| Metric | next-auth | @clerk/nextjs | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 4,441,122 | 1,754,161 | next-auth 2.5x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +148% | +326% | @clerk/nextjs +179 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 9 | 5 | next-auth 4 more |
| Unpacked size | 807 kB | 986 kB | next-auth 22% smaller |
| Latest release | 4.24.15, 20 Jul 2026 | 7.9.7, 25 Sept 2026 | @clerk/nextjs 2 months more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 | 136 | @clerk/nextjs 132 more |
| First published | 22 Jan 2018 | 18 Aug 2021 | next-auth 3.6 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 28,372 | 1,759 | next-auth 16.1x higher |
| Open issues | 393 | 25 | next-auth 368 more |
| Open pull requests | 211 | 97 | next-auth 114 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 50 | 2,039 | @clerk/nextjs 40.8x higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | ESM + CommonJS | Same |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | ISC | MIT | Differs |
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.
next-auth4.4m latest week@clerk/nextjs1.8m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
next-auth
Major versions
- 1.0.022 Jan 2018
- 2.0.021 Jun 2020
- 3.0.027 Jul 2020
- 4.0.015 Feb 2021
Last 5 releases
- 4.24.1520 Jul 2026
- 4.24.1414 Apr 2026
- 4.24.1329 Oct 2025
- 4.24.1227 Oct 2025
- 4.24.116 Dec 2024
220 releases in total, 4 in the last 12 months
@clerk/nextjs
Major versions
- 1.0.018 Aug 2021
- 2.0.021 Oct 2021
- 3.2.225 Mar 2022
- 4.0.05 Aug 2022
- 5.0.019 Apr 2024
- 6.0.023 Oct 2024
- 7.0.03 Mar 2026
Last 5 releases
- 7.9.725 Sept 2026
- 7.9.624 Sept 2026
- 7.9.523 Sept 2026
- 6.39.718 Sept 2026
- 7.9.415 Sept 2026
584 releases in total, 136 in the last 12 months
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- Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Node.js version requirementnext-auth: none declared; @clerk/nextjs: >=20.9.0 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent release@clerk/nextjs (7.9.7 on 25 Sept 2026 vs 4.24.15 on 20 Jul 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsnext-auth (4.4m vs 1.8m)
- Licensenext-auth: ISC; @clerk/nextjs: MIT
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- @clerk/nextjs vs auth0-jsNo search data
next-auth: next-auth npm registry, next-auth npm downloads, next-auth GitHub, next-auth jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
@clerk/nextjs: @clerk/nextjs npm registry, @clerk/nextjs npm downloads, @clerk/nextjs GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.