fast-globv3.3.3, 5 Jan 2025
It's a very fast and efficient glob library for Node.js
$ npm install fast-globtinyglobbyv0.2.17, 30 May 2026
A fast and minimal alternative to globby and fast-glob
$ npm install tinyglobby| Metric | fast-glob | tinyglobby | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 114,523,958 | 146,233,445 | tinyglobby +28% |
| 12-month download growth | +73% | +377% | tinyglobby +304 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | fast-glob 3 more |
| Unpacked size | 96 kB | 38 kB | tinyglobby 2.5x smaller |
| Latest release | 3.3.3, 5 Jan 2025 | 0.2.17, 30 May 2026 | tinyglobby 17 months more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 | 2 | tinyglobby 2 more |
| First published | 28 Dec 2016 | 22 Jul 2024 | fast-glob 7.6 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 2,826 | 544 | fast-glob 5.2x higher |
| Open issues | 23 | 24 | tinyglobby 1 more |
| Open pull requests | 11 | 8 | fast-glob 3 more |
| Contributors | 39 | 14 | fast-glob 2.8x higher |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 44 | 49 | tinyglobby +11% |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | CommonJS | ESM + CommonJS | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | MIT | MIT | Same |
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
fast-glob
Major versions
- 1.0.028 Dec 2016
- 2.0.021 Jan 2018
- 3.0.016 Jun 2019
Last 5 releases
- 3.3.35 Jan 2025
- 3.3.26 Nov 2023
- 3.3.122 Jul 2023
- 3.3.030 Jun 2023
- 3.2.129 Sept 2022
40 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months
tinyglobby
Major versions
- 0.1.022 Jul 2024
Last 5 releases
- 0.2.1730 May 2026
- 0.2.167 Apr 2026
- 0.2.156 Sept 2025
- 0.2.1425 May 2025
- 0.2.1319 Apr 2025
21 releases in total, 2 in the last 12 months
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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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