Comparisons
Honest comparisons.
GSAP versus Motion, versus Anime.js. Annnimate versus Aceternity, Magic UI, React Bits. Each comparison names what the other side wins, and when to pick which - no sweep verdicts.
Every comparison
- Annnimate vs Aceternity UIAnnnimate and Aceternity UI both give you ready-made animated components, but they sit on different engines and serve different buyers.
- Annnimate vs Magic UIMagic UI and Annnimate both ship animated components, but on different engines and business models.
- Annnimate vs React BitsReact Bits and Annnimate both offer animated components, but React Bits is a free, open-source, React-only catalog, while Annnimate is a paid, GSAP-based library shipping React, Vue, and HTML.
- AOS vs Framer MotionAOS and Framer Motion (renamed Motion in 2025) are both used for scroll reveals, but they are different tools: AOS is a tiny, framework-agnostic attribute-based reveal library, Motion is a full React animation system.
- Best Animation LibrariesThe best JavaScript or CSS animation library in 2026 is not one library, it is the right one for the job: GSAP for scroll-driven and timeline-heavy motion, Motion (formerly Framer Motion) for React UI transitions, Anime.js for lightweight tweens, native CSS for the basics, AOS for zero-config scroll reveals, and Lenis as the smooth-scroll layer under any of them.
- GSAP AlternativesGSAP is the default for serious web animation, but "GSAP alternatives" is a real search, usually driven by bundle size, React ergonomics, or an outdated licensing myth.
- GSAP vs anime.jsGSAP and anime.js are both framework-agnostic JavaScript animation libraries.
- GSAP vs CSS animationsCSS animations are built into the browser and cost nothing.
- GSAP vs Framer MotionFramer Motion was rebranded to Motion in mid-2025, but 'GSAP vs Framer Motion' is still how most React developers phrase the question.
- GSAP vs Motion (formerly Framer Motion)GSAP and Motion (the rebrand of Framer Motion) are the two animation libraries serious React projects pick between.
- React Animation LibrariesThe best React animation library in 2026 is not one library, it is the right one for the job: Motion (formerly Framer Motion) for UI enter/exit and layout, GSAP for scroll-driven and timeline-heavy motion, React Spring for physics-based feel, and plain CSS for the basics.
