose Avalonia if you want the larger community (31,756 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose ego-lite if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.