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Famo.us vs Zepto: What are the differences?
What is Famo.us? A JavaScript framework for everyone who wants to build beautiful experiences on any device. Famo.us is a free and open source JavaScript platform for building mobile apps and desktop experiences. What makes Famo.us unique is its JavaScript rendering engine and 3D physics engine that gives developers the power and tools to build native quality apps and animations using pure JavaScript.
What is Zepto? Minimalist JavaScript library for modern browsers, with a jQuery-compatible API. While 100% jQuery coverage is not a design goal, the APIs provided match their jQuery counterparts. The goal is to have a ~5-10k modular library that downloads and executes fast, with a familiar and versatile API, so you can concentrate on getting stuff done.
Famo.us and Zepto belong to "Javascript UI Libraries" category of the tech stack.
"Speedy as native apps" is the primary reason why developers consider Famo.us over the competitors, whereas "Lightweight " was stated as the key factor in picking Zepto.
Famo.us and Zepto are both open source tools. It seems that Zepto with 14.5K GitHub stars and 4.06K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Famo.us with 6.48K GitHub stars and 765 GitHub forks.
Pros of Famo.us
- Speedy as native apps14
- Future11
- WebGL9
- Javascript9
- Components6
- 3D physics engine6
- Open source6
- Performance5
- Rendering Engine for the Web5
- Runs on Android4
- Works with Angular3
- Works with Meteor3
- Runs on iOS3
- Great for mobile apps3
- Works with Backbone2
- Works with React2
- Replaces the need for native app development2
- FRP1
Pros of Zepto
- Lightweight5
