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lottie-ios vs Plasmic
lottie-ios has 26,887 GitHub stars, 3,838 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. Plasmic has 7,048 stars, 726 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped yesterday. lottie-ios leads on adoption by 281% (26,887 vs 7,048 stars). lottie-ios is written in Swift under Apache-2.0; Plasmic is written in TypeScript under MIT. lottie-ios has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Plasmic 10%. Plasmic 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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| lottie-ios | Plasmic | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 27K | ★ 7.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 726 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick lottie-ios if
- You weight community size — 27K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Plasmic if
- You want the Plasmic feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Plasmic fits your workflow better
About lottie-ios
Lottie for iOS is an Apache 2.0 Swift library that natively renders After Effects and bodymovin JSON vector animations in realtime on iOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS, and it is aimed at Apple platform developers who want to ship designer authored motion without rebuilding it by hand in code.
read the full lottie-ios overview →
About Plasmic
Plasmic is an open source, MIT licensed visual builder for React that integrates with an existing codebase, aimed at developers and at the marketing, design, and technical users who build alongside them.
read the full Plasmic overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is lottie-ios or Plasmic more popular?
lottie-ios has 26,887 GitHub stars and Plasmic has 7,048. lottie-ios has the larger community by that measure.
Are lottie-ios and Plasmic free?
Both are open source. lottie-ios is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Plasmic under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between lottie-ios and Plasmic?
lottie-ios is written in Swift and Plasmic in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, lottie-ios or Plasmic?
Choose lottie-ios if you want the larger community (26,887 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Plasmic if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.