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fast-glob vs tinyglobby

Files and file systemsPackage data 25 Sept 2026
fast-globv3.3.3, 5 Jan 2025

It's a very fast and efficient glob library for Node.js

$ npm install fast-glob
tinyglobbyv0.2.17, 30 May 2026

A fast and minimal alternative to globby and fast-glob

$ npm install tinyglobby
Metricfast-globtinyglobbyDifference
Weekly downloads114,523,958146,233,445tinyglobby +28%
12-month download growth+73%+377%tinyglobby +304 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies52fast-glob 3 more
Unpacked size96 kB38 kBtinyglobby 2.5x smaller
Latest release3.3.3, 5 Jan 20250.2.17, 30 May 2026tinyglobby 17 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months02tinyglobby 2 more
First published28 Dec 201622 Jul 2024fast-glob 7.6 years earlier
GitHub stars2,826544fast-glob 5.2x higher
Open issues2324tinyglobby 1 more
Open pull requests118fast-glob 3 more
Contributors3914fast-glob 2.8x higher
Commits, last 52 weeks4449tinyglobby +11%
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatCommonJSESM + CommonJSDiffers
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.

fast-glob114.5m latest weektinyglobby146.2m 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.

fast-glob

Major versions
  1. 1.0.028 Dec 2016
  2. 2.0.021 Jan 2018
  3. 3.0.016 Jun 2019
Last 5 releases
  1. 3.3.35 Jan 2025
  2. 3.3.26 Nov 2023
  3. 3.3.122 Jul 2023
  4. 3.3.030 Jun 2023
  5. 3.2.129 Sept 2022
40 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months

tinyglobby

Major versions
  1. 0.1.022 Jul 2024
Last 5 releases
  1. 0.2.1730 May 2026
  2. 0.2.167 Apr 2026
  3. 0.2.156 Sept 2025
  4. 0.2.1425 May 2025
  5. 0.2.1319 Apr 2025
21 releases in total, 2 in the last 12 months
fast-glob

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tinyglobby

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fast-glob

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tinyglobby

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  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointstinyglobby (fast-glob: CommonJS; tinyglobby: ESM + CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()Both
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirementfast-glob: >=8.6.0; tinyglobby: >=12.0.0 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasetinyglobby (0.2.17 on 30 May 2026 vs 3.3.3 on 5 Jan 2025)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadstinyglobby (146.2m vs 114.5m)

Each line is generated from the data above.

fast-glob: fast-glob npm registry, fast-glob npm downloads, fast-glob GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
tinyglobby: tinyglobby npm registry, tinyglobby npm downloads, tinyglobby GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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