# Makie vs Plots.jl

## Key differences

- Makie has 1.4× as many GitHub stars as Plots.jl (2.8K vs 2K).
- Makie had more development activity over the last 12 months: 199 commits vs 89.
- Plots.jl is the older project: its repository was created in 2015, Makie's in 2017.

| | Makie | Plots.jl |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Interactive, high-performance plotting ecosystem for Julia with OpenGL, WebGL and Cairo backends. | Plotting meta-package for Julia with a single API over multiple backends. |
| GitHub stars | 2,816 | 1,952 |
| Commits (12 months) | 199 | 89 |
| Contributors | 264 | 244 |
| License | MIT | – |
| Language | Julia | Julia |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Install | `julia -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add("Makie")'` | `julia -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add("Plots")'` |

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