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@envelop/core vs payload

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
payloadv3.90.2, 23 Sept 2026

Node, React, Headless CMS and Application Framework built on Next.js

$ npm install payload
Metric@envelop/corepayloadDifference
Weekly downloads5,466,188589,081@envelop/core 9.3x higher
12-month download growth+128%+281%payload +153 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies432payload 28 more
Unpacked size101 kB8.0 MB@envelop/core 80.9x smaller
Latest release5.6.1, 16 Sept 20263.90.2, 23 Sept 2026payload 7 days more recent
Releases, last 12 months552payload 47 more
First published7 Mar 202125 Feb 2015payload 6.0 years earlier
GitHub stars8,53044,932payload 5.3x higher
Open issues98465payload 367 more
Open pull requests48715payload 667 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks3111,799payload 5.8x 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.

@envelop/core5.5m latest weekpayload589.1k 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

payload

Major versions
  1. 0.1.1375 Jan 2021
  2. 1.0.419 Jul 2022
  3. 2.0.09 Oct 2023
  4. 3.0.019 Nov 2024
Last 5 releases
  1. 3.90.223 Sept 2026
  2. 3.90.118 Sept 2026
  3. 3.90.018 Sept 2026
  4. 3.89.010 Sept 2026
  5. 3.88.011 Aug 2026
501 releases in total, 52 in the last 12 months
@envelop/core

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  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry points@envelop/core (@envelop/core: ESM + CommonJS; payload: ESM only)
  • Need to load it with require()@envelop/core
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirement@envelop/core: >=18.0.0; payload: ^18.20.2 || >=20.9.0 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasepayload (3.90.2 on 23 Sept 2026 vs 5.6.1 on 16 Sept 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@envelop/core (5.5m vs 589.1k)

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Indexability: Indexed.