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animejs vs svg.js

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

JavaScript animation engine

$ npm install animejs
svg.jsv2.7.1, 30 Nov 2018

A lightweight library for manipulating and animating SVG.

$ npm install svg.js
Metricanimejssvg.jsDifference
Weekly downloads746,561644,952animejs +16%
12-month download growth+159%+0%animejs +159 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies00Same
Unpacked size2.0 MB1007 kBsvg.js 2.1x smaller
Latest release4.5.0, 22 Jun 20262.7.1, 30 Nov 2018animejs 7.6 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months130animejs 13 more
First published27 Jun 20166 Sept 2014svg.js 22 months earlier
GitHub stars73,10211,829animejs 6.2x higher
Open issues1000animejs 100 more
Open pull requests180animejs 18 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks7049animejs +43%
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
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 weeksvg.js621k 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

svg.js

Major versions
  1. 1.0.06 Sept 2014
  2. 2.0.010 Jun 2015
Last 5 releases
  1. 2.7.130 Nov 2018
  2. 2.7.013 Nov 2018
  3. 2.6.630 Aug 2018
  4. 2.6.526 May 2018
  5. 2.6.47 Feb 2018
36 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months
animejs

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svg.js

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animejs

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svg.js

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  • Need no runtime dependenciesBoth
  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsanimejs (animejs: ESM + CommonJS; svg.js: CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()Both
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Need the more recent releaseanimejs (4.5.0 on 22 Jun 2026 vs 2.7.1 on 30 Nov 2018)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadsanimejs (746.6k vs 645k)

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