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@envelop/core vs nexus

GraphQLPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@envelop/corev5.6.1, 16 Sept 2026

This is the core package for Envelop. You can find a complete documentation here: https://github.com/graphql-hive/envelop

$ npm install @envelop/core
nexusv1.3.0, 5 Mar 2022

Scalable, strongly typed GraphQL schema development

$ npm install nexus
Metric@envelop/corenexusDifference
Weekly downloads5,466,188143,105@envelop/core 38.2x higher
12-month download growth+128%+39%@envelop/core +90 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies42@envelop/core 2 more
Unpacked size101 kB2.1 MB@envelop/core 21.0x smaller
Latest release5.6.1, 16 Sept 20261.3.0, 5 Mar 2022@envelop/core 4.5 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months5--
First published7 Mar 2021--
GitHub stars8,5303,429@envelop/core 2.5x higher
Open issues98241nexus 143 more
Open pull requests4813@envelop/core 35 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks3110@envelop/core higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM + CommonJSSame
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.

@envelop/core5.5m latest weeknexus143.1k 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.

@envelop/core

Major versions
  1. 0.0.17 Mar 2021
  2. 1.0.022 Jul 2021
  3. 2.0.02 Feb 2022
  4. 3.0.012 Oct 2022
  5. 4.0.023 May 2023
  6. 5.0.016 Oct 2023
Last 5 releases
  1. 5.6.116 Sept 2026
  2. 5.6.019 Aug 2026
  3. 5.5.111 Feb 2026
  4. 5.5.020 Jan 2026
  5. 5.4.06 Nov 2025
76 releases in total, 5 in the last 12 months

nexus

Major versions
  1. -
Last 5 releases
  1. -
Release count not fetched
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  • Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirement@envelop/core: >=18.0.0; nexus: none declared (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent release@envelop/core (5.6.1 on 16 Sept 2026 vs 1.3.0 on 5 Mar 2022)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@envelop/core (5.5m vs 143.1k)

Each line is generated from the data above.

nexus: nexus npm registry, nexus npm downloads, nexus GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.