| Metric | bullmq | graphile-worker | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 5,920,137 | 396,430 | bullmq 14.9x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +313% | +479% | graphile-worker +165 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | graphile-worker 3 more |
| Unpacked size | 2.8 MB | 640 kB | graphile-worker 4.5x smaller |
| Latest release | 6.3.8, 18 Sept 2026 | 0.18.0, 8 Sept 2026 | bullmq 10 days more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 128 | 5 | bullmq 123 more |
| First published | 4 Apr 2015 | 14 Mar 2019 | bullmq 3.9 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 9,441 | 2,401 | bullmq 3.9x higher |
| Open issues | 272 | 30 | bullmq 242 more |
| Open pull requests | 120 | 3 | bullmq 117 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 891 | 255 | bullmq 3.5x higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | ESM only | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | MIT | MIT | Same |
Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.
bullmq5.9m latest weekgraphile-worker396.4k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
bullmq
Major versions
- 0.0.14 Apr 2015
- 1.0.127 Oct 2019
- 2.0.021 Sept 2022
- 3.0.025 Oct 2022
- 4.0.021 Jun 2023
- 5.0.021 Dec 2023
- 6.0.030 Jul 2026
Last 5 releases
- 6.3.818 Sept 2026
- 6.3.718 Sept 2026
- 6.3.614 Sept 2026
- 6.3.514 Sept 2026
- 5.81.510 Sept 2026
781 releases in total, 128 in the last 12 months
graphile-worker
Major versions
- 0.1.023 Oct 2019
Last 5 releases
- 0.18.08 Sept 2026
- 0.17.38 Jul 2026
- 0.17.212 Jun 2026
- 0.17.112 Jun 2026
- 0.17.012 Jun 2026
36 releases in total, 5 in the last 12 months
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- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsbullmq (bullmq: ESM + CommonJS; graphile-worker: ESM only)
- Need to load it with require()bullmq
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Node.js version requirementbullmq: >=14.17.0; graphile-worker: >=22.18.0 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releasebullmq (6.3.8 on 18 Sept 2026 vs 0.18.0 on 8 Sept 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsbullmq (5.9m vs 396.4k)
Each line is generated from the data above.
- bullmq vs @bull-board/expressNo search data
bullmq: bullmq npm registry, bullmq npm downloads, bullmq GitHub, bullmq jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
graphile-worker: graphile-worker npm registry, graphile-worker npm downloads, graphile-worker GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.