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@dotenvx/dotenvx vs dotenv-flow

ConfigurationPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@dotenvx/dotenvxv2.30.0, 22 Sept 2026

a secure dotenv–from the creator of `dotenv`

$ npm install @dotenvx/dotenvx
dotenv-flowv4.1.0, 26 Dec 2023

Loads environment variables from `.env.[development|test|production][.local]` files

$ npm install dotenv-flow
Metric@dotenvx/dotenvxdotenv-flowDifference
Weekly downloads8,842,968799,102@dotenvx/dotenvx 11.1x higher
12-month download growth+1056%+89%@dotenvx/dotenvx +966 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies61@dotenvx/dotenvx 5 more
Unpacked size708 kB59 kBdotenv-flow 12.0x smaller
Latest release2.30.0, 22 Sept 20264.1.0, 26 Dec 2023@dotenvx/dotenvx 2.7 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months1190@dotenvx/dotenvx 119 more
First published21 Nov 202317 May 2018dotenv-flow 5.5 years earlier
GitHub stars5,809902@dotenvx/dotenvx 6.4x higher
Open issues43@dotenvx/dotenvx 1 more
Open pull requests05dotenv-flow 5 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks1,3300@dotenvx/dotenvx higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatCommonJSCommonJSSame
Runtimes---
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseMITDiffers

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.

@dotenvx/dotenvx8.8m latest weekdotenv-flow785.9k 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.

@dotenvx/dotenvx

Major versions
  1. 0.2.2321 Nov 2023
  2. 1.0.024 Jun 2024
  3. 2.0.030 Jun 2026
Last 5 releases
  1. 2.30.022 Sept 2026
  2. 2.29.021 Sept 2026
  3. 2.28.220 Sept 2026
  4. 2.28.119 Sept 2026
  5. 2.28.016 Sept 2026
351 releases in total, 119 in the last 12 months

dotenv-flow

Major versions
  1. 0.1.02 Aug 2018
  2. 1.0.04 Jun 2019
  3. 2.0.05 Jun 2019
  4. 3.0.014 Jul 2019
  5. 4.0.028 Sept 2023
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.1.026 Dec 2023
  2. 4.0.16 Nov 2023
  3. 4.0.028 Sept 2023
  4. 3.3.026 Aug 2023
  5. 3.2.027 Jun 2020
13 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months
@dotenvx/dotenvx

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dotenv-flow

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@dotenvx/dotenvx

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dotenv-flow

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  • Module formatBoth CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirement@dotenvx/dotenvx: none declared; dotenv-flow: >= 12.0.0 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent release@dotenvx/dotenvx (2.30.0 on 22 Sept 2026 vs 4.1.0 on 26 Dec 2023)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@dotenvx/dotenvx (8.8m vs 799.1k)
  • License@dotenvx/dotenvx: BSD-3-Clause; dotenv-flow: MIT

Each line is generated from the data above.

dotenv-flow: dotenv-flow npm registry, dotenv-flow npm downloads, dotenv-flow GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.