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fingerprintjs vs ego-lite
fingerprintjs has 28,466 GitHub stars, 2,621 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ego-lite has 16,117 stars, 844 forks, 169 open issues and last shipped yesterday. fingerprintjs leads on adoption by 77% (28,466 vs 16,117 stars). fingerprintjs is written in TypeScript under MIT; ego-lite is written in JavaScript under MIT. fingerprintjs has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, ego-lite 5%. fingerprintjs 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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| fingerprintjs | ego-lite | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 16K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 844 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick fingerprintjs if
- You weight community size — 28K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- 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 fingerprintjs
FingerprintJS is an open source, client side browser fingerprinting library that queries browser attributes and computes a hashed visitor identifier from them, aimed at web developers and engineering teams that need to recognise returning browsers without depending on cookies or local storage.
read the full fingerprintjs overview →
About ego-lite
ego lite is an MIT licensed browser from citrolabs that lets a person and their AI agents drive the same browser in parallel, aimed at developers who want Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or a custom agent CLI to automate real, logged in web pages without surrendering the tabs they are using.
read the full ego-lite overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is fingerprintjs or ego-lite more popular?
fingerprintjs has 28,466 GitHub stars and ego-lite has 16,117. fingerprintjs has the larger community by that measure.
Are fingerprintjs and ego-lite free?
Both are open source. fingerprintjs is licensed under MIT and ego-lite under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between fingerprintjs and ego-lite?
fingerprintjs is written in TypeScript 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, fingerprintjs or ego-lite?
Choose fingerprintjs if you want the larger community (28,466 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose ego-lite if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.