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animejs vs animate.css

AnimationPackage data 25 Sept 2026
animejsv4.5.0, 22 Jun 2026

JavaScript animation engine

$ npm install animejs
animate.cssv4.1.1, 7 Sept 2020

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$ npm install animate.css
Metricanimejsanimate.cssDifference
Weekly downloads746,561450,671animejs 1.7x higher
12-month download growth+159%+13%animejs +146 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies00Same
Unpacked size2.0 MB273 kBanimate.css 7.6x smaller
Latest release4.5.0, 22 Jun 20264.1.1, 7 Sept 2020animejs 5.8 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months130animejs 13 more
First published27 Jun 20163 Jun 2014animate.css 2.1 years earlier
GitHub stars73,10282,820animate.css +13%
Open issues10043animejs 57 more
Open pull requests1837animate.css 19 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks700animejs higher
TypeScript typesBundledNoneDiffers
Module formatESM + CommonJSCommonJSDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

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
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

animejs

Major versions
  1. 1.0.027 Jun 2016
  2. 2.0.023 Feb 2017
  3. 3.0.09 Jan 2019
  4. 4.0.03 Apr 2025
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.5.022 Jun 2026
  2. 4.4.130 Apr 2026
  3. 4.4.029 Apr 2026
  4. 4.3.613 Feb 2026
  5. 4.3.525 Jan 2026
36 releases in total, 13 in the last 12 months

animate.css

Major versions
  1. 3.1.13 Jun 2014
  2. 4.0.07 May 2020
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.1.17 Sept 2020
  2. 4.1.011 May 2020
  3. 4.0.07 May 2020
  4. 3.7.24 Jun 2019
  5. 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)

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