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pixijs vs faction
pixijs has 48,179 GitHub stars, 5,071 forks, 344 open issues and last shipped yesterday. faction has 604 stars, 65 forks, 16 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. pixijs leads on adoption by 7,877% (48,179 vs 604 stars). pixijs is written in TypeScript under MIT; faction is written in Java under GPL-2.0. pixijs has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, faction 11%. pixijs 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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| pixijs | faction | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 604 |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 65 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick pixijs if
- You weight community size — 48K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick faction if
- You want the faction feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and faction fits your workflow better
About pixijs
PixiJS is an open source 2D rendering library for the web, described in its README as the HTML5 Creation Engine. It ships WebGL and WebGPU renderers and is written in TypeScript, distributed under the MIT license from the pixijs/pixijs repository, which has been developed for fourteen years and holds roughly 48,000 stars across about 5,000 forks. The project lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem: it is installed through npm and driven from browser code, with GLSL shaders, canvas, canvas2d, and rendering engine listed among its topics. Its homepage is pixijs.com, and the repository carries the Data and …
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About faction
FACTION is an open source penetration testing report generation and assessment collaboration framework from OWASP, built for security consultancies, red teams, and internal assessment groups that need to turn raw findings into tracked, peer reviewed client deliverables.
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Frequently asked questions
Is pixijs or faction more popular?
pixijs has 48,179 GitHub stars and faction has 604. pixijs has the larger community by that measure.
Are pixijs and faction free?
Both are open source. pixijs is licensed under MIT and faction under GPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between pixijs and faction?
pixijs is written in TypeScript and faction in Java. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, pixijs or faction?
Choose pixijs if you want the larger community (48,179 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose faction if its feature set, stack or GPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.