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@deck.gl/core vs globe.gl

3D, WebGL and game enginesPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@deck.gl/corev9.4.0, 5 Sept 2026

deck.gl core library

$ npm install @deck.gl/core
globe.glv2.46.2, 22 Aug 2026

UI component for Globe Data Visualization using ThreeJS/WebGL

$ npm install globe.gl
Metric@deck.gl/coreglobe.glDifference
Weekly downloads661,135165,202@deck.gl/core 4.0x higher
12-month download growth-+335%-
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies176@deck.gl/core 11 more
Unpacked size8.0 MB37.8 MB@deck.gl/core 4.7x smaller
Latest release9.4.0, 5 Sept 20262.46.2, 22 Aug 2026@deck.gl/core 14 days more recent
Releases, last 12 months26--
First published11 Apr 2018--
GitHub stars14,6123,184@deck.gl/core 4.6x higher
Open issues429131@deck.gl/core 298 more
Open pull requests1202@deck.gl/core 118 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks41620@deck.gl/core 20.8x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM onlyDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

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.

globe.gl165.2k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

@deck.gl/core

Major versions
  1. 5.2.024 Apr 2018
  2. 6.0.018 Jul 2018
  3. 7.0.019 Apr 2019
  4. 8.0.022 Dec 2019
  5. 9.0.021 Mar 2024
Last 5 releases
  1. 9.4.05 Sept 2026
  2. 9.3.1128 Aug 2026
  3. 9.3.1011 Aug 2026
  4. 9.3.99 Aug 2026
  5. 9.3.87 Aug 2026
342 releases in total, 26 in the last 12 months

globe.gl

Major versions
  1. -
Last 5 releases
  1. -
Release count not fetched
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globe.gl

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globe.gl

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  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry points@deck.gl/core (@deck.gl/core: ESM + CommonJS; globe.gl: ESM only)
  • Need to load it with require()@deck.gl/core
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirement@deck.gl/core: none declared; globe.gl: >=12 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent release@deck.gl/core (9.4.0 on 5 Sept 2026 vs 2.46.2 on 22 Aug 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@deck.gl/core (661.1k vs 165.2k)

Each line is generated from the data above.

@deck.gl/core: @deck.gl/core npm registry, @deck.gl/core GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.