Alegreya vs Apolline

Alegreya is a popular open-source alternative to Apolline's old style design. At 70% similarity, Alegreya delivers a elegant, warm aesthetic. Compare which works better for editorial and branding projects.

70% Similarity

Visual Comparison

Alegreya

Free

Aa Bb Cc 123

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()

Apolline

Premium

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Feature Comparison

Feature Alegreya Apolline
Type Free Premium
Classification serif serif
Variable Font Yes No
Weights Variable (100-900) Multiple
Italics Yes Yes
License OFL-1.1 Commercial License Required
Language Support latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended, greek, greek-extended, vietnamese latin, latin-extended
Source Google Fonts Typofonderie

Performance Comparison

Metric Alegreya Apolline
Score 58/100 N/A
File Size 413.6 KB N/A
Weights 9 (var) N/A
Italics Yes N/A
Variable Font Yes (1 axes) N/A
Language Groups 7 N/A
CDN Delivery Yes N/A
x-Height Ratio 0.452 N/A
Cap Height Ratio 0.637 N/A

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Alegreya

  • Shares Apolline's elegant character
  • Variable font with continuous weight adjustment
  • Supports 7 scripts including cyrillic and cyrillic-extended
  • Delivers a elegant, warm, classic aesthetic
  • Popular in education-academia and enterprise-corporate design
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Consider: Apolline

  • Original design with refined typographic details
  • Designed specifically for editorial and branding
  • Commercial license with professional support
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