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PixiJS vs Babylon.js

Same catalog, two overlapping tools. Catch and verdict side by side. No winner score.

PixiJS

MIT 2D WebGPU/WebGL renderer, not a game engine

OSS/MIT · open-source

The Catch

A renderer, not a game engine. Bring physics, audio, scenes, netcode. If you wanted Phaser, this is the wrong layer.

Verdict

The 2D WebGPU/WebGL renderer. Not Phaser. Not a product.

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Babylon.js

Apache-2.0 3D engine for the web, now on v9

Apache-2.0 · open-source

The Catch

Heavier than a 2D starter. docs.babylonjs.com (with an s) has returned 500; working docs host is doc.babylonjs.com. Editor pricing was not verified here, so it is omitted.

Verdict

The open 3D game and rendering engine for the web. Apache-2.0, on v9.

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