enquirerv2.4.1, 28 Jul 2023
Stylish, intuitive and user-friendly prompt system. Fast and lightweight enough for small projects, powerful and extensible enough for the most advanced use cases.
$ npm install enquirer| Metric | @inquirer/core | enquirer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 46,723,088 | 25,172,536 | @inquirer/core 1.9x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +212% | +45% | @inquirer/core +168 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | @inquirer/core 5 more |
| Unpacked size | 59 kB | 184 kB | @inquirer/core 3.1x smaller |
| Latest release | 12.0.3, 7 Sept 2026 | 2.4.1, 28 Jul 2023 | @inquirer/core 3.1 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 23 | 0 | @inquirer/core 23 more |
| First published | 20 Jun 2019 | 21 Aug 2016 | enquirer 2.8 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 21,627 | 7,950 | @inquirer/core 2.7x higher |
| Open issues | 8 | 169 | enquirer 161 more |
| Open pull requests | 7 | 38 | enquirer 31 more |
| Contributors | 258 | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 423 | 0 | @inquirer/core higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM only | 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.
@inquirer/core46.7m latest weekenquirer25.2m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
@inquirer/core
Major versions
- 1.0.018 Mar 2023
- 2.0.03 Jun 2023
- 3.0.014 Jul 2023
- 4.0.027 Aug 2023
- 5.0.010 Sept 2023
- 6.0.027 Jan 2024
- 7.0.04 Feb 2024
- 8.0.012 Apr 2024
- 9.0.030 Jun 2024
- 10.0.06 Oct 2024
- 11.0.016 Nov 2025
- 12.0.019 Aug 2026
Last 5 releases
- 12.0.37 Sept 2026
- 12.0.22 Sept 2026
- 12.0.126 Aug 2026
- 12.0.019 Aug 2026
- 11.2.129 May 2026
102 releases in total, 23 in the last 12 months
enquirer
Major versions
- 0.1.021 Aug 2016
- 1.0.022 May 2017
- 2.0.030 Oct 2018
Last 5 releases
- 2.4.128 Jul 2023
- 2.4.026 Jul 2023
- 2.3.62 Jul 2020
- 2.3.57 Apr 2020
- 2.3.413 Jan 2020
37 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months
@inquirer/core
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- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsNeither (@inquirer/core: ESM only; enquirer: CommonJS)
- Need to load it with require()enquirer
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Node.js version requirement@inquirer/core: >=23.5.0 || ^22.13.0 || ^20.17.0; enquirer: >=8.6 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent release@inquirer/core (12.0.3 on 7 Sept 2026 vs 2.4.1 on 28 Jul 2023)
- Higher weekly npm downloads@inquirer/core (46.7m vs 25.2m)
Each line is generated from the data above.
@inquirer/core: @inquirer/core npm registry, @inquirer/core npm downloads, @inquirer/core GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
enquirer: enquirer npm registry, enquirer npm downloads, enquirer GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.