animate.cssv4.1.1, 7 Sept 2020
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$ npm install animate.css| Metric | animejs | animate.css | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 746,561 | 450,671 | animejs 1.7x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +159% | +13% | animejs +146 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | Same |
| Unpacked size | 2.0 MB | 273 kB | animate.css 7.6x smaller |
| Latest release | 4.5.0, 22 Jun 2026 | 4.1.1, 7 Sept 2020 | animejs 5.8 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 13 | 0 | animejs 13 more |
| First published | 27 Jun 2016 | 3 Jun 2014 | animate.css 2.1 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 73,102 | 82,820 | animate.css +13% |
| Open issues | 100 | 43 | animejs 57 more |
| Open pull requests | 18 | 37 | animate.css 19 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 70 | 0 | animejs higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | None | Differs |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | CommonJS | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | MIT | MIT | Same |
Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.
animejs746.6k latest weekanimate.css450.7k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
animejs
Major versions
- 1.0.027 Jun 2016
- 2.0.023 Feb 2017
- 3.0.09 Jan 2019
- 4.0.03 Apr 2025
Last 5 releases
- 4.5.022 Jun 2026
- 4.4.130 Apr 2026
- 4.4.029 Apr 2026
- 4.3.613 Feb 2026
- 4.3.525 Jan 2026
36 releases in total, 13 in the last 12 months
animate.css
Major versions
- 3.1.13 Jun 2014
- 4.0.07 May 2020
Last 5 releases
- 4.1.17 Sept 2020
- 4.1.011 May 2020
- 4.0.07 May 2020
- 3.7.24 Jun 2019
- 3.7.129 May 2019
15 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months
animejs
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animate.css
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animejs
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animate.css
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- Need no runtime dependenciesBoth
- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsanimejs (animejs: ESM + CommonJS; animate.css: CommonJS)
- Need to load it with require()Both
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfanimejs (animejs: Bundled; animate.css: None)
- Need the more recent releaseanimejs (4.5.0 on 22 Jun 2026 vs 4.1.1 on 7 Sept 2020)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsanimejs (746.6k vs 450.7k)
Each line is generated from the data above.
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animejs: animejs npm registry, animejs npm downloads, animejs GitHub, animejs jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
animate.css: animate.css npm registry, animate.css npm downloads, animate.css GitHub, animate.css jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.