@dotenvx/dotenvxv2.30.0, 22 Sept 2026
a secure dotenv–from the creator of `dotenv`
$ npm install @dotenvx/dotenvxdotenv-flowv4.1.0, 26 Dec 2023
Loads environment variables from `.env.[development|test|production][.local]` files
$ npm install dotenv-flow| Metric | @dotenvx/dotenvx | dotenv-flow | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 8,842,968 | 799,102 | @dotenvx/dotenvx 11.1x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +1056% | +89% | @dotenvx/dotenvx +966 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | @dotenvx/dotenvx 5 more |
| Unpacked size | 708 kB | 59 kB | dotenv-flow 12.0x smaller |
| Latest release | 2.30.0, 22 Sept 2026 | 4.1.0, 26 Dec 2023 | @dotenvx/dotenvx 2.7 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 119 | 0 | @dotenvx/dotenvx 119 more |
| First published | 21 Nov 2023 | 17 May 2018 | dotenv-flow 5.5 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 5,809 | 902 | @dotenvx/dotenvx 6.4x higher |
| Open issues | 4 | 3 | @dotenvx/dotenvx 1 more |
| Open pull requests | 0 | 5 | dotenv-flow 5 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 1,330 | 0 | @dotenvx/dotenvx higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | CommonJS | CommonJS | Same |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | Differs |
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
@dotenvx/dotenvx
Major versions
- 0.2.2321 Nov 2023
- 1.0.024 Jun 2024
- 2.0.030 Jun 2026
Last 5 releases
- 2.30.022 Sept 2026
- 2.29.021 Sept 2026
- 2.28.220 Sept 2026
- 2.28.119 Sept 2026
- 2.28.016 Sept 2026
351 releases in total, 119 in the last 12 months
dotenv-flow
Major versions
- 0.1.02 Aug 2018
- 1.0.04 Jun 2019
- 2.0.05 Jun 2019
- 3.0.014 Jul 2019
- 4.0.028 Sept 2023
Last 5 releases
- 4.1.026 Dec 2023
- 4.0.16 Nov 2023
- 4.0.028 Sept 2023
- 3.3.026 Aug 2023
- 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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- 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 vs @dotenvx/dotenvxNo search data
- @dotenvx/dotenvx vs varlockNo search data
- dotenv-expand vs dotenv-flowNo search data
- dotenv-flow vs env-varNo search data
@dotenvx/dotenvx: @dotenvx/dotenvx npm registry, @dotenvx/dotenvx npm downloads, @dotenvx/dotenvx GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
dotenv-flow: dotenv-flow npm registry, dotenv-flow npm downloads, dotenv-flow GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.