Compare JavaScript Avatar Libraries
Choose @avatar-generator if you want official components for several frameworks, MIT licensing across every style, and support for Node.js 18. Choose another library if you need a hosted avatar API, more than eleven styles, or languages other than JavaScript.
DiceBear, Boring Avatars and Jdenticon are all good, and far more widely used than @avatar-generator. If adoption and track record matter most to you, weigh that heavily.
Comparison table
Checked in November 2026 against each project’s documentation and npm listing. These projects change, so confirm anything your decision depends on.
| @avatar-generator | DiceBear | Boring Avatars | Jdenticon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Styles | 11 | 61 | 6 | Identicons only |
| License | MIT for all packages | MIT for the code; artwork licenses vary by style | MIT | MIT |
| Framework support | Components for React, Vue, Svelte and Angular, plus a custom element | Usage guides for Angular, React, React Native, Vue and Svelte | React component | Plain JavaScript library |
| Languages | JavaScript and TypeScript | JavaScript, PHP, Python, Rust, Go, Dart, C# | JavaScript | JavaScript, C#, PHP |
| Core runtime dependencies | None | None | None; needs React as a peer | 1 (canvas-renderer) |
| Minimum Node.js | 18 | 22 | Not specified | 6.4 |
@avatar-generator vs DiceBear
DiceBear is the most established option. It has many more styles, a free HTTP API that serves avatars by URL, and libraries for seven languages, so choose it for any of those.
@avatar-generator is narrower. Its advantages are components you install instead of writing yourself, one MIT license across every style with no per-style check, and support for Node.js 18 where the current DiceBear core requires Node.js 22.
@avatar-generator vs Boring Avatars
Boring Avatars is a small React component with six gradient-based variants. If you’re building in React and like that look, it’s a simple choice. Its hosted API is a separate paid service.
@avatar-generator fits better if you work outside React, want non-gradient styles such as faces, pixels or animals, or need avatars as a string on the server without rendering a component.
@avatar-generator vs Jdenticon
Jdenticon does one thing: geometric identicons. It also runs in C# and PHP, so it’s a strong choice if identicons are all you need or your backend isn’t JavaScript.
@avatar-generator includes an identicon-style option, style-geometric, alongside ten other styles.
Which avatar library should you choose?
- Multi-framework JavaScript projects, or Node.js 18: @avatar-generator
- A hosted avatar URL, the widest style range, or a non-JavaScript backend: DiceBear
- A React app that wants gradient avatars: Boring Avatars
- Identicons only: Jdenticon
To see the eleven @avatar-generator styles, open the Style Gallery or try your own seed in the Playground.
Built by Hugo García Benjumea · MIT licensed