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fingerprintjs vs Brave
fingerprintjs has 28,466 GitHub stars, 2,621 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Brave has 23,659 stars, 3,214 forks, 10,752 open issues and last shipped yesterday. fingerprintjs leads on adoption by 20% (28,466 vs 23,659 stars). fingerprintjs is written in TypeScript under MIT; Brave is written in various languages under MPL-2.0. fingerprintjs 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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| fingerprintjs | Brave | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 24K |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| 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 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 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.
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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 fingerprintjs or Brave more popular?
fingerprintjs has 28,466 GitHub stars and Brave has 23,659. fingerprintjs has the larger community by that measure.
Are fingerprintjs and Brave free?
Both are open source. fingerprintjs is licensed under MIT and Brave under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between fingerprintjs and Brave?
fingerprintjs is written in TypeScript 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, fingerprintjs or Brave?
Choose fingerprintjs if you want the larger community (28,466 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Brave if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.